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10148: CA - SDI, CASDI Disability Withholding


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Where do I enter California SDI, CASDI Disability Withholding?
 


The withholding amounts for California disability insurance indicated by the codes below should be entered on screen W2 in the box 19 Local tax, and the codes should be selected from the drop list for box 20 Locality . These amounts also can be entered in box 14 Other, but there is no drop list to choose from - the code must be entered manually. If you decide to use line 14, take care that you type the code correctly.

CASDI California State Disability Insurance
SDI California State Disability Insurance
VPDI California Voluntary Plan Disability Insurance
VD California Voluntary Plan Disability Insurance
VI California Voluntary Plan Disability Insurance
VP California Voluntary Plan Disability Insurance


For example:

Amounts entered here flow to line 14 of the CAW2CG.

Excess SDI

In addition, for each of these selections, if there is excess disability withholding, the CA individual program will calculate the amount automatically. To qualify as "Excess SDI" all of the following criteria must be met:

  • The amount withheld must have come from two or more employers for that specific taxpayer,
  • The total wages for that taxpayer must be greater than $118,371 (2019 amount)
  • The amounts of SDI withheld appears on your Forms W-2.

Note: If one of your employers withheld SDI from your wages at more than 1.00% of your gross wages, you may not claim excess SDI (or VPDI) on Form 540 or Form 540NR. Contact the employer for a refund.

See Form CAWK_SDI for the specific calculation. If you are not satisfied with the CA calculation then you can override it on CA screen 540 by entering the TOTAL SDI withheld on line 74 (resident) or 84 (nonresident). Note: using the override may cause problems with CA e-filing.

By default, the SDI Worksheet, CAWK_SDI, will print anytime there is excess SDI present on the return.

  • You can suppress it by selecting the global option under Setup > Options > States tabCA > check Suppress SDI worksheet (Only Individual).

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