Intuit is the worst kind of company, but anyone who has dealt with the tax authorities in California would probably tell you to take the state's stated intentions with a grain of salt, or 1000.
The California FTB would love to tell you how much money it thinks you owe them, have you not question them, and make your life hell if you think they messed up.
While it's fair to say that lower-income W2 taxpayers are probably easier to calculate for, don't assume that the California FTB would go out of its way to help taxpayers.
> The California FTB would love to tell you how much money it thinks you owe them, have you not question them, and make your life hell if you think they messed up.
Isn't this already the case? They know how much they think you owe. The only difference now is if you will out the form differently and they disagree they can also accuse you of intentional defrauding them.
The California FTB would love to tell you how much money it thinks you owe them, have you not question them, and make your life hell if you think they messed up.
While it's fair to say that lower-income W2 taxpayers are probably easier to calculate for, don't assume that the California FTB would go out of its way to help taxpayers.
Just a sample of the nastiness and incompetence that is the FTB: https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/11/21/franchise-tax-boa...