Col 1- the initials for the other state where income was earned
Column 2 - income earned in state listed
Column 3 - #column 2 divided by LA income (usually IT 540 line 7). This gives the % of income earned in col 1 state
Column 4 - multiply % from column 3 time LA deductions (usually IT 540 line 8c)
Column 5 - Col 2 - Col 4
Column 6 - col 5 divided by LA taxable income (usually IT 540, line 10)
Column 7 - col 6 times your LA tax (usually IT 540, line 11). Round to the nearest dollar.
Column 8 - find the tax liability on Col 1 state return and enter it here
Column9 - enter the smaller of col 7 or col 8.
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I am having trouble with getting column 6. If I subtract column 4 from column 2, I get a negative number. Also to get column 6 to a percentage, it would be in the 100's. I'm not sure I'm doing something right between columns 4, 5, and 6. Any help would be appreciated.
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