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February 1, 2025
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California return not adjusting tax owed for charitable contributions

  • February 1, 2025
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I notice that the 2024 California return is not changing the tax owed after I enter charitable contributions (I entered contributions after entering the state tax module and after the tax owed was calculated) . Did California end this allowance?  Or is there a bug in the program? I did test it by artificially increasing interest income and tax owed increased in the top line display.  Thanks for any advice on this.

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    February 1, 2025

    California allows the charitable contributions deductions.  If your California itemized deductions are less than the standard deduction, TurboTax will use the standard deduction.