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Tax Return California

Tax Return California

Question: how to itemize California deductions for 2007 tax return?

I filed my taxes myself, but I believe I have misunderstood something.
In 2007 my wages were x dollars. I won a competition that resulted in an award of y dollars. I donated y dollars to a charity. However, I end up paying an extra $340 to California taxes than I would have paid if I won no award at all.

Here is what happened. Since I won the award, I itemized my deductions for my California return, for a total of y dollars in deductions. My gross income for CA was x+y. After itemized deductions, my taxable income was x. If I had won no award at all, then my taxable income would be x-z, where z is the standard deduction. However, because I itemized, I did not get to take a standard deduction, so my taxable salary is x instead of x-z. I ended up paying $340 taxes on the amount z.

This seems like an inconsistency; what have I done wrong?




Answer: DUDE! THE CA TAKES ON THE FED AGI. AND CA MODIFY FED ITEMIZED. SO WHAT DA HAPPENING IN YOUR FED RETURN? THAT CAN EXPLAIN WHOLE LOT ABOUT IT :)

DUDE ARE YOU MAKING TOO MUCH MOOLAH? IT PHASES OUT DUDE. (PAGE 7)

http://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/07_forms/07_540cains.pdf

DUDE IF YOU ITEMIZED ON FED YOU CAN USE STANDARD ON CA. IF YOU USE STANDARD ON FED YOU CAN USE ITEMIZED ON CA.

DUDE ARE YOU SAYING YOU ONLY HAVE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION ON CA ITEMIZED. DUDE DO YOU DRIVE A CAR? DMV VEHICLE REGISTRATION?

DUDE STATE TAX CANNOT BE DEDUCTED ON STATE TAX. DUDE THAT WILL BE WEIRED. DUDE THATS WHY IT MUST BE TAKE IT OUT. (CA PART II)

DUDE IT’S LIKE SAYING I WILL PAY MORE ON CA TAXES IN ORDER TO REDUCE CA STATE TAX. WHAT DA IS THE LOGIC.


TurboTax Home & Business Federal + e-File + State 2010 - [Old Version]


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TurboTax Deluxe Federal + E-file + State 2011


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TurboTax Deluxe 2011 – Federal & State + E-File is ideal for maximizing deductions and saving more on taxes – and is easy for first time users. This software includes everything you need to do your taxes with ease, finding all the tax deductions and credits you deserve so that you get your biggest refund. With simple questions to guide you through the process, TurboTax Deluxe 2011 looks for deduct…

Proposal would eliminate treasurer-tax collector in S.B. County

San Bernardino County supervisors will consider a proposal Tuesday to turn the duties of treasurer-tax collector over to the auditor-controller’s office.

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California Tax Cuts

California Tax Cuts


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The lightest of the first three films, Lethal Weapon 3 finds everyone occupying comfortable positions like students who always choose to sit in the same classroom seats. Mel Gibson and Danny Glover return as LAPD partners whose working method consists of the former diving into danger and the latter holding back. (The sequence set in the parking garage of a building, in which Gibson inadvertently t…

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Schwarzenegger declares budget emergency, proposes deep cuts

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled an $82.9 billion state spending plan today that calls for no tax hikes but envisions pay cuts for state workers, reductions in services to California’s neediest residents – and relies on the benevolence of the federal government.

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California Tax Revenues

California Tax Revenues

Question: Who funds the California Lottery?

Tax revenues? Donors? Who?
..excluding the millions of idiots who buy the tickets.




Answer: The California Lottery is profitable. Even though it is government run, they make money just like every other normal business. The people buying the product are the ones “funding” it.

The profits (supposedly) go towards California schools.


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In an attempt to get out of paying a hefty sum in back taxes, a straight, middle-aged Australian man (Paul Hogan) convinces his best pal (Michael Caton) to pretend to be his lover, exploiting a new law that allows rebates for gay couples. Now, the pair must go to hysterical lengths to convince a suspicious auditor (Pete Postlethwaite) they’re really in love. With Amanda Monroe, Glynn Nicholas. 100…

Confessions of a Tax Collector: One Man's Tour of Duty Inside the IRS (P.S.)


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Twelve years ago, Richard Yancey answered a blind ad in the newspaper offering a salary higher than what he’d made over the three previous years combined. It turned out that the job was for the Internal Revenue Service — the most hated and feared organization in the federal government. So Yancey became the man who got in his car, drove to your house, knocked on your door, and made you pay. Never …

INTERNAL REVENUE CODE: Income, Estate, Gift, Employment and Excise Taxes (Winter 2009 Edition) (Two Volume Set)


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Schwarzenegger submits “draconian” California budget

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed “draconian” spending cuts in his new budget on Friday to help close a crippling deficit and warned new cash shortages loomed in coming months.

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California Tax Franchise Board

California Tax Franchise Board


The California personal income tax microsimulation model (Occasional papers series)


The California personal income tax microsimulation model (Occasional papers series)



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2001 California Package X ; Tax Forms Catalogue


2001 California Package X ; Tax Forms Catalogue




Tax Season Toolkit: everything you need to navigate through the busy season.(tax rules and regulations): An article from: California CPA


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California Arts Council announces arts license plate fees are now charitable deductions

SACRAMENTO – A recent clarification from a state tax agency could be a significant boon for the arts in the state. California Arts License Plate fees are charitable deductions to the state of California for tax purposes, according to the Franchise Tax Board.

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California Tax Permit

California Tax Permit

It Happened in 2009

Newsmaker of the Year Catalyst battles property taxes Catalyst Paper Corporation told the provincial government in early January that the amount of taxes it pays was unfair. It proposed moving to a consumption tax model and paying only for the services it uses, estimated to be about $1.5 million in each of the communities where it operates.

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