CA state tax Form 3800 issue

user17751719034 — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:25:31 GMT

I filed CA state tax return Form 3800. Line 18 is the larger amount of L16 and L17.

L16: 397

L17: 10

L18: 5217

TurboTax filled L18 with a wrong number, it seems.

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Can you help us to resolve this issue?

Thanks.

Re: CA state tax Form 3800 issue

DaveF1006 — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:10:24 GMT

In examining your return further, I notice there may have been some missing information you needed to complete. The amount of $5217 is an amount that may have been calculated erroneously due to the limited information that was provided in the return. As I looked over your California return, there seemed to be some information missing. Here is how I suggest to proceed with your return.

Delete your California and Colorado returns completely. I am suggesting you re-enter with a clean copy. If in TruboTax online, go to your state returns and delete. Once deleted, here is how I want you to proceed.

Begin with your CA non-resident return. Start to prepare it.
In the first screen, indicate that the child was a California non-resident for the entire year since he/she is there strictly for education.
Continue through until you see the screen that says residency information. Here you will also say your child is a full-year non-resident. Don't put anything in for move in/move out dates for 2025.
Now continue until you reach a screen that says Child with investment income
It will then ask you to review the information on Federal Form 8615. If it is correct, press continue.
In the second screen after the review, you need to enter you (the parents) taxable income on their Ca Form 540 NR. If there is none, put 0.
now it will repeat asking the child's investment income and how much of it is taxable in Ca. If not taxable, put "0".

Now with everything said and done, line 18 will drastically change because it now compares the tax computed in the line 17 Smart Tax worksheet line B with the amount on Line 6 and the difference will be recorded in line 18.

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