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California Earned Income Tax Credit
2023 Form 3514 California Earned Income Tax CreditTAXABLE YEAR

2023

FORM

3514

California Earned Income Tax Credit

Attach to your California Form 540, Form 540 2EZ, or Form 540NR.
Name(s) as shown on tax return

Your SSN or ITIN

If you are separated from your spouse/registered domestic partner (RDP), filing a separate return, and meet the requirements to claim
the California Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) (see instructions), check here. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Before you begin:
If you claim the California EITC even though you know you are not eligible, you may not be allowed to take the credit for up to 10 years.
If you are claiming the California EITC, you must provide your date of birth (DOB), and spouse’s/RDP's DOB if filing jointly, on your California tax return.
If you qualify for the California EITC, you may also qualify for the Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC) and/or the Foster Youth Tax Credit (FYTC). You
may also qualify for the YCTC if you would otherwise have been allowed the California EITC but you have earned income of zero dollars or less. See
instructions for additional information.
Follow Step 1 through Step 11 in the instructions to determine if you meet the requirements to complete this form, and to figure the amount of the credit(s).

Part I Qualifying Information (See Step 1 in the instructions.)
1 a Has the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) previously disallowed your federal Earned Income Credit (EIC)? . .

Yes

No

b Has the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) previously disallowed your California EITC?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes

No

2 Federal AGI (federal Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 2

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3 Federal EIC (federal Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 3

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Part II Investment Income Information

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4 Investment Income. See instructions for Step 2 – Investment Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 4

Part III Qualifying Child Information

(See Step 3 in the instructions.)

You must complete Part I and Part II before filling out Part III. If you are not claiming a qualifying child, skip Part III and go to Step 4 in the instructions.

Qualifying Child Information (Complete line 5 through line 12 for each child under Child 1, Child 2, or Child 3, as applicable.)
Child 1

Child 2

Child 3

5 First name . . . . . .
6 Last name . . . . . .
7 SSN or ITIN.
See instructions. •

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8 Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy). If born after 2004 and the child is younger than you (or your spouse/RDP, if filing jointly),
skip line 9a and line 9b; go to line 10.

9 a Was the child under age 24 at the end of 2023, a student, and younger than you (or your spouse/RDP, if filing jointly)?
If yes, go to line 10. If no, go to line 9b. See instructions.
Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

b Was the child permanently and totally disabled during any part of 2023? If yes, go to line 10. If no, stop here.
The child is not a qualifying child.
Yes

No

Yes

No

10 Child’s relationship to you. See instructions.

11 Number of days child lived with you in California during 2023. Do not enter more than 365 days. See instructions.

For Privacy Notice, get FTB 1131 EN-SP.

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12 Child’s physical address during 2023. See instructions.
a

Street address (number, street, and apt. no./ste. no.)

b

City

a

Street address (number, street, and apt. no./ste. no.)

b

City

a

Street address (number, street, and apt. no./ste. no.)

b

City

Child 1
c

State

d

ZIP code

State

d

ZIP code

State

d

ZIP code

Child 2
c

Child 3
c

Part IV California Earned Income
13 Wages, salaries, tips, and other employee compensation, subject to California withholding. See instructions . . • 13

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14 IHSS payments. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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15 Prison inmate wages and/or pension or annuity from a nonqualified deferred compensation plan or a
nongovernmental IRC Section 457 plan. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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16 Subtract line 14 and line 15 from line 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 16

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17 Nontaxable combat pay. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17

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18 Business income or (loss). Enter amount from Worksheet 3, line 5. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18

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19 California earned income. Add line 16, line 17, and line 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 19

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a Business name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Street address (number, street, and apt. no./ste. no.)

b Business address . . . . . . . . . . . . .
City

State

ZIP code

c Business license number . . . . . . .
d SEIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e Business code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part V California Earned Income Tax Credit (Complete Step 6 in the instructions.)
20 California EITC. Enter amount from California Earned Income Tax Credit Worksheet, Part III, line 6.
This amount should also be entered on Form 540, line 75; or Form 540 2EZ, line 23a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 20

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Part VI Part-Year Resident California Earned Income Tax Credit
21 CA exemption credit percentage from Form 540NR, line 38. See instructions . . . .

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22 Part-year resident EITC. Multiply line 20 by line 21.
This amount should also be entered on Form 540NR, line 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 22

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Part VII Young Child Tax Credit (See Step 8 in the instructions before completing this part.)
23 California earned income. Enter the amount from form FTB 3514, line 19. If the amount entered here
is greater than $0, do not complete line 23a or line 23b and continue on to line 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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a Total wages, salaries, tips, and other employee compensation. See instructions . . • 23a
b If your total net loss exceeds $33,497 or your federal AGI exceeds $30,950,
check the box. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •

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24 Available Young Child Tax Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
• If the amount on line 23 is $25,775 or less, skip line 25 through line 27 and enter $1,117 on line 28.
If applicable, complete line 29 and line 30.
• If the amount on line 23 is greater than $25,775, complete line 25 through line 28. If applicable,
complete line 29 and line 30.

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1,117

25 Excess earned income over threshold. Subtract $25,775 from line 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 25

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26

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27 Reduction amount. Multiply line 26 by $21.66. Enter the result as a decimal out to two decimal places,
do not round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ◼ 27

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26 Divide line 25 by 100. Enter the result as a decimal out to two decimal places, do not round. . . . . . . . . . . . .

28 Young Child Tax Credit.
• If you did not need to complete line 25 through line 27, your credit is the $1,117 from line 24.
• If you completed lines 25 through 27, to compute your credit, subtract line 27 from line 24. If your credit
amount is between $0 and $1, enter $1. If your credit amount is over $1, round to the nearest whole dollar.
This amount should also be entered on Form 540, line 76; or Form 540 2EZ, line 23b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 28

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Part VIII Part-Year Resident Young Child Tax Credit (See Step 9 in the instructions.)
29 CA exemption credit percentage from Form 540NR, line 38. See instructions . . . .

29

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30 Part-year resident YCTC. Multiply line 28 by line 29.
This amount should also be entered on Form 540NR, line 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 30

Part IX Foster Youth Tax Credit (See Step 10 in the instructions.)
31 Who is claiming the FYTC? If both spouses/RDPs qualify, you must each check the box that applies to you. See instructions.
a Primary Taxpayer: My name is the first name listed on this return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •
b Spouse/RDP: My name is listed as the spouse/RDP on this joint return . . . . . . . . . . . •
32 Qualifying foster youth information. See instructions.

Primary Taxpayer

Spouse/RDP

a First name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •

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b Last name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •

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33 To better assist us in verifying your eligibility, please check the applicable box(es) below. See instructions.
a Primary Taxpayer: By checking the box and signing the tax return to which this
form is attached, I certify that I am the primary taxpayer listed on this return and
voluntarily consent and authorize the California Department of Social Services
and any of its affiliated programs (including, but not limited to, CalWORKS and
CalFRESH) to confirm or deny, and disclose relevant information to the State of
California Franchise Tax Board regarding, my eligibility for the FYTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . •
b Spouse/RDP: By checking the box and signing the tax return to which this form is
attached, I certify that I am the spouse/RDP listed on this joint return and voluntarily
consent and authorize the California Department of Social Services and any of
its affiliated programs (including, but not limited to, CalWORKS and CalFRESH)
to confirm or deny, and disclose relevant information to the State of California
Franchise Tax Board regarding, my eligibility for the FYTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •
Note: Each individual who claims the FYTC and does not check the applicable box above must attach
to this return a letter issued by a county or state agency confirming that individual’s status as a
foster youth at or after age 13, or other proof of status, as a condition of receiving the FYTC.
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35 Available Foster Youth Tax Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 35
• If the amount on line 34 is $25,775 or less, skip line 36 through line 38 and enter on line 35 and line 39
the following amount.
> If either the taxpayer or spouse/RDP is claiming the FYTC, enter $1,117 on line 35 and line 39.
> If both taxpayer and spouse/RDP are claiming the FYTC, enter $2,234 on line 35 and line 39.
If applicable, complete line 40 and line 41.
• If the amount on line 34 is greater than $25,775, complete line 36 through line 38 and enter on line 35
the following amount.
> If either the taxpayer or spouse/RDP is claiming the FYTC, enter $1,117 on line 35.
> If both taxpayer and spouse/RDP are claiming the FYTC, enter $2,234 on line 35.
If applicable, complete line 40 and line 41.

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36 Excess earned income over threshold. Subtract $25,775 from line 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 36

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34 California earned income. Enter the amount from form FTB 3514, line 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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38 Reduction amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ◼ 38
• If either the taxpayer or spouse/RDP is claiming the FYTC, multiply line 37 by $21.66.
Enter the result as a decimal out to two decimal places, do not round.
• If both taxpayer and spouse/RDP are claiming the FYTC, multiply line 37 by $43.32.
Enter the result as a decimal out to two decimal places, do not round.

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37 Divide line 36 by 100. Enter the result as a decimal out to two decimal places, do not round. . . . . . . . . . . . .

39 Foster Youth Tax Credit.
• If you did not need to complete line 36 through line 38, and either the taxpayer or spouse/RDP is
claiming the FYTC, the credit is the $1,117 from line 35.
• If you did not need to complete line 36 through line 38, and both taxpayer and spouse/RDP are claiming
the FYTC, the credit is the $2,234 from line 35.
• If you completed line 36 through line 38, to compute your credit, subtract line 38 from line 35. If your credit
amount is between $0 and $1, enter $1. If your credit amount is over $1, round to the nearest whole dollar.
This amount should also be entered on Form 540, line 77; or Form 540 2EZ, line 23c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 39

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Part X Part-Year Resident Foster Youth Tax Credit (See Step 11 in the instructions.)
40 CA exemption credit percentage from Form 540NR, line 38. See instructions . . . .

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41 Part-year resident FYTC. Multiply line 39 by line 40. This amount should also be entered on
Form 540NR, line 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 41

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Extracted from PDF file 2023-california-form-3514.pdf, last modified December 2023

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More about the California Form 3514 Individual Income Tax Tax Credit TY 2023

Tax form for earned income tax credits. You must fill out your child/children's qualifying information along with your earned income to obtain the refundable tax credits. Other information must be filled if you are a nonresident of California.

We last updated the California Earned Income Tax Credit in January 2024, so this is the latest version of Form 3514, fully updated for tax year 2023. You can download or print current or past-year PDFs of Form 3514 directly from TaxFormFinder. You can print other California tax forms here.

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California usually releases forms for the current tax year between January and April. We last updated California Form 3514 from the Franchise Tax Board in January 2024.

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Form 3514 is a California Individual Income Tax form. States often have dozens of even hundreds of various tax credits, which, unlike deductions, provide a dollar-for-dollar reduction of tax liability. Some common tax credits apply to many taxpayers, while others only apply to extremely specific situations. In most cases, you will have to provide evidence to show that you are eligible for the tax credit, and calculate the amount of the credit to which you are entitled.

About the Individual Income Tax

The IRS and most states collect a personal income tax, which is paid throughout the year via tax withholding or estimated income tax payments.

Most taxpayers are required to file a yearly income tax return in April to both the Internal Revenue Service and their state's revenue department, which will result in either a tax refund of excess withheld income or a tax payment if the withholding does not cover the taxpayer's entire liability. Every taxpayer's situation is different - please consult a CPA or licensed tax preparer to ensure that you are filing the correct tax forms!

Historical Past-Year Versions of California Form 3514

We have a total of nine past-year versions of Form 3514 in the TaxFormFinder archives, including for the previous tax year. Download past year versions of this tax form as PDFs here:

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2023 Form 3514 California Earned Income Tax Credit

2022 Form 3514

2022 Form 3514 California Earned Income Tax Credit

2021 Form 3514

2021 Form 3514 California Earned Income Tax Credit

2020 Form 3514

2020 Form 3514 California Earned Income Tax Credit

2019 Form 3514

2019 Form 3514 California Earned Income Tax Credit

2018 Form 3514

2018 Form 3514 - California Earned Income Tax Credit

2017 Form 3514

2017 Form 3514 California Earned Income Tax Credit

2016 Form 3514

2016 Form 3514 California Earned Income Tax Credit

2015 Form 3514

2015 Form 3514 -- California Earned Income Tax Credit

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