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zero california use tax

rugby1
Level 3

showing owes california use tax where do i enter no purchases to eliminate taxes owed

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George4Tacks
Level 15

They make it really hard to find:

State & Local > Taxes > CA Use Tax > then in the upper right is Use Tax Table  in rather faint blue > Click that and put a 1 in the larger box


Here's wishing you many Happy Returns

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George4Tacks
Level 15

Check return and look at the diagnostics and click the one for Per California .... Click that and VOILA! You are there.

Enter 1 to show no tax due


Here's wishing you many Happy Returns
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rugby1
Level 3

George, diagnostics did not show up  still showing 28 dollars due what boxes do I put 1 in 

George4Tacks
Level 15

They make it really hard to find:

State & Local > Taxes > CA Use Tax > then in the upper right is Use Tax Table  in rather faint blue > Click that and put a 1 in the larger box


Here's wishing you many Happy Returns
abctax55
Level 15

And, sometimes (in Lacerte anyway) that doesn't work.  So I will put in $ 1 in sales, the tax is then less than $1 so it all goes away.

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