California state tax

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April 15, 2022
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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!

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ErnieS0

Level 15

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.

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MG-GAAuthor

Level 2

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.