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April 2, 2025
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Intangible drilling cost in California

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I entered K-1 for intangible drilling cost (loss entered as deduction). Turbo Tax has applied the deduction to both Federal and California state returns. From 2024, California does not allow intangible drilling cost deduction but Turbo Tax seems to have applied it for California as well. Can someone help on how to handle intangible drilling cost deduction for California ?

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NhandaAuthor
April 2, 2025

As per https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2024/2024-3510-instructions.html#:~:text=Intangible%20Drilling%20and%20Development%20Costs,or%20Schedule%20P%20(541). , California does not allow intangible drilling cost expense in 2024 but Federal return allows it. How to handle this in Turbo Tax with the California return? Turbo Tax is taking the federal taxable amount (reduced by intangible drilling cost) in California as well which seems incorrect.

NhandaAuthor
April 2, 2025

I also hear that the expense can be amortized in CA for 5 years. Can this be handled in Turbo Tax ? I understand there is a live tax expert feature and if that helps in this case.

PatriciaV
Employee
April 3, 2025

To eliminate intangible drilling costs reported on Schedule K-1, you will need to manually adjust Line 13d under the California K-1 adjustments topic. Find this from the page "Here's the income that California handles differently" under Business >> Partnership K-1.

 

The Federal column displays the full amount you deducted on your federal return. Enter zero in the California column for Line 13d and on Line 17f.

 

If IDC is reported to you in the future, you will need to make this adjustment each year.

 

[edited 4/15/25 | 12:46 pm PDT]

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