California adjustments for community income

Posted by jenny on September 29, 2009, 10:04 am

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jenny had written this in response to
http://www.rockryno.com/taxes/Re-California-adjustments-for-community-income-23056-.htm
:
Yes, I am looking for a tax professional, but many are too busy to take my
case so
close to the extension due date, and some have even admitted they wouldn't
know
how to handle this situation anyway. In the mean time, I will try to
figure it out
the best I can. I may have to file this on my own so any advice is
appreciated!

At this point, my best solution is to follow the federal laws for the
federal
return (disregard community property laws for the part of the year when my
husband
was a non resident alien, and split all income for the time he was a
resident),
and follow California law for my state return (split all California source
income
for the whole year for both of us).

Questions:
Does this sound like an acceptable solution?
Should I show the difference between federal and state in the CA540
Adjustments?
And/or write a letter showing my calculations and explaining the
differences?
Anyone have a better idea?

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