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1-Amended IN Assembly March 20, 2017 Amended IN Assembly March 06, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 225Introduced by Assembly Member Members Caballero and Steinorth(Coauthor: Assembly Member Bonta)January 26, 2017 An act to amend Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, and making an appropriation therefor. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 225, as amended, Caballero. Personal income taxes: earned income credit: earned income amount.The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the taxes imposed by that law, including certain credits that are allowed in modified conformity to credits allowed by federal income tax laws. Federal income tax laws allow a refundable earned income tax credit for certain low-income individuals who have earned income from specified sources and who meet certain other requirements. The Personal Income Tax Law, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, allows an earned income credit against personal income tax, and a payment from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for an allowable credit in excess of tax liability, to an eligible individual in an amount determined in accordance with federal law as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor, as specified. Existing law creates the Tax Relief and Refund Account, which is continuously appropriated, and provides that required payments to be made to taxpayers or other persons from the Personal Income Tax Fund are to be paid from that account, including amounts allowable as an earned income credit in excess of any tax liability. The Personal Income Tax Law provides that the amount of the credit is calculated as a percentage of the eligible individuals earned income and is phased out above a specified amount as income increases.This bill, for specified taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017, would increase the earned income threshold for which the phaseout begins, thereby increasing the amount of eligible taxpayers and the credit percentage for those eligible individuals for those taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017. The bill would suspend this increase under specified circumstances.By increasing the allowable credit amount, this bill would authorize new payments from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for additional amounts in excess of personal income tax liabilities, thereby making an appropriation. Digest Key Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17052. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, there shall be allowed against the net tax, as defined by Section 17039, an earned income tax credit in an amount equal to an amount determined in accordance with Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, except as otherwise provided in this section.(2) (A) The amount of the credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as modified by this section, shall be multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for the taxable year.(B) Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, shall be 0 percent.(C) The earned income tax credit authorized by this section shall only be operative for taxable years for which resources are authorized in the annual Budget Act for the Franchise Tax Board to oversee and audit returns associated with the credit.(b) (1) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to percentages, the credit percentage and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as follows:In the case of an eligible individual with:The credit percentage is:The phaseout percentage is:No qualifying children7.65%7.65%1 qualifying child34%34%2 qualifying children40%40%3 or more qualifying children45%45%(2) (A) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, the earned income amount and phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2018:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,181$5,1811 qualifying child$7,779$7,7792 or more qualifying children$10,920$10,920(ii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,427$5,4271 qualifying child$8,149$8,1492 or more qualifying children$11,440$11,440(iii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,921$5,9211 qualifying child$8,890$8,8902 or more qualifying children$12,480$12,480(iv) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,414$6,4141 qualifying child$9,631$9,6312 or more qualifying children$13,520$13,520(v) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,907$6,9071 qualifying child$10,372$10,3722 or more qualifying children$14,560$14,560(vi) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$7,401$7,4011 qualifying child$11,112$11,1122 or more qualifying children$15,600$15,600(vii) For any taxable year for which a scheduled minimum wage increase is suspended pursuant to Section 1182.12 of the Labor Code, the table to be used for that taxable year shall be the table from the previous taxable year and all operative dates for tables in subsequent taxable years shall be postponed by a year.(B) Section 32(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to joint returns, shall not apply.(c) (1) Section 32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(2) Section 32(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified as follows:(A) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by deleting plus and inserting in lieu thereof the following: and only if such amounts are subject to withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply.(3) Section 32(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to place of abode, is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(d) Section 32(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting $3,400 for $2,200.(e) In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, the following shall apply:(1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, the amount specified in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) subdivision (b) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(f) If the amount allowable as a credit under this section exceeds the tax liability computed under this part for the taxable year, the excess shall be credited against other amounts due, if any, and the balance, if any, shall be paid from the Tax Relief and Refund Account and refunded to the taxpayer.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) Notwithstanding any other law, amounts refunded pursuant to this section shall be treated in the same manner as the federal earned income refund for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive benefits under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or amounts of those benefits.(i) (1) For the purpose of implementing the credit allowed by this section for the 2015 taxable year, the Franchise Tax Board shall be exempt from the following:(A) Special Project Report requirements under State Administrative Manual Sections 4819.36, 4945, and 4945.2.(B) Special Project Report requirements under Statewide Information Management Manual Section 30.(C) Section 11.00 of the 2015 Budget Act.(D) Sections 12101, 12101.5, 12102, and 12102.1 of the Public Contract Code.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall formally incorporate the scope, costs, and schedule changes associated with the implementation of the credit allowed by this section in its next anticipated Special Project Report for its Enterprise Data to Revenue Project.(j) (1) In accordance with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the purpose of the California Earned Income Tax Credit is to reduce poverty among Californias poorest working families and individuals. To measure whether the credit achieves its intended purpose, the Franchise Tax Board shall annually prepare a written report on the following:(A) The number of tax returns claiming the credit.(B) The number of individuals represented on tax returns claiming the credit.(C) The average credit amount on tax returns claiming the credit.(D) The distribution of credits by number of dependents and income ranges. The income ranges shall encompass the phase-in and phaseout ranges of the credit.(E) Using data from tax returns claiming the credit, including an estimate of the federal tax credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the credit and an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the combination of the credit and the federal tax credit. For the purposes of this subdivision, a family is in deep poverty if the income of the family is less than 50 percent of the federal poverty threshold.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the written report to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate and Assembly Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance, the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Human Services.(k) The tax credit allowed by this section shall be known as the California Earned Income Tax Credit.(l) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2016 shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.(m) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
1+Amended IN Assembly March 06, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 225Introduced by Assembly Member Caballero(Coauthor: Assembly Member Bonta)January 26, 2017 An act to amend Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, and making an appropriation therefor. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 225, as amended, Caballero. Personal income taxes: earned income credit: earned income amount: disqualified income. amount.The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the taxes imposed by that law, including certain credits that are allowed in modified conformity to credits allowed by federal income tax laws. Federal income tax laws allow a refundable earned income tax credit for certain low-income individuals who have earned income from specified sources and who meet certain other requirements. The Personal Income Tax Law, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, allows an earned income credit against personal income tax, and a payment from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for an allowable credit in excess of tax liability, to an eligible individual in an amount determined in accordance with federal law as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor, as specified. Existing law creates the Tax Relief and Refund Account, which is continuously appropriated, and provides that required payments to be made to taxpayers or other persons from the Personal Income Tax Fund are to be paid from that account, including amounts allowable as an earned income credit in excess of any tax liability. The Personal Income Tax Law provides that the amount of the credit is calculated as a percentage of the eligible individuals earned income and is phased out above a specified amount as income increases. Under existing law, a credit is not allowed where a taxpayers aggregate amount of investment income, which includes interest or dividends, exceeds a specified amount.This bill, for specified taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017, would increase the earned income threshold for which the phase out begins and would increase the amount of investment income that is allowed per taxable year before the credit is denied, phaseout begins, thereby increasing the amount of eligible taxpayers and the credit percentage for those eligible individuals for those taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017.By increasing the allowable credit amount, this bill would authorize new payments from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for additional amounts in excess of personal income tax liabilities, thereby making an appropriation. Digest Key Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17052. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, there shall be allowed against the net tax, as defined by Section 17039, an earned income tax credit in an amount equal to an amount determined in accordance with Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, except as otherwise provided in this section.(2) (A) The amount of the credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as modified by this section, shall be multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for the taxable year.(B) Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, shall be 0 percent.(C) The earned income tax credit authorized by this section shall only be operative for taxable years for which resources are authorized in the annual Budget Act for the Franchise Tax Board to oversee and audit returns associated with the credit.(b) (1) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to percentages, the credit percentage and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as follows:In the case of an eligible individual with:The credit percentage is:The phaseout percentage is:No qualifying children7.65%7.65%1 qualifying child34%34%2 qualifying children40%40%3 or more qualifying children45%45%(2)(A)In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to in general, the earned income amount and the phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(2) (A) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, the earned income amount and phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2018:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,181$5,1811 qualifying child$7,779$7,7792 or more qualifying children$10,920$10,920(ii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,427$5,4271 qualifying child$8,149$8,1492 or more qualifying children$11,440$11,440(iii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,921$5,9211 qualifying child$8,890$8,8902 or more qualifying children$12,480$12,480(iv) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,414$6,4141 qualifying child$9,631$9,6312 or more qualifying children$13,520$13,520(v) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,907$6,9071 qualifying child$10,372$10,3722 or more qualifying children$14,560$14,560(vi) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$7,401$7,4011 qualifying child$11,112$11,1122 or more qualifying children$15,600$15,600(B) Section 32(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to joint returns, shall not apply.(c) (1) Section 32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(2) Section 32(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified as follows:(A) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by deleting plus and inserting in lieu thereof the following: and only if such amounts are subject to withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply.(3) Section 32(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to place of abode, is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(d) Section 32(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to in general, Code is modified by substituting 3,554 $3,400 for $2,200.(e)In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the amounts specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) and in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(e) In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, the following shall apply:(1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, the amount specified in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) subdivision (b) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(f) If the amount allowable as a credit under this section exceeds the tax liability computed under this part for the taxable year, the excess shall be credited against other amounts due, if any, and the balance, if any, shall be paid from the Tax Relief and Refund Account and refunded to the taxpayer.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) Notwithstanding any other law, amounts refunded pursuant to this section shall be treated in the same manner as the federal earned income refund for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive benefits under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or amounts of those benefits.(i) (1) For the purpose of implementing the credit allowed by this section for the 2015 taxable year, the Franchise Tax Board shall be exempt from the following:(A) Special Project Report requirements under State Administrative Manual Sections 4819.36, 4945, and 4945.2.(B) Special Project Report requirements under Statewide Information Management Manual Section 30.(C) Section 11.00 of the 2015 Budget Act.(D) Sections 12101, 12101.5, 12102, and 12102.1 of the Public Contract Code.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall formally incorporate the scope, costs, and schedule changes associated with the implementation of the credit allowed by this section in its next anticipated Special Project Report for its Enterprise Data to Revenue Project.(j) (1) In accordance with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the purpose of the California Earned Income Tax Credit is to reduce poverty among Californias poorest working families and individuals. To measure whether the credit achieves its intended purpose, the Franchise Tax Board shall annually prepare a written report on the following:(A) The number of tax returns claiming the credit.(B) The number of individuals represented on tax returns claiming the credit.(C) The average credit amount on tax returns claiming the credit.(D) The distribution of credits by number of dependents and income ranges. The income ranges shall encompass the phase-in and phaseout ranges of the credit.(E) Using data from tax returns claiming the credit, including an estimate of the federal tax credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the credit and an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the combination of the credit and the federal tax credit. For the purposes of this subdivision, a family is in deep poverty if the income of the family is less than 50 percent of the federal poverty threshold.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the written report to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate and Assembly Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance, the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Human Services.(k) The tax credit allowed by this section shall be known as the California Earned Income Tax Credit.(l) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2016 shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.(m) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
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3- Amended IN Assembly March 20, 2017 Amended IN Assembly March 06, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 225Introduced by Assembly Member Members Caballero and Steinorth(Coauthor: Assembly Member Bonta)January 26, 2017 An act to amend Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, and making an appropriation therefor. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 225, as amended, Caballero. Personal income taxes: earned income credit: earned income amount.The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the taxes imposed by that law, including certain credits that are allowed in modified conformity to credits allowed by federal income tax laws. Federal income tax laws allow a refundable earned income tax credit for certain low-income individuals who have earned income from specified sources and who meet certain other requirements. The Personal Income Tax Law, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, allows an earned income credit against personal income tax, and a payment from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for an allowable credit in excess of tax liability, to an eligible individual in an amount determined in accordance with federal law as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor, as specified. Existing law creates the Tax Relief and Refund Account, which is continuously appropriated, and provides that required payments to be made to taxpayers or other persons from the Personal Income Tax Fund are to be paid from that account, including amounts allowable as an earned income credit in excess of any tax liability. The Personal Income Tax Law provides that the amount of the credit is calculated as a percentage of the eligible individuals earned income and is phased out above a specified amount as income increases.This bill, for specified taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017, would increase the earned income threshold for which the phaseout begins, thereby increasing the amount of eligible taxpayers and the credit percentage for those eligible individuals for those taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017. The bill would suspend this increase under specified circumstances.By increasing the allowable credit amount, this bill would authorize new payments from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for additional amounts in excess of personal income tax liabilities, thereby making an appropriation. Digest Key Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
3+ Amended IN Assembly March 06, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 225Introduced by Assembly Member Caballero(Coauthor: Assembly Member Bonta)January 26, 2017 An act to amend Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, and making an appropriation therefor. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 225, as amended, Caballero. Personal income taxes: earned income credit: earned income amount: disqualified income. amount.The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the taxes imposed by that law, including certain credits that are allowed in modified conformity to credits allowed by federal income tax laws. Federal income tax laws allow a refundable earned income tax credit for certain low-income individuals who have earned income from specified sources and who meet certain other requirements. The Personal Income Tax Law, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, allows an earned income credit against personal income tax, and a payment from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for an allowable credit in excess of tax liability, to an eligible individual in an amount determined in accordance with federal law as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor, as specified. Existing law creates the Tax Relief and Refund Account, which is continuously appropriated, and provides that required payments to be made to taxpayers or other persons from the Personal Income Tax Fund are to be paid from that account, including amounts allowable as an earned income credit in excess of any tax liability. The Personal Income Tax Law provides that the amount of the credit is calculated as a percentage of the eligible individuals earned income and is phased out above a specified amount as income increases. Under existing law, a credit is not allowed where a taxpayers aggregate amount of investment income, which includes interest or dividends, exceeds a specified amount.This bill, for specified taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017, would increase the earned income threshold for which the phase out begins and would increase the amount of investment income that is allowed per taxable year before the credit is denied, phaseout begins, thereby increasing the amount of eligible taxpayers and the credit percentage for those eligible individuals for those taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017.By increasing the allowable credit amount, this bill would authorize new payments from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for additional amounts in excess of personal income tax liabilities, thereby making an appropriation. Digest Key Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
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27-The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the taxes imposed by that law, including certain credits that are allowed in modified conformity to credits allowed by federal income tax laws. Federal income tax laws allow a refundable earned income tax credit for certain low-income individuals who have earned income from specified sources and who meet certain other requirements. The Personal Income Tax Law, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, allows an earned income credit against personal income tax, and a payment from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for an allowable credit in excess of tax liability, to an eligible individual in an amount determined in accordance with federal law as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor, as specified. Existing law creates the Tax Relief and Refund Account, which is continuously appropriated, and provides that required payments to be made to taxpayers or other persons from the Personal Income Tax Fund are to be paid from that account, including amounts allowable as an earned income credit in excess of any tax liability. The Personal Income Tax Law provides that the amount of the credit is calculated as a percentage of the eligible individuals earned income and is phased out above a specified amount as income increases.This bill, for specified taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017, would increase the earned income threshold for which the phaseout begins, thereby increasing the amount of eligible taxpayers and the credit percentage for those eligible individuals for those taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017. The bill would suspend this increase under specified circumstances.By increasing the allowable credit amount, this bill would authorize new payments from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for additional amounts in excess of personal income tax liabilities, thereby making an appropriation.
26+The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the taxes imposed by that law, including certain credits that are allowed in modified conformity to credits allowed by federal income tax laws. Federal income tax laws allow a refundable earned income tax credit for certain low-income individuals who have earned income from specified sources and who meet certain other requirements. The Personal Income Tax Law, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, allows an earned income credit against personal income tax, and a payment from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for an allowable credit in excess of tax liability, to an eligible individual in an amount determined in accordance with federal law as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor, as specified. Existing law creates the Tax Relief and Refund Account, which is continuously appropriated, and provides that required payments to be made to taxpayers or other persons from the Personal Income Tax Fund are to be paid from that account, including amounts allowable as an earned income credit in excess of any tax liability. The Personal Income Tax Law provides that the amount of the credit is calculated as a percentage of the eligible individuals earned income and is phased out above a specified amount as income increases. Under existing law, a credit is not allowed where a taxpayers aggregate amount of investment income, which includes interest or dividends, exceeds a specified amount.This bill, for specified taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017, would increase the earned income threshold for which the phase out begins and would increase the amount of investment income that is allowed per taxable year before the credit is denied, phaseout begins, thereby increasing the amount of eligible taxpayers and the credit percentage for those eligible individuals for those taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017.By increasing the allowable credit amount, this bill would authorize new payments from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for additional amounts in excess of personal income tax liabilities, thereby making an appropriation.
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2928 The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the taxes imposed by that law, including certain credits that are allowed in modified conformity to credits allowed by federal income tax laws. Federal income tax laws allow a refundable earned income tax credit for certain low-income individuals who have earned income from specified sources and who meet certain other requirements.
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31-The Personal Income Tax Law, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, allows an earned income credit against personal income tax, and a payment from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for an allowable credit in excess of tax liability, to an eligible individual in an amount determined in accordance with federal law as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor, as specified. Existing law creates the Tax Relief and Refund Account, which is continuously appropriated, and provides that required payments to be made to taxpayers or other persons from the Personal Income Tax Fund are to be paid from that account, including amounts allowable as an earned income credit in excess of any tax liability. The Personal Income Tax Law provides that the amount of the credit is calculated as a percentage of the eligible individuals earned income and is phased out above a specified amount as income increases.
30+The Personal Income Tax Law, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, allows an earned income credit against personal income tax, and a payment from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for an allowable credit in excess of tax liability, to an eligible individual in an amount determined in accordance with federal law as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor, as specified. Existing law creates the Tax Relief and Refund Account, which is continuously appropriated, and provides that required payments to be made to taxpayers or other persons from the Personal Income Tax Fund are to be paid from that account, including amounts allowable as an earned income credit in excess of any tax liability. The Personal Income Tax Law provides that the amount of the credit is calculated as a percentage of the eligible individuals earned income and is phased out above a specified amount as income increases. Under existing law, a credit is not allowed where a taxpayers aggregate amount of investment income, which includes interest or dividends, exceeds a specified amount.
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33-This bill, for specified taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017, would increase the earned income threshold for which the phaseout begins, thereby increasing the amount of eligible taxpayers and the credit percentage for those eligible individuals for those taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017. The bill would suspend this increase under specified circumstances.
32+This bill, for specified taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017, would increase the earned income threshold for which the phase out begins and would increase the amount of investment income that is allowed per taxable year before the credit is denied, phaseout begins, thereby increasing the amount of eligible taxpayers and the credit percentage for those eligible individuals for those taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2017.
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3534 By increasing the allowable credit amount, this bill would authorize new payments from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for additional amounts in excess of personal income tax liabilities, thereby making an appropriation.
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41-The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17052. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, there shall be allowed against the net tax, as defined by Section 17039, an earned income tax credit in an amount equal to an amount determined in accordance with Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, except as otherwise provided in this section.(2) (A) The amount of the credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as modified by this section, shall be multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for the taxable year.(B) Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, shall be 0 percent.(C) The earned income tax credit authorized by this section shall only be operative for taxable years for which resources are authorized in the annual Budget Act for the Franchise Tax Board to oversee and audit returns associated with the credit.(b) (1) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to percentages, the credit percentage and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as follows:In the case of an eligible individual with:The credit percentage is:The phaseout percentage is:No qualifying children7.65%7.65%1 qualifying child34%34%2 qualifying children40%40%3 or more qualifying children45%45%(2) (A) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, the earned income amount and phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2018:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,181$5,1811 qualifying child$7,779$7,7792 or more qualifying children$10,920$10,920(ii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,427$5,4271 qualifying child$8,149$8,1492 or more qualifying children$11,440$11,440(iii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,921$5,9211 qualifying child$8,890$8,8902 or more qualifying children$12,480$12,480(iv) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,414$6,4141 qualifying child$9,631$9,6312 or more qualifying children$13,520$13,520(v) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,907$6,9071 qualifying child$10,372$10,3722 or more qualifying children$14,560$14,560(vi) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$7,401$7,4011 qualifying child$11,112$11,1122 or more qualifying children$15,600$15,600(vii) For any taxable year for which a scheduled minimum wage increase is suspended pursuant to Section 1182.12 of the Labor Code, the table to be used for that taxable year shall be the table from the previous taxable year and all operative dates for tables in subsequent taxable years shall be postponed by a year.(B) Section 32(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to joint returns, shall not apply.(c) (1) Section 32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(2) Section 32(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified as follows:(A) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by deleting plus and inserting in lieu thereof the following: and only if such amounts are subject to withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply.(3) Section 32(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to place of abode, is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(d) Section 32(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting $3,400 for $2,200.(e) In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, the following shall apply:(1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, the amount specified in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) subdivision (b) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(f) If the amount allowable as a credit under this section exceeds the tax liability computed under this part for the taxable year, the excess shall be credited against other amounts due, if any, and the balance, if any, shall be paid from the Tax Relief and Refund Account and refunded to the taxpayer.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) Notwithstanding any other law, amounts refunded pursuant to this section shall be treated in the same manner as the federal earned income refund for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive benefits under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or amounts of those benefits.(i) (1) For the purpose of implementing the credit allowed by this section for the 2015 taxable year, the Franchise Tax Board shall be exempt from the following:(A) Special Project Report requirements under State Administrative Manual Sections 4819.36, 4945, and 4945.2.(B) Special Project Report requirements under Statewide Information Management Manual Section 30.(C) Section 11.00 of the 2015 Budget Act.(D) Sections 12101, 12101.5, 12102, and 12102.1 of the Public Contract Code.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall formally incorporate the scope, costs, and schedule changes associated with the implementation of the credit allowed by this section in its next anticipated Special Project Report for its Enterprise Data to Revenue Project.(j) (1) In accordance with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the purpose of the California Earned Income Tax Credit is to reduce poverty among Californias poorest working families and individuals. To measure whether the credit achieves its intended purpose, the Franchise Tax Board shall annually prepare a written report on the following:(A) The number of tax returns claiming the credit.(B) The number of individuals represented on tax returns claiming the credit.(C) The average credit amount on tax returns claiming the credit.(D) The distribution of credits by number of dependents and income ranges. The income ranges shall encompass the phase-in and phaseout ranges of the credit.(E) Using data from tax returns claiming the credit, including an estimate of the federal tax credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the credit and an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the combination of the credit and the federal tax credit. For the purposes of this subdivision, a family is in deep poverty if the income of the family is less than 50 percent of the federal poverty threshold.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the written report to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate and Assembly Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance, the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Human Services.(k) The tax credit allowed by this section shall be known as the California Earned Income Tax Credit.(l) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2016 shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.(m) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
40+The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17052. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, there shall be allowed against the net tax, as defined by Section 17039, an earned income tax credit in an amount equal to an amount determined in accordance with Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, except as otherwise provided in this section.(2) (A) The amount of the credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as modified by this section, shall be multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for the taxable year.(B) Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, shall be 0 percent.(C) The earned income tax credit authorized by this section shall only be operative for taxable years for which resources are authorized in the annual Budget Act for the Franchise Tax Board to oversee and audit returns associated with the credit.(b) (1) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to percentages, the credit percentage and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as follows:In the case of an eligible individual with:The credit percentage is:The phaseout percentage is:No qualifying children7.65%7.65%1 qualifying child34%34%2 qualifying children40%40%3 or more qualifying children45%45%(2)(A)In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to in general, the earned income amount and the phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(2) (A) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, the earned income amount and phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2018:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,181$5,1811 qualifying child$7,779$7,7792 or more qualifying children$10,920$10,920(ii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,427$5,4271 qualifying child$8,149$8,1492 or more qualifying children$11,440$11,440(iii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,921$5,9211 qualifying child$8,890$8,8902 or more qualifying children$12,480$12,480(iv) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,414$6,4141 qualifying child$9,631$9,6312 or more qualifying children$13,520$13,520(v) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,907$6,9071 qualifying child$10,372$10,3722 or more qualifying children$14,560$14,560(vi) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$7,401$7,4011 qualifying child$11,112$11,1122 or more qualifying children$15,600$15,600(B) Section 32(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to joint returns, shall not apply.(c) (1) Section 32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(2) Section 32(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified as follows:(A) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by deleting plus and inserting in lieu thereof the following: and only if such amounts are subject to withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply.(3) Section 32(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to place of abode, is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(d) Section 32(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to in general, Code is modified by substituting 3,554 $3,400 for $2,200.(e)In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the amounts specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) and in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(e) In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, the following shall apply:(1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, the amount specified in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) subdivision (b) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(f) If the amount allowable as a credit under this section exceeds the tax liability computed under this part for the taxable year, the excess shall be credited against other amounts due, if any, and the balance, if any, shall be paid from the Tax Relief and Refund Account and refunded to the taxpayer.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) Notwithstanding any other law, amounts refunded pursuant to this section shall be treated in the same manner as the federal earned income refund for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive benefits under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or amounts of those benefits.(i) (1) For the purpose of implementing the credit allowed by this section for the 2015 taxable year, the Franchise Tax Board shall be exempt from the following:(A) Special Project Report requirements under State Administrative Manual Sections 4819.36, 4945, and 4945.2.(B) Special Project Report requirements under Statewide Information Management Manual Section 30.(C) Section 11.00 of the 2015 Budget Act.(D) Sections 12101, 12101.5, 12102, and 12102.1 of the Public Contract Code.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall formally incorporate the scope, costs, and schedule changes associated with the implementation of the credit allowed by this section in its next anticipated Special Project Report for its Enterprise Data to Revenue Project.(j) (1) In accordance with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the purpose of the California Earned Income Tax Credit is to reduce poverty among Californias poorest working families and individuals. To measure whether the credit achieves its intended purpose, the Franchise Tax Board shall annually prepare a written report on the following:(A) The number of tax returns claiming the credit.(B) The number of individuals represented on tax returns claiming the credit.(C) The average credit amount on tax returns claiming the credit.(D) The distribution of credits by number of dependents and income ranges. The income ranges shall encompass the phase-in and phaseout ranges of the credit.(E) Using data from tax returns claiming the credit, including an estimate of the federal tax credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the credit and an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the combination of the credit and the federal tax credit. For the purposes of this subdivision, a family is in deep poverty if the income of the family is less than 50 percent of the federal poverty threshold.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the written report to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate and Assembly Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance, the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Human Services.(k) The tax credit allowed by this section shall be known as the California Earned Income Tax Credit.(l) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2016 shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.(m) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
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47-SECTION 1. Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17052. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, there shall be allowed against the net tax, as defined by Section 17039, an earned income tax credit in an amount equal to an amount determined in accordance with Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, except as otherwise provided in this section.(2) (A) The amount of the credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as modified by this section, shall be multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for the taxable year.(B) Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, shall be 0 percent.(C) The earned income tax credit authorized by this section shall only be operative for taxable years for which resources are authorized in the annual Budget Act for the Franchise Tax Board to oversee and audit returns associated with the credit.(b) (1) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to percentages, the credit percentage and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as follows:In the case of an eligible individual with:The credit percentage is:The phaseout percentage is:No qualifying children7.65%7.65%1 qualifying child34%34%2 qualifying children40%40%3 or more qualifying children45%45%(2) (A) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, the earned income amount and phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2018:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,181$5,1811 qualifying child$7,779$7,7792 or more qualifying children$10,920$10,920(ii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,427$5,4271 qualifying child$8,149$8,1492 or more qualifying children$11,440$11,440(iii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,921$5,9211 qualifying child$8,890$8,8902 or more qualifying children$12,480$12,480(iv) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,414$6,4141 qualifying child$9,631$9,6312 or more qualifying children$13,520$13,520(v) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,907$6,9071 qualifying child$10,372$10,3722 or more qualifying children$14,560$14,560(vi) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$7,401$7,4011 qualifying child$11,112$11,1122 or more qualifying children$15,600$15,600(vii) For any taxable year for which a scheduled minimum wage increase is suspended pursuant to Section 1182.12 of the Labor Code, the table to be used for that taxable year shall be the table from the previous taxable year and all operative dates for tables in subsequent taxable years shall be postponed by a year.(B) Section 32(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to joint returns, shall not apply.(c) (1) Section 32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(2) Section 32(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified as follows:(A) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by deleting plus and inserting in lieu thereof the following: and only if such amounts are subject to withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply.(3) Section 32(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to place of abode, is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(d) Section 32(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting $3,400 for $2,200.(e) In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, the following shall apply:(1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, the amount specified in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) subdivision (b) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(f) If the amount allowable as a credit under this section exceeds the tax liability computed under this part for the taxable year, the excess shall be credited against other amounts due, if any, and the balance, if any, shall be paid from the Tax Relief and Refund Account and refunded to the taxpayer.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) Notwithstanding any other law, amounts refunded pursuant to this section shall be treated in the same manner as the federal earned income refund for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive benefits under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or amounts of those benefits.(i) (1) For the purpose of implementing the credit allowed by this section for the 2015 taxable year, the Franchise Tax Board shall be exempt from the following:(A) Special Project Report requirements under State Administrative Manual Sections 4819.36, 4945, and 4945.2.(B) Special Project Report requirements under Statewide Information Management Manual Section 30.(C) Section 11.00 of the 2015 Budget Act.(D) Sections 12101, 12101.5, 12102, and 12102.1 of the Public Contract Code.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall formally incorporate the scope, costs, and schedule changes associated with the implementation of the credit allowed by this section in its next anticipated Special Project Report for its Enterprise Data to Revenue Project.(j) (1) In accordance with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the purpose of the California Earned Income Tax Credit is to reduce poverty among Californias poorest working families and individuals. To measure whether the credit achieves its intended purpose, the Franchise Tax Board shall annually prepare a written report on the following:(A) The number of tax returns claiming the credit.(B) The number of individuals represented on tax returns claiming the credit.(C) The average credit amount on tax returns claiming the credit.(D) The distribution of credits by number of dependents and income ranges. The income ranges shall encompass the phase-in and phaseout ranges of the credit.(E) Using data from tax returns claiming the credit, including an estimate of the federal tax credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the credit and an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the combination of the credit and the federal tax credit. For the purposes of this subdivision, a family is in deep poverty if the income of the family is less than 50 percent of the federal poverty threshold.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the written report to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate and Assembly Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance, the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Human Services.(k) The tax credit allowed by this section shall be known as the California Earned Income Tax Credit.(l) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2016 shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.(m) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
46+SECTION 1. Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:17052. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, there shall be allowed against the net tax, as defined by Section 17039, an earned income tax credit in an amount equal to an amount determined in accordance with Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, except as otherwise provided in this section.(2) (A) The amount of the credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as modified by this section, shall be multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for the taxable year.(B) Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, shall be 0 percent.(C) The earned income tax credit authorized by this section shall only be operative for taxable years for which resources are authorized in the annual Budget Act for the Franchise Tax Board to oversee and audit returns associated with the credit.(b) (1) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to percentages, the credit percentage and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as follows:In the case of an eligible individual with:The credit percentage is:The phaseout percentage is:No qualifying children7.65%7.65%1 qualifying child34%34%2 qualifying children40%40%3 or more qualifying children45%45%(2)(A)In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to in general, the earned income amount and the phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(2) (A) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, the earned income amount and phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2018:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,181$5,1811 qualifying child$7,779$7,7792 or more qualifying children$10,920$10,920(ii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,427$5,4271 qualifying child$8,149$8,1492 or more qualifying children$11,440$11,440(iii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,921$5,9211 qualifying child$8,890$8,8902 or more qualifying children$12,480$12,480(iv) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,414$6,4141 qualifying child$9,631$9,6312 or more qualifying children$13,520$13,520(v) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,907$6,9071 qualifying child$10,372$10,3722 or more qualifying children$14,560$14,560(vi) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$7,401$7,4011 qualifying child$11,112$11,1122 or more qualifying children$15,600$15,600(B) Section 32(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to joint returns, shall not apply.(c) (1) Section 32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(2) Section 32(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified as follows:(A) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by deleting plus and inserting in lieu thereof the following: and only if such amounts are subject to withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply.(3) Section 32(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to place of abode, is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(d) Section 32(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to in general, Code is modified by substituting 3,554 $3,400 for $2,200.(e)In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the amounts specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) and in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(e) In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, the following shall apply:(1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, the amount specified in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) subdivision (b) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(f) If the amount allowable as a credit under this section exceeds the tax liability computed under this part for the taxable year, the excess shall be credited against other amounts due, if any, and the balance, if any, shall be paid from the Tax Relief and Refund Account and refunded to the taxpayer.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) Notwithstanding any other law, amounts refunded pursuant to this section shall be treated in the same manner as the federal earned income refund for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive benefits under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or amounts of those benefits.(i) (1) For the purpose of implementing the credit allowed by this section for the 2015 taxable year, the Franchise Tax Board shall be exempt from the following:(A) Special Project Report requirements under State Administrative Manual Sections 4819.36, 4945, and 4945.2.(B) Special Project Report requirements under Statewide Information Management Manual Section 30.(C) Section 11.00 of the 2015 Budget Act.(D) Sections 12101, 12101.5, 12102, and 12102.1 of the Public Contract Code.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall formally incorporate the scope, costs, and schedule changes associated with the implementation of the credit allowed by this section in its next anticipated Special Project Report for its Enterprise Data to Revenue Project.(j) (1) In accordance with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the purpose of the California Earned Income Tax Credit is to reduce poverty among Californias poorest working families and individuals. To measure whether the credit achieves its intended purpose, the Franchise Tax Board shall annually prepare a written report on the following:(A) The number of tax returns claiming the credit.(B) The number of individuals represented on tax returns claiming the credit.(C) The average credit amount on tax returns claiming the credit.(D) The distribution of credits by number of dependents and income ranges. The income ranges shall encompass the phase-in and phaseout ranges of the credit.(E) Using data from tax returns claiming the credit, including an estimate of the federal tax credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the credit and an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the combination of the credit and the federal tax credit. For the purposes of this subdivision, a family is in deep poverty if the income of the family is less than 50 percent of the federal poverty threshold.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the written report to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate and Assembly Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance, the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Human Services.(k) The tax credit allowed by this section shall be known as the California Earned Income Tax Credit.(l) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2016 shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.(m) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
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4948 SECTION 1. Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:
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53-17052. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, there shall be allowed against the net tax, as defined by Section 17039, an earned income tax credit in an amount equal to an amount determined in accordance with Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, except as otherwise provided in this section.(2) (A) The amount of the credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as modified by this section, shall be multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for the taxable year.(B) Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, shall be 0 percent.(C) The earned income tax credit authorized by this section shall only be operative for taxable years for which resources are authorized in the annual Budget Act for the Franchise Tax Board to oversee and audit returns associated with the credit.(b) (1) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to percentages, the credit percentage and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as follows:In the case of an eligible individual with:The credit percentage is:The phaseout percentage is:No qualifying children7.65%7.65%1 qualifying child34%34%2 qualifying children40%40%3 or more qualifying children45%45%(2) (A) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, the earned income amount and phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2018:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,181$5,1811 qualifying child$7,779$7,7792 or more qualifying children$10,920$10,920(ii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,427$5,4271 qualifying child$8,149$8,1492 or more qualifying children$11,440$11,440(iii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,921$5,9211 qualifying child$8,890$8,8902 or more qualifying children$12,480$12,480(iv) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,414$6,4141 qualifying child$9,631$9,6312 or more qualifying children$13,520$13,520(v) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,907$6,9071 qualifying child$10,372$10,3722 or more qualifying children$14,560$14,560(vi) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$7,401$7,4011 qualifying child$11,112$11,1122 or more qualifying children$15,600$15,600(vii) For any taxable year for which a scheduled minimum wage increase is suspended pursuant to Section 1182.12 of the Labor Code, the table to be used for that taxable year shall be the table from the previous taxable year and all operative dates for tables in subsequent taxable years shall be postponed by a year.(B) Section 32(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to joint returns, shall not apply.(c) (1) Section 32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(2) Section 32(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified as follows:(A) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by deleting plus and inserting in lieu thereof the following: and only if such amounts are subject to withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply.(3) Section 32(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to place of abode, is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(d) Section 32(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting $3,400 for $2,200.(e) In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, the following shall apply:(1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, the amount specified in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) subdivision (b) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(f) If the amount allowable as a credit under this section exceeds the tax liability computed under this part for the taxable year, the excess shall be credited against other amounts due, if any, and the balance, if any, shall be paid from the Tax Relief and Refund Account and refunded to the taxpayer.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) Notwithstanding any other law, amounts refunded pursuant to this section shall be treated in the same manner as the federal earned income refund for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive benefits under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or amounts of those benefits.(i) (1) For the purpose of implementing the credit allowed by this section for the 2015 taxable year, the Franchise Tax Board shall be exempt from the following:(A) Special Project Report requirements under State Administrative Manual Sections 4819.36, 4945, and 4945.2.(B) Special Project Report requirements under Statewide Information Management Manual Section 30.(C) Section 11.00 of the 2015 Budget Act.(D) Sections 12101, 12101.5, 12102, and 12102.1 of the Public Contract Code.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall formally incorporate the scope, costs, and schedule changes associated with the implementation of the credit allowed by this section in its next anticipated Special Project Report for its Enterprise Data to Revenue Project.(j) (1) In accordance with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the purpose of the California Earned Income Tax Credit is to reduce poverty among Californias poorest working families and individuals. To measure whether the credit achieves its intended purpose, the Franchise Tax Board shall annually prepare a written report on the following:(A) The number of tax returns claiming the credit.(B) The number of individuals represented on tax returns claiming the credit.(C) The average credit amount on tax returns claiming the credit.(D) The distribution of credits by number of dependents and income ranges. The income ranges shall encompass the phase-in and phaseout ranges of the credit.(E) Using data from tax returns claiming the credit, including an estimate of the federal tax credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the credit and an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the combination of the credit and the federal tax credit. For the purposes of this subdivision, a family is in deep poverty if the income of the family is less than 50 percent of the federal poverty threshold.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the written report to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate and Assembly Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance, the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Human Services.(k) The tax credit allowed by this section shall be known as the California Earned Income Tax Credit.(l) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2016 shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.(m) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
52+17052. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, there shall be allowed against the net tax, as defined by Section 17039, an earned income tax credit in an amount equal to an amount determined in accordance with Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, except as otherwise provided in this section.(2) (A) The amount of the credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as modified by this section, shall be multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for the taxable year.(B) Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, shall be 0 percent.(C) The earned income tax credit authorized by this section shall only be operative for taxable years for which resources are authorized in the annual Budget Act for the Franchise Tax Board to oversee and audit returns associated with the credit.(b) (1) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to percentages, the credit percentage and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as follows:In the case of an eligible individual with:The credit percentage is:The phaseout percentage is:No qualifying children7.65%7.65%1 qualifying child34%34%2 qualifying children40%40%3 or more qualifying children45%45%(2)(A)In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to in general, the earned income amount and the phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(2) (A) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, the earned income amount and phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2018:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,181$5,1811 qualifying child$7,779$7,7792 or more qualifying children$10,920$10,920(ii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,427$5,4271 qualifying child$8,149$8,1492 or more qualifying children$11,440$11,440(iii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,921$5,9211 qualifying child$8,890$8,8902 or more qualifying children$12,480$12,480(iv) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,414$6,4141 qualifying child$9,631$9,6312 or more qualifying children$13,520$13,520(v) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,907$6,9071 qualifying child$10,372$10,3722 or more qualifying children$14,560$14,560(vi) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$7,401$7,4011 qualifying child$11,112$11,1122 or more qualifying children$15,600$15,600(B) Section 32(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to joint returns, shall not apply.(c) (1) Section 32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(2) Section 32(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified as follows:(A) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by deleting plus and inserting in lieu thereof the following: and only if such amounts are subject to withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply.(3) Section 32(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to place of abode, is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(d) Section 32(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to in general, Code is modified by substituting 3,554 $3,400 for $2,200.(e)In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the amounts specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) and in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(e) In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, the following shall apply:(1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, the amount specified in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) subdivision (b) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(f) If the amount allowable as a credit under this section exceeds the tax liability computed under this part for the taxable year, the excess shall be credited against other amounts due, if any, and the balance, if any, shall be paid from the Tax Relief and Refund Account and refunded to the taxpayer.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) Notwithstanding any other law, amounts refunded pursuant to this section shall be treated in the same manner as the federal earned income refund for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive benefits under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or amounts of those benefits.(i) (1) For the purpose of implementing the credit allowed by this section for the 2015 taxable year, the Franchise Tax Board shall be exempt from the following:(A) Special Project Report requirements under State Administrative Manual Sections 4819.36, 4945, and 4945.2.(B) Special Project Report requirements under Statewide Information Management Manual Section 30.(C) Section 11.00 of the 2015 Budget Act.(D) Sections 12101, 12101.5, 12102, and 12102.1 of the Public Contract Code.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall formally incorporate the scope, costs, and schedule changes associated with the implementation of the credit allowed by this section in its next anticipated Special Project Report for its Enterprise Data to Revenue Project.(j) (1) In accordance with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the purpose of the California Earned Income Tax Credit is to reduce poverty among Californias poorest working families and individuals. To measure whether the credit achieves its intended purpose, the Franchise Tax Board shall annually prepare a written report on the following:(A) The number of tax returns claiming the credit.(B) The number of individuals represented on tax returns claiming the credit.(C) The average credit amount on tax returns claiming the credit.(D) The distribution of credits by number of dependents and income ranges. The income ranges shall encompass the phase-in and phaseout ranges of the credit.(E) Using data from tax returns claiming the credit, including an estimate of the federal tax credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the credit and an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the combination of the credit and the federal tax credit. For the purposes of this subdivision, a family is in deep poverty if the income of the family is less than 50 percent of the federal poverty threshold.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the written report to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate and Assembly Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance, the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Human Services.(k) The tax credit allowed by this section shall be known as the California Earned Income Tax Credit.(l) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2016 shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.(m) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
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55-17052. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, there shall be allowed against the net tax, as defined by Section 17039, an earned income tax credit in an amount equal to an amount determined in accordance with Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, except as otherwise provided in this section.(2) (A) The amount of the credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as modified by this section, shall be multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for the taxable year.(B) Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, shall be 0 percent.(C) The earned income tax credit authorized by this section shall only be operative for taxable years for which resources are authorized in the annual Budget Act for the Franchise Tax Board to oversee and audit returns associated with the credit.(b) (1) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to percentages, the credit percentage and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as follows:In the case of an eligible individual with:The credit percentage is:The phaseout percentage is:No qualifying children7.65%7.65%1 qualifying child34%34%2 qualifying children40%40%3 or more qualifying children45%45%(2) (A) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, the earned income amount and phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2018:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,181$5,1811 qualifying child$7,779$7,7792 or more qualifying children$10,920$10,920(ii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,427$5,4271 qualifying child$8,149$8,1492 or more qualifying children$11,440$11,440(iii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,921$5,9211 qualifying child$8,890$8,8902 or more qualifying children$12,480$12,480(iv) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,414$6,4141 qualifying child$9,631$9,6312 or more qualifying children$13,520$13,520(v) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,907$6,9071 qualifying child$10,372$10,3722 or more qualifying children$14,560$14,560(vi) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$7,401$7,4011 qualifying child$11,112$11,1122 or more qualifying children$15,600$15,600(vii) For any taxable year for which a scheduled minimum wage increase is suspended pursuant to Section 1182.12 of the Labor Code, the table to be used for that taxable year shall be the table from the previous taxable year and all operative dates for tables in subsequent taxable years shall be postponed by a year.(B) Section 32(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to joint returns, shall not apply.(c) (1) Section 32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(2) Section 32(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified as follows:(A) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by deleting plus and inserting in lieu thereof the following: and only if such amounts are subject to withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply.(3) Section 32(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to place of abode, is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(d) Section 32(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting $3,400 for $2,200.(e) In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, the following shall apply:(1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, the amount specified in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) subdivision (b) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(f) If the amount allowable as a credit under this section exceeds the tax liability computed under this part for the taxable year, the excess shall be credited against other amounts due, if any, and the balance, if any, shall be paid from the Tax Relief and Refund Account and refunded to the taxpayer.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) Notwithstanding any other law, amounts refunded pursuant to this section shall be treated in the same manner as the federal earned income refund for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive benefits under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or amounts of those benefits.(i) (1) For the purpose of implementing the credit allowed by this section for the 2015 taxable year, the Franchise Tax Board shall be exempt from the following:(A) Special Project Report requirements under State Administrative Manual Sections 4819.36, 4945, and 4945.2.(B) Special Project Report requirements under Statewide Information Management Manual Section 30.(C) Section 11.00 of the 2015 Budget Act.(D) Sections 12101, 12101.5, 12102, and 12102.1 of the Public Contract Code.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall formally incorporate the scope, costs, and schedule changes associated with the implementation of the credit allowed by this section in its next anticipated Special Project Report for its Enterprise Data to Revenue Project.(j) (1) In accordance with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the purpose of the California Earned Income Tax Credit is to reduce poverty among Californias poorest working families and individuals. To measure whether the credit achieves its intended purpose, the Franchise Tax Board shall annually prepare a written report on the following:(A) The number of tax returns claiming the credit.(B) The number of individuals represented on tax returns claiming the credit.(C) The average credit amount on tax returns claiming the credit.(D) The distribution of credits by number of dependents and income ranges. The income ranges shall encompass the phase-in and phaseout ranges of the credit.(E) Using data from tax returns claiming the credit, including an estimate of the federal tax credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the credit and an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the combination of the credit and the federal tax credit. For the purposes of this subdivision, a family is in deep poverty if the income of the family is less than 50 percent of the federal poverty threshold.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the written report to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate and Assembly Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance, the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Human Services.(k) The tax credit allowed by this section shall be known as the California Earned Income Tax Credit.(l) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2016 shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.(m) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
54+17052. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, there shall be allowed against the net tax, as defined by Section 17039, an earned income tax credit in an amount equal to an amount determined in accordance with Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, except as otherwise provided in this section.(2) (A) The amount of the credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as modified by this section, shall be multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for the taxable year.(B) Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, shall be 0 percent.(C) The earned income tax credit authorized by this section shall only be operative for taxable years for which resources are authorized in the annual Budget Act for the Franchise Tax Board to oversee and audit returns associated with the credit.(b) (1) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to percentages, the credit percentage and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as follows:In the case of an eligible individual with:The credit percentage is:The phaseout percentage is:No qualifying children7.65%7.65%1 qualifying child34%34%2 qualifying children40%40%3 or more qualifying children45%45%(2)(A)In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to in general, the earned income amount and the phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(2) (A) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, the earned income amount and phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2018:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,181$5,1811 qualifying child$7,779$7,7792 or more qualifying children$10,920$10,920(ii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,427$5,4271 qualifying child$8,149$8,1492 or more qualifying children$11,440$11,440(iii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,921$5,9211 qualifying child$8,890$8,8902 or more qualifying children$12,480$12,480(iv) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,414$6,4141 qualifying child$9,631$9,6312 or more qualifying children$13,520$13,520(v) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,907$6,9071 qualifying child$10,372$10,3722 or more qualifying children$14,560$14,560(vi) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$7,401$7,4011 qualifying child$11,112$11,1122 or more qualifying children$15,600$15,600(B) Section 32(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to joint returns, shall not apply.(c) (1) Section 32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(2) Section 32(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified as follows:(A) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by deleting plus and inserting in lieu thereof the following: and only if such amounts are subject to withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply.(3) Section 32(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to place of abode, is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(d) Section 32(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to in general, Code is modified by substituting 3,554 $3,400 for $2,200.(e)In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the amounts specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) and in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(e) In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, the following shall apply:(1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, the amount specified in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) subdivision (b) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(f) If the amount allowable as a credit under this section exceeds the tax liability computed under this part for the taxable year, the excess shall be credited against other amounts due, if any, and the balance, if any, shall be paid from the Tax Relief and Refund Account and refunded to the taxpayer.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) Notwithstanding any other law, amounts refunded pursuant to this section shall be treated in the same manner as the federal earned income refund for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive benefits under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or amounts of those benefits.(i) (1) For the purpose of implementing the credit allowed by this section for the 2015 taxable year, the Franchise Tax Board shall be exempt from the following:(A) Special Project Report requirements under State Administrative Manual Sections 4819.36, 4945, and 4945.2.(B) Special Project Report requirements under Statewide Information Management Manual Section 30.(C) Section 11.00 of the 2015 Budget Act.(D) Sections 12101, 12101.5, 12102, and 12102.1 of the Public Contract Code.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall formally incorporate the scope, costs, and schedule changes associated with the implementation of the credit allowed by this section in its next anticipated Special Project Report for its Enterprise Data to Revenue Project.(j) (1) In accordance with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the purpose of the California Earned Income Tax Credit is to reduce poverty among Californias poorest working families and individuals. To measure whether the credit achieves its intended purpose, the Franchise Tax Board shall annually prepare a written report on the following:(A) The number of tax returns claiming the credit.(B) The number of individuals represented on tax returns claiming the credit.(C) The average credit amount on tax returns claiming the credit.(D) The distribution of credits by number of dependents and income ranges. The income ranges shall encompass the phase-in and phaseout ranges of the credit.(E) Using data from tax returns claiming the credit, including an estimate of the federal tax credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the credit and an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the combination of the credit and the federal tax credit. For the purposes of this subdivision, a family is in deep poverty if the income of the family is less than 50 percent of the federal poverty threshold.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the written report to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate and Assembly Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance, the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Human Services.(k) The tax credit allowed by this section shall be known as the California Earned Income Tax Credit.(l) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2016 shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.(m) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
5655
57-17052. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, there shall be allowed against the net tax, as defined by Section 17039, an earned income tax credit in an amount equal to an amount determined in accordance with Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, except as otherwise provided in this section.(2) (A) The amount of the credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as modified by this section, shall be multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for the taxable year.(B) Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, shall be 0 percent.(C) The earned income tax credit authorized by this section shall only be operative for taxable years for which resources are authorized in the annual Budget Act for the Franchise Tax Board to oversee and audit returns associated with the credit.(b) (1) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to percentages, the credit percentage and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as follows:In the case of an eligible individual with:The credit percentage is:The phaseout percentage is:No qualifying children7.65%7.65%1 qualifying child34%34%2 qualifying children40%40%3 or more qualifying children45%45%(2) (A) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, the earned income amount and phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2018:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,181$5,1811 qualifying child$7,779$7,7792 or more qualifying children$10,920$10,920(ii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,427$5,4271 qualifying child$8,149$8,1492 or more qualifying children$11,440$11,440(iii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,921$5,9211 qualifying child$8,890$8,8902 or more qualifying children$12,480$12,480(iv) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,414$6,4141 qualifying child$9,631$9,6312 or more qualifying children$13,520$13,520(v) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,907$6,9071 qualifying child$10,372$10,3722 or more qualifying children$14,560$14,560(vi) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$7,401$7,4011 qualifying child$11,112$11,1122 or more qualifying children$15,600$15,600(vii) For any taxable year for which a scheduled minimum wage increase is suspended pursuant to Section 1182.12 of the Labor Code, the table to be used for that taxable year shall be the table from the previous taxable year and all operative dates for tables in subsequent taxable years shall be postponed by a year.(B) Section 32(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to joint returns, shall not apply.(c) (1) Section 32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(2) Section 32(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified as follows:(A) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by deleting plus and inserting in lieu thereof the following: and only if such amounts are subject to withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply.(3) Section 32(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to place of abode, is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(d) Section 32(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting $3,400 for $2,200.(e) In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, the following shall apply:(1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, the amount specified in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) subdivision (b) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(f) If the amount allowable as a credit under this section exceeds the tax liability computed under this part for the taxable year, the excess shall be credited against other amounts due, if any, and the balance, if any, shall be paid from the Tax Relief and Refund Account and refunded to the taxpayer.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) Notwithstanding any other law, amounts refunded pursuant to this section shall be treated in the same manner as the federal earned income refund for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive benefits under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or amounts of those benefits.(i) (1) For the purpose of implementing the credit allowed by this section for the 2015 taxable year, the Franchise Tax Board shall be exempt from the following:(A) Special Project Report requirements under State Administrative Manual Sections 4819.36, 4945, and 4945.2.(B) Special Project Report requirements under Statewide Information Management Manual Section 30.(C) Section 11.00 of the 2015 Budget Act.(D) Sections 12101, 12101.5, 12102, and 12102.1 of the Public Contract Code.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall formally incorporate the scope, costs, and schedule changes associated with the implementation of the credit allowed by this section in its next anticipated Special Project Report for its Enterprise Data to Revenue Project.(j) (1) In accordance with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the purpose of the California Earned Income Tax Credit is to reduce poverty among Californias poorest working families and individuals. To measure whether the credit achieves its intended purpose, the Franchise Tax Board shall annually prepare a written report on the following:(A) The number of tax returns claiming the credit.(B) The number of individuals represented on tax returns claiming the credit.(C) The average credit amount on tax returns claiming the credit.(D) The distribution of credits by number of dependents and income ranges. The income ranges shall encompass the phase-in and phaseout ranges of the credit.(E) Using data from tax returns claiming the credit, including an estimate of the federal tax credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the credit and an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the combination of the credit and the federal tax credit. For the purposes of this subdivision, a family is in deep poverty if the income of the family is less than 50 percent of the federal poverty threshold.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the written report to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate and Assembly Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance, the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Human Services.(k) The tax credit allowed by this section shall be known as the California Earned Income Tax Credit.(l) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2016 shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.(m) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
56+17052. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, there shall be allowed against the net tax, as defined by Section 17039, an earned income tax credit in an amount equal to an amount determined in accordance with Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, except as otherwise provided in this section.(2) (A) The amount of the credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as modified by this section, shall be multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for the taxable year.(B) Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, shall be 0 percent.(C) The earned income tax credit authorized by this section shall only be operative for taxable years for which resources are authorized in the annual Budget Act for the Franchise Tax Board to oversee and audit returns associated with the credit.(b) (1) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to percentages, the credit percentage and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as follows:In the case of an eligible individual with:The credit percentage is:The phaseout percentage is:No qualifying children7.65%7.65%1 qualifying child34%34%2 qualifying children40%40%3 or more qualifying children45%45%(2)(A)In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to in general, the earned income amount and the phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(2) (A) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, the earned income amount and phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:(i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2018:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,181$5,1811 qualifying child$7,779$7,7792 or more qualifying children$10,920$10,920(ii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,427$5,4271 qualifying child$8,149$8,1492 or more qualifying children$11,440$11,440(iii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$5,921$5,9211 qualifying child$8,890$8,8902 or more qualifying children$12,480$12,480(iv) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,414$6,4141 qualifying child$9,631$9,6312 or more qualifying children$13,520$13,520(v) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$6,907$6,9071 qualifying child$10,372$10,3722 or more qualifying children$14,560$14,560(vi) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022:In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:The phaseout amount is:No qualifying children$7,401$7,4011 qualifying child$11,112$11,1122 or more qualifying children$15,600$15,600(B) Section 32(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to joint returns, shall not apply.(c) (1) Section 32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(2) Section 32(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified as follows:(A) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by deleting plus and inserting in lieu thereof the following: and only if such amounts are subject to withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(B) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply.(3) Section 32(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to place of abode, is modified by substituting this state for the United States.(d) Section 32(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to in general, Code is modified by substituting 3,554 $3,400 for $2,200.(e)In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the amounts specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) and in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(e) In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, the following shall apply:(1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, the amount specified in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) subdivision (b) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.(f) If the amount allowable as a credit under this section exceeds the tax liability computed under this part for the taxable year, the excess shall be credited against other amounts due, if any, and the balance, if any, shall be paid from the Tax Relief and Refund Account and refunded to the taxpayer.(g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.(h) Notwithstanding any other law, amounts refunded pursuant to this section shall be treated in the same manner as the federal earned income refund for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive benefits under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or amounts of those benefits.(i) (1) For the purpose of implementing the credit allowed by this section for the 2015 taxable year, the Franchise Tax Board shall be exempt from the following:(A) Special Project Report requirements under State Administrative Manual Sections 4819.36, 4945, and 4945.2.(B) Special Project Report requirements under Statewide Information Management Manual Section 30.(C) Section 11.00 of the 2015 Budget Act.(D) Sections 12101, 12101.5, 12102, and 12102.1 of the Public Contract Code.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall formally incorporate the scope, costs, and schedule changes associated with the implementation of the credit allowed by this section in its next anticipated Special Project Report for its Enterprise Data to Revenue Project.(j) (1) In accordance with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the purpose of the California Earned Income Tax Credit is to reduce poverty among Californias poorest working families and individuals. To measure whether the credit achieves its intended purpose, the Franchise Tax Board shall annually prepare a written report on the following:(A) The number of tax returns claiming the credit.(B) The number of individuals represented on tax returns claiming the credit.(C) The average credit amount on tax returns claiming the credit.(D) The distribution of credits by number of dependents and income ranges. The income ranges shall encompass the phase-in and phaseout ranges of the credit.(E) Using data from tax returns claiming the credit, including an estimate of the federal tax credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the credit and an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the combination of the credit and the federal tax credit. For the purposes of this subdivision, a family is in deep poverty if the income of the family is less than 50 percent of the federal poverty threshold.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the written report to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate and Assembly Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance, the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Human Services.(k) The tax credit allowed by this section shall be known as the California Earned Income Tax Credit.(l) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2016 shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.(m) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
5857
5958
6059
6160 17052. (a) (1) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, there shall be allowed against the net tax, as defined by Section 17039, an earned income tax credit in an amount equal to an amount determined in accordance with Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as applicable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, except as otherwise provided in this section.
6261
6362 (2) (A) The amount of the credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to earned income, as modified by this section, shall be multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for the taxable year.
6463
6564 (B) Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, shall be 0 percent.
6665
6766 (C) The earned income tax credit authorized by this section shall only be operative for taxable years for which resources are authorized in the annual Budget Act for the Franchise Tax Board to oversee and audit returns associated with the credit.
6867
6968 (b) (1) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to percentages, the credit percentage and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as follows:
7069
7170 In the case of an eligible individual with: The credit percentage is: The phaseout percentage is:
7271 No qualifying children 7.65% 7.65%
7372 1 qualifying child 34% 34%
7473 2 qualifying children 40% 40%
7574 3 or more qualifying children 45% 45%
7675
7776 In the case of an eligible individual with:
7877
7978 The credit percentage is:
8079
8180 The phaseout percentage is:
8281
8382 No qualifying children
8483
8584 7.65%
8685
8786 7.65%
8887
8988 1 qualifying child
9089
9190 34%
9291
9392 34%
9493
9594 2 qualifying children
9695
9796 40%
9897
9998 40%
99+
100+(2)(A)In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to in general, the earned income amount and the phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:
101+
102+
100103
101104 (2) (A) In lieu of the table prescribed in Section 32(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, the earned income amount and phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:
102105
103106 (i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2018:
104107
105108
106109
107110 In the case of an eligible individual with: The earned income amount is: The phaseout amount is:
108111 No qualifying children $5,181 $5,181
109112 1 qualifying child $7,779 $7,779
110113 2 or more qualifying children $10,920 $10,920
111114
112115 In the case of an eligible individual with:
113116
114117 The earned income amount is:
115118
116119 The phaseout amount is:
117120
118121 No qualifying children
119122
120123 $5,181
121124
122125 $5,181
123126
124127 1 qualifying child
125128
126129 $7,779
127130
128131 $7,779
129132
130133 2 or more qualifying children
131134
132135 $10,920
133136
134137 $10,920
135138
136139
137140
138141 (ii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019:
139142
140143
141144
142145 In the case of an eligible individual with: The earned income amount is: The phaseout amount is:
143146 No qualifying children $5,427 $5,427
144147 1 qualifying child $8,149 $8,149
145148 2 or more qualifying children $11,440 $11,440
146149
147150 In the case of an eligible individual with:
148151
149152 The earned income amount is:
150153
151154 The phaseout amount is:
152155
153156 No qualifying children
154157
155158 $5,427
156159
157160 $5,427
158161
159162 1 qualifying child
160163
161164 $8,149
162165
163166 $8,149
164167
165168 2 or more qualifying children
166169
167170 $11,440
168171
169172 $11,440
170173
171174
172175
173176 (iii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020:
174177
175178 In the case of an eligible individual with: The earned income amount is: The phaseout amount is:
176179 No qualifying children $5,921 $5,921
177180 1 qualifying child $8,890 $8,890
178181 2 or more qualifying children $12,480 $12,480
179182
180183 In the case of an eligible individual with:
181184
182185 The earned income amount is:
183186
184187 The phaseout amount is:
185188
186189 No qualifying children
187190
188191 $5,921
189192
190193 $5,921
191194
192195 1 qualifying child
193196
194197 $8,890
195198
196199 $8,890
197200
198201 2 or more qualifying children
199202
200203 $12,480
201204
202205 $12,480
203206
204207
205208
206209 (iv) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2021:
207210
208211 In the case of an eligible individual with: The earned income amount is: The phaseout amount is:
209212 No qualifying children $6,414 $6,414
210213 1 qualifying child $9,631 $9,631
211214 2 or more qualifying children $13,520 $13,520
212215
213216 In the case of an eligible individual with:
214217
215218 The earned income amount is:
216219
217220 The phaseout amount is:
218221
219222 No qualifying children
220223
221224 $6,414
222225
223226 $6,414
224227
225228 1 qualifying child
226229
227230 $9,631
228231
229232 $9,631
230233
231234 2 or more qualifying children
232235
233236 $13,520
234237
235238 $13,520
236239
237240
238241
239242 (v) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2022:
240243
241244 In the case of an eligible individual with: The earned income amount is: The phaseout amount is:
242245 No qualifying children $6,907 $6,907
243246 1 qualifying child $10,372 $10,372
244247 2 or more qualifying children $14,560 $14,560
245248
246249 In the case of an eligible individual with:
247250
248251 The earned income amount is:
249252
250253 The phaseout amount is:
251254
252255 No qualifying children
253256
254257 $6,907
255258
256259 $6,907
257260
258261 1 qualifying child
259262
260263 $10,372
261264
262265 $10,372
263266
264267 2 or more qualifying children
265268
266269 $14,560
267270
268271 $14,560
269272
270273
271274
272275 (vi) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022:
273276
274277 In the case of an eligible individual with: The earned income amount is: The phaseout amount is:
275278 No qualifying children $7,401 $7,401
276279 1 qualifying child $11,112 $11,112
277280 2 or more qualifying children $15,600 $15,600
278281
279282 In the case of an eligible individual with:
280283
281284 The earned income amount is:
282285
283286 The phaseout amount is:
284287
285288 No qualifying children
286289
287290 $7,401
288291
289292 $7,401
290293
291294 1 qualifying child
292295
293296 $11,112
294297
295298 $11,112
296299
297300 2 or more qualifying children
298301
299302 $15,600
300303
301304 $15,600
302305
303-(vii) For any taxable year for which a scheduled minimum wage increase is suspended pursuant to Section 1182.12 of the Labor Code, the table to be used for that taxable year shall be the table from the previous taxable year and all operative dates for tables in subsequent taxable years shall be postponed by a year.
304-
305306 (B) Section 32(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to joint returns, shall not apply.
306307
307308 (c) (1) Section 32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting this state for the United States.
308309
309310 (2) Section 32(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified as follows:
310311
311312 (A) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by deleting plus and inserting in lieu thereof the following: and only if such amounts are subject to withholding pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
312313
313314 (B) Section 32(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply.
314315
315316 (3) Section 32(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to place of abode, is modified by substituting this state for the United States.
316317
317-(d) Section 32(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting $3,400 for $2,200.
318+(d) Section 32(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to in general, Code is modified by substituting 3,554 $3,400 for $2,200.
319+
320+(e)In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the amounts specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) and in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.
321+
322+
318323
319324 (e) In lieu of Section 32(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, the following shall apply:
320325
321326 (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, the amount specified in subdivision (d) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.
322327
323328 (2) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) subdivision (b) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.
324329
325330 (f) If the amount allowable as a credit under this section exceeds the tax liability computed under this part for the taxable year, the excess shall be credited against other amounts due, if any, and the balance, if any, shall be paid from the Tax Relief and Refund Account and refunded to the taxpayer.
326331
327332 (g) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, or procedures necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, or procedure prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.
328333
329334 (h) Notwithstanding any other law, amounts refunded pursuant to this section shall be treated in the same manner as the federal earned income refund for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive benefits under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code or amounts of those benefits.
330335
331336 (i) (1) For the purpose of implementing the credit allowed by this section for the 2015 taxable year, the Franchise Tax Board shall be exempt from the following:
332337
333338 (A) Special Project Report requirements under State Administrative Manual Sections 4819.36, 4945, and 4945.2.
334339
335340 (B) Special Project Report requirements under Statewide Information Management Manual Section 30.
336341
337342 (C) Section 11.00 of the 2015 Budget Act.
338343
339344 (D) Sections 12101, 12101.5, 12102, and 12102.1 of the Public Contract Code.
340345
341346 (2) The Franchise Tax Board shall formally incorporate the scope, costs, and schedule changes associated with the implementation of the credit allowed by this section in its next anticipated Special Project Report for its Enterprise Data to Revenue Project.
342347
343348 (j) (1) In accordance with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the purpose of the California Earned Income Tax Credit is to reduce poverty among Californias poorest working families and individuals. To measure whether the credit achieves its intended purpose, the Franchise Tax Board shall annually prepare a written report on the following:
344349
345350 (A) The number of tax returns claiming the credit.
346351
347352 (B) The number of individuals represented on tax returns claiming the credit.
348353
349354 (C) The average credit amount on tax returns claiming the credit.
350355
351356 (D) The distribution of credits by number of dependents and income ranges. The income ranges shall encompass the phase-in and phaseout ranges of the credit.
352357
353358 (E) Using data from tax returns claiming the credit, including an estimate of the federal tax credit determined under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the credit and an estimate of the number of families who are lifted out of deep poverty by the combination of the credit and the federal tax credit. For the purposes of this subdivision, a family is in deep poverty if the income of the family is less than 50 percent of the federal poverty threshold.
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355360 (2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the written report to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate and Assembly Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance, the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Human Services.
356361
357362 (k) The tax credit allowed by this section shall be known as the California Earned Income Tax Credit.
358363
359364 (l) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 772 of the Statutes of 2016 shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.
360365
361366 (m) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.