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March 21, 2025
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State taxes. How to change Turbotax state deduction selection when married filing separately?

  • March 21, 2025
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Turbotax automatically selects itemized deductions for me and the standard deduction for my wife when filing separately for California taxes, which is not correct. How can I change the state deduction selection?

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AmyC
Employee
March 21, 2025

Your post does not show an online version. I am going to assume you are using a desktop version.

You are correct, you must both itemize or both take the standard deduction. 

 

On the desktop version:

  1. Switch to Forms Mode
  2. On the left side, locate Info Worksheet
  3. Scroll down to Part V and select the correct box
  4. Switch back to step by step

 

Reference:

CA MFS/RDP instructions

 

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