California State Taxes

California state taxes are due on April 15th, the same day your federal return is due.

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California state taxes by the numbers:

Tax Rate Range: Low - 1.0%; High - 9.3%
Income Brackets: Lowest - $6,319; Highest - $41,477
Number of Brackets: *6
Tax Credits: Single - $87; Married - $174; Dependents - $72
Standard Deduction: Single - $3,004; Married filing Jointly - $6,008
Medical/Dental Deduction: Same as Federal Taxes
Federal Income Tax Deduction: None

Filing Your California state taxes

For your California state tax return, you must use the same filing status as on your federal return.

California tax credits are listed in the 540 Personal Income tax booklet and include:

  • adoption expenses,
  • dependent parent care,
  • child care, and
  • other state taxes.

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You can work on your California tax return online while filing your federal return .

Note: if you are filing more than one state return, you must file a paper return for each additional state, as Turbo Tax for The Web only allows one state prep.

California income tax forms: for paper filing

California income tax forms:

Form 540 | 2006 California Individual Income Tax Return| Instructions

Form 540A | 2006 California Individual Income Tax Return - Short |

For more information on California income tax forms that are not listed here, you can download them from the California tax forms site.


Or, e-file!

More CA state taxes info

For more help, consult our guide to tax filing.

For further help on CA income tax returns, go to theCalifornia Franchise Tax Board..