California 2010: Expenses for Business use of Home Could be Understated or Overstated
Updated: 6/27/2011
Article ID: SLN52804
Certain customers may have incorrect business expenses related to the business use of their home on their 2010 California tax return.
The issue has been fixed.
How to tell if you are impacted
You are affected if:
- You filed a 2010 California tax return prior to January 31, 2011 AND
- You filed a Schedule C, Profit or Loss from Business (sole proprietorship) AND
- You deducted office in the home expenses AND
- The percentage of time you spent conducting business in your home office was less than 100% AND
- Your California return included Schedule CA (Federal Schedule C, E, and F Adjustments — see image below) and there was a difference between a California amount (column B) and a Federal amount (column C)
If you are affected, you may have underpaid or overpaid your California tax. You need to amend your California tax return.
If you need to contact us, please use the phone number in the email from TurboTax and tell the representative you’re calling about the California: Home Office Business Expenses.
Solutions
Let us do the work for you. We highly recommend this.
- Please download and print this Authorization Form.
- Complete the form and fax it to us at the number printed at the top of the form.
- A TurboTax representative will contact you (within 6 days) when your corrected return is ready to be securely emailed back to you.
- You can print, sign and mail the corrected return to California.
Or you can make the corrections yourself. However, the amend process can be complex.
- To do it yourself, please follow these step-by-step instructions.
- After you make the changes to your tax return, you will need to mail a copy to California.
- If you need assistance, call us at the phone number in the TurboTax email.
