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Do I have to file a california tax return if I made less than $1000 in california?

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June 1, 2019
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-I was a resident of another state when I made around $900 in california (only worked there to help out a friend)

-Made around $15,500 in my home state of Missouri.
-Full time student

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Best answer by hbl3973

The proper answer is "maybe" because you earned money from CA sources. Take a look at the page 3 of CA 540 booklet

https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2015/15_540bk.pdf

and see if you income falls below the listed filing thresholds.

If you do have to file, you might want to just send in a small payment with their extension form
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2015/15_3519.pdf
with a check for $20 and file later to get some or all of that $20 back.

Since any refund will be small and your tax situation is otherwise simple, consider bypassing TurboTax for CA and fill in their forms by hand. You don't want to spend $30 to get a $20 refund!

Also, since MO is taxing that $900, you would be due a credit against MO taxes for any paid to CA. I assume you have filed MO by now, so you would need to amend MO later to get that credit. Again, consider handling the MO amendment on your own.

hbl3973Answer

The proper answer is "maybe" because you earned money from CA sources. Take a look at the page 3 of CA 540 booklet

https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2015/15_540bk.pdf

and see if you income falls below the listed filing thresholds.

If you do have to file, you might want to just send in a small payment with their extension form
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2015/15_3519.pdf
with a check for $20 and file later to get some or all of that $20 back.

Since any refund will be small and your tax situation is otherwise simple, consider bypassing TurboTax for CA and fill in their forms by hand. You don't want to spend $30 to get a $20 refund!

Also, since MO is taxing that $900, you would be due a credit against MO taxes for any paid to CA. I assume you have filed MO by now, so you would need to amend MO later to get that credit. Again, consider handling the MO amendment on your own.