California Earned Income Tax CreditCalEITC

Overview

You may be eligible for a California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) up to $3,644 for tax year 2024 as a working family or individual earning up to $31,950 per year.

You must claim the credit on the 2024 FTB 3514 form, California Earned Income Tax Credit, or if you e-file follow your software’s instructions. Generally, you may claim CalEITC to receive a refund for up to four prior years prior by filing or amending your state income tax return.

Check if you qualify

Visit our CalEITC homepage17 to learn more about this and related credits, access detailed eligibility and credit information21, and use our EITC calculator22 to estimate your credit.

How to claim

Filing your state tax return is required to claim this credit.

If paper filing, download, complete, and include with your California tax return:

Prior tax year credit forms:

Links in this document / Enlaces en este documento

  1. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/index.html
  2. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/index.html
  3. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/california-earned-income-tax-credit.html
  4. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/child-adoption-costs-credit.html
  5. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/child-and-dependent-care-expenses-credit.html
  6. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/college-access-tax-credit.html
  7. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/dependent-parent-credit.html
  8. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/foster-youth-tax-credit.html
  9. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/joint-custody-hoh-credit.html
  10. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/nonrefundable-renters-credit.html
  11. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/other-state-tax-credit.html
  12. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/prior-year-alternative-minimum-tax.html
  13. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/senior-hoh-credit.html
  14. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/young-child-tax-credit.html
  15. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/itin.html
  16. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/california-earned-income-tax-credit-es.html
  17. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/about-ftb/newsroom/caleitc/index.html
  18. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/ways-to-file/online/calfile/index.asp
  19. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/help/free-tax-help/index.html
  20. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/ways-to-file/online/index.html
  21. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/about-ftb/newsroom/caleitc/eligibility-and-credit-information.html
  22. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/EITC-Calculator/Home
  23. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2024/2024-3514.pdf
  24. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2024/2024-3514-booklet.html
  25. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2023/2023-3514.pdf
  26. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2023/2023-3514-booklet.html
  27. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2022/2022-3514.pdf
  28. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2022/2022-3514-instructions.html
  29. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2021/2021-3514.pdf
  30. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2021/2021-3514-instructions.html
  31. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2020/2020-3514.pdf
  32. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2020/2020-3514-instructions.html
  33. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2019/2019-3514.pdf
  34. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2019/2019-3514-instructions.html