Because of changes in the federal Schedule A, you may need to adjust your California itemized deductions. Other taxes claimed on Line 8 of federal Schedule A may include foreign taxes paid, and these are not deductible for California purposes.

If this situation applies to your return, you will see the following alert in your program:

Yellow Alert – California – Itemized Deductions – Foreign Taxes

Please adjust the amount in the entry field for this alert so it reflects just the foreign taxes claimed on line 8 of the federal Schedule A.

If you did not claim foreign taxes on Line 8 of federal Schedule A (but perhaps claimed personal property taxes on line 8, Schedule A), change the amount in the alert to $0. This will allow the correct adjustment to be made on Schedule CA.

To run your alerts, please do the following:

1. Click on the Review tab
2. Click Alerts directly below the Life Events tab
3. Review the program alerts