Hi, the answer depends on how much you earn total for the year and/or how much you earn during the time you work in CA. The time spent in CA will not determine if you must file a tax return or pay income taxes
Scenario below is for a CA nonresident, single, under 65 with no dependents:
- You are required to file a CA return if you worldwide income (all income) is over a certain threshold ($21,561 for 2023) or
- You are required to file a CA return if your CA sourced income is above a certain threshold ($17,249 for 2023)
So, if your total income for the year is $30000 and you only earned $1000 in CA, you will be required to file a CA return because your total income is above $21,561.
The link below provides requirements to file for different filing status
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/residency-status/part-year-and-nonresident.html
CA will typically require you to pay income taxes if you live or have income sourced in CA. If taxed by CA, then you will apply for "credit for taxes paid to another state" on your resident state tax return. If your resident state does not have an income tax, CA will keep the taxes owed to CA.
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