topic why is it the my renters credit is not showing at the end of the state return in State tax filing

why is it the my renters credit is not showing at the end of the state return

wiet9801 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:56:05 GMT

my state refund says its this much but at the end it says it only this much 1500..to 50

Re: why is it the my renters credit is not showing at the end of the state return

MayaD — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:09:29 GMT

Can you please clarify for which state?

Re: why is it the my renters credit is not showing at the end of the state return

Pixie-Port — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 03:03:18 GMT

California

Re: why is it the my renters credit is not showing at the end of the state return

DawnC — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 03:11:28 GMT

The Rent credit is in the Taxes & Credits section of the CA state return. The credit is either $60 or $120, so you may be looking at a combined federal and state refund/amount due. View your CA return to see the amount you owe or the amount of your refund.

California offers a credit to renters who fulfill all of these requirements:

Paid rent in California for at least half the year
Made $52,421 or less (single or married/registered domestic partner filing separately) or $104,842 or less (married/registered domestic partner filing jointly, head of household, or qualified surviving spouse)
Didn’t live with someone who can claim them as a dependent
Weren’t given a property tax exemption during the tax year

You’ll get $60 if you’re single or married/RDP filing separately or $120 if you’re married/registered domestic partner filing jointly, head of household, or qualified surviving spouse.

Re: why is it the my renters credit is not showing at the end of the state return

Pixie-Port — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 03:18:54 GMT

I didn't make any income this year, so I have $0 for everything. However, before I sign to submit my taxes, I need some clarification. Turbo tax showed that I qualify for $60 California Rent Credit, but at the end of my tax form before submitting to IRS, it shows $0 for State refund. The $0 on federal makes sense, but if I'm supposed to get the $60 rent credit, why is my state refund still show as $0 ?

Re: why is it the my renters credit is not showing at the end of the state return

MayaD — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:16:33 GMT

CA renter's credit is a nonrefundable credit. Nonrefundable tax credits can reduce the amount of tax you owe, but they do not increase your tax refund or create a tax refund when you wouldn’t have already had one.