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

[wiet9801]

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

[MayaD]

Can you please clarify for which state?

[Pixie-Port]

California

[DawnC]

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.

[Pixie-Port]

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 ?

[MayaD]

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.