Title:  CA State Tax Form 540 - 2012

{ -- Initial Template -- Common 0 amounts filled-in as 0's, }
{               Important ??-amounts must be filled-in by everyone. }

FileName   examples_and_templates/US_1040/fed_out.txt { File-name of Federal Return output file. }
        { Data is collected by scanning Federal return to avoid re-entering it. }

{Exemptions}
L6              no      { Are you a dependent? (yes/no) }
L8              0       { Enter 0 if not blind, 1 if you or spouse, 2 if both. }
L9              0       { Enter 1 if you or spouse over 65, 2 if both over 65, 0 if neither}
L10             0       { Enter number or dependents or 0 (zero). (Do not include self or spouse)}

{Taxable Income}
L12             ??      {State Wages (List all W2's box 16).}
                   ;
 Adj		0  ;	{ Adjustments including California lottery losses. Sched540, line 41 (pg 32). }
 L14            0  ;    { CA Adjustments, Schedule CA 540 line 37 column B.}           
 L16            0  ;    { CA Adjustments, Schedule CA 540 line 37 column C.}

{Tax Section}
 L34            0  ;     { Taxes on distributions (sched G-1 or form FTB 5870A), else 0. }

{Special Credits}
 L40		0  ;	 { Nonrefundable Child + Dependent Care Expenses Credit (pg 11). }
 L41            0  ;     { New jobs credit, amount generated, else enter 0 }
 L42            0  ;     { New jobs credit, amount claimed, else enter 0 }
 L43            0  ;     { Special credit, else enter 0 }
 L44            0  ;     { Special credit, else enter 0 }
 L45            0  ;     { More then two credits (pg 12), else enter 0 }
 L46            0  ;     { Nonrefundable renter's credit (pg 12), else 0 }

{Other Taxes}
 L61            0  ;    { Alternative minimum tax Sched P (540), else 0 }
 L62            0  ;    { Mental Health Services Tax. (Instructions pg 13) }
 L63            0  ;    { Other taxes/credit recapture (pg 13), else 0 }

{Payments}
 L71            ?? ;     { CA state income tax withheld. }
 L72            0  ;     { Estimated tax paid (pg 13). }
 L73            0  ;     { Realestate withholing (forms 592-B, 594, 597) (see pg 13). }
 L74            0  ;     { Excess SDI (pg 13). }
