California Franchise Tax Board Form Instructions

Form FTB 3514 (2024) — California Earned Income Tax Credit

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TY2024 (archived)

# TAXABLE YEAR

2024 , California Earned Income Tax Cred
Attach to your California Form 540, Form 540 2EZ, or Form 540NR.
Name(s) as shown on tax return it, FO
RM 3514 .

# 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). Yo u 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 credits.
Part On e. Qualifying Information (See Step 1 in the instructions before completing this part.) No Yes 1 a Has the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) previously disallowed your federal Earned Income Credit (EIC)? . .
No
Yes b Has the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) previously disallowed your California EITC? … . 00 2 Federal AGI (federal Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 11) … • 2 3 Federal EIC (federal Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 27) … Part Two. Investment Income Information .

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4 Investment Income. See instructions for Step 2 - Investment Income … .

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Part Thre e. Qualifying Child Information (See Step 3 in the instructions before completing this part.) 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 5 First name . . . . .
6 Last name . . . . .
7 SSN or ITIN.
See instructions. • •
Child 3

8 Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy). If born after 2005 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 2024, 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.
No
No

Yes Yes No
Yes b Was the child permanently and totally disabled during any part of 2024? If yes, go to line 10. If no, stop here.
The child is not a qualifying child.
No
No

# Yes Yes

10 Child's relationship to you. See instructions.
No
Yes
11 Number of days child lived with you in California during 2024. Do not enter more than 365 days (or more than 366 days if it is a leap year). See instructions.
For Privacy Notice, get FTB 1131 EN-SP.
FTB 3514 2024 Side 1

12 Child's physical address during 2024. See instructions. a Street address (number, street, and apt. no./ste. no.) Child 1 b City c State a Street address (number, street, and apt. no./ste. no.) Child 2 b City c State a Street address (number, street, and apt. no./ste. no.) Child 3 c State b City d ZIP code d ZIP code d ZIP code Part fou r, California Earned Income, (See Step 5 in the instructions.) 13 Wages, salaries, tips, and other employee compensation, subject to California withholding. See instructions. . . .

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14 IHSS payments. See instructions … .
15 Prison inmate wages and/or pension or annuity from a nonqualified deferred compensation plan or a . nongovernmental IRC Section 457 plan. See instructions … 15 .
16 Subtract line 14 and line 15 from line 13 … • 00 .
17 Nontaxable combat pay. See instructions … 00 .
18 00
18 Business income or (loss). Enter amount from Worksheet 3, line 5. See instructions a Business name … … Street address (number, street, and apt. no./ste. no.) b Business address … City c Business license number … d SEIN … e Business code … ZIP code State 19 California earned income. Add line 16, line 17, and line 18 … .

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Part Fi ve. 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 …

# Side 2 FTB 3514 2024

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Part Six , Part-Year Resident California Earned Income Tax Credit. (See Step 7 in the instructions.) .
21 CA exemption credit percentage from Form 540NR, line 38. See instructions . . . . .
22 Part-year resident EITC. Multiply line 20 by line 21.
This amount should also be entered on Form 540NR, line 85 … • 22 .
Part seve n, 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 … . 00

  • a Total wages, salaries, tips, and other employee compensation. See instructions . . b If your total net loss exceeds $34,602 or your federal AGI exceeds $31,950, check the box. See instructions … • 24 Available Young Child Tax Credit … .

1,154 00

  • If the amount on line 23 is $26,626 or less, skip line 25 through line 27 and enter $1,154 on line 28.

If applicable, complete line 29 and line 30.

  • If the amount on line 23 is greater than $26,626, complete line 25 through line 28. If applicable, complete line 29 and line 30.

25 Excess earned income over threshold. Subtract $26,626 from line 23 … • 25 . .
26 Divide line 25 by 100. Enter the result as a decimal out to two decimal places, do not round … 26 27 Reduction amount. Multiply line 26 by $21.67. Enter the result as a decimal out to two decimal places, do not round … 28 Young Child Tax Credit. .
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  • If you did not need to complete line 25 through line 27, your credit is the $1,154 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 …
Part Eight. Part-Year Resident Young Child Tax Credit (See Step 9 in the instructions.)

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29 CA exemption credit percentage from Form 540NR, line 38. See instructions . . . . .
30 Part-year resident YCTC. Multiply line 28 by line 29. .
This amount should also be entered on Form 540NR, line 86 … • 30 .
Part Nin e. Foster Youth Tax Credit. (See Step 10 in the instructions before completing this part.) 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.

  • a First name …

  • b Last name …

Primary Taxpayer Spouse/RDP


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# Side 4 FTB 3514 2024

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 $1,154 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 $2,308 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 …
Part Ten. Part-Year Resident Foster Youth Tax Credit (See Step 11 in the instructions.)
34 California earned income. Enter the amount from form FTB 3514, line 19 … 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. . . . . .
33 To better assist us in verifying your eligibility, please check the applicable box(es) below. See instructions.

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  • If the amount on line 34 is $26,626 or less, skip line 36 through line 38 and enter on line 35 and line 39 the following amount.

Bullet.If either the taxpayer or spouse/RDP is claiming the FYTC, enter $1,154 on line 35 and line 39.
Bullet.If both taxpayer and spouse/RDP are claiming the FYTC, enter $2,308 on line 35 and line 39.
If applicable, complete line 40 and line 41.

  • If the amount on line 34 is greater than $26,626, complete line 36 through line 38 and enter on line 35 the following amount.

Bullet.If either the taxpayer or spouse/RDP is claiming the FYTC, enter $1,154 on line 35.
Bullet.If both taxpayer and spouse/RDP are claiming the FYTC, enter $2,308 on line 35.
If applicable, complete line 40 and line 41.
35 Available Foster Youth Tax Credit …

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36 Excess earned income over threshold. Subtract $26,626 from line 34 …
37 Divide line 36 by 100. Enter the result as a decimal out to two decimal places, do not round … 37 38 Reduction amount … ◼ 38

  • If either the taxpayer or spouse/RDP is claiming the FYTC, multiply line 37 by $21.67.

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 $43.34.

Enter the result as a decimal out to two decimal places, do not round.

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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 …

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