California state tax

[MG-GA]

I had less than $200 in earned income in CA.  Do I still need to file CA state tax retrun?  It will cost me ~$70 to file CA taxes - PLEASE HELP!

[ErnieS0]

It depends. You don’t say whether you are a California resident, part-year resident or non-resident.

Tap the link for resident, part-year resident or nonresident to see the different filing requirements.

A good way to tell whether you need to file is to start a California return in TurboTax Online. File a return if you owe. If you are getting a refund, it’s up to you. If you don’t file, you’ll lose your refund, but there’s no penalty for not filing.

If TurboTax Online shows $0 – or if you are getting a refund and choose not to file – you can delete state before filing. TurboTax Online won’t charge you if you delete before you file.

You may be able to file for free using CalFile.

[MG-GA]

Ernie, this is very helpful.

I am a full-time resident of GA and have been for several years.  However, I was in CA on company business for a week several years ago and there is some incentive money from back then that the company continues to report.  The money for 2021 was <$200 on which they withheld CA taxes.  Wondering if I need to file or not given the small amounts of earnings and taxes in CA.