Is Paid Family Leave (PFL) supposed to total my total income in Schedule CA?

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January 26, 2023
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I went through TurboTax and entered all the information correctly and reviewed it several times. One box that was auto-populated was in Schedule CA (California wage, IRA and Pension Adjustments). Line 1h - section 8 says Paid Family Leave Insurance (PFL) benefits and it has an auto-populated box with our total income ($250k). The check box next to it is asking me to confirm that the number is correct.

What we received from Paid Family Leave was around $12k. I didn't enter the $250k amount and and wondering if it is correct being that it was auto-populated or if I should correct it to what was shown in the 1099-G ($12k).

Best answer by mglauner

How was your Paid Family Leave Reported? On a 1099-G or a W-2? If you received both and entered them into TurboTax, don't check the box.

You may need to go back to your W-2 entry, and clear the checkbox for 'Paid Family Leave' there also.

Click this link for more info on entering Paid Family Leave that may help you.

DaveF1006

It depends. Paid Family Leave if entered correctly in your return should appear on line 7 of your Schedule CA as Unemployment Insurance, Looking at the Schedule CA, I don't see a Line 1h, section 8. If possible, can you send us a screenshot of what you see?

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torres1856Author

The following is the auto-populated fields I'm referring to that I'm being asked to verify. The $258k number is our combined income and I'm being asked to confirm the PFL benefits. So I'm not sure if I need to change this number to the actual PFL benefits we received (approximately $12k) or if this is saying that our combined income is what the PFL benefits were based on.