Description
Provides tax credits for working people who have earned a low to moderate income. Families may be eligible to receive a cash refund or reduce the amount of tax they owe. If families qualify for CalEITC and have a child under the age of 6, they may also qualify for the Young Child Tax Credit. Filing a state tax return is required to claim both of these credits. Review the chart below to see how much clients may get when they file their 2025 state tax return.
2025 CalEITC credit
| Number of Qualifying Children | CalEITC, YCTC, FYTC Maximum Income (up to) 2025 | CalEITC max credit (up to) | YCTC max credit (up to) | FYTC max credit (up to)* | Federal EITC max credit
(up to)**
|
| None | $32,900
| $302
| $32,900
| $0
| $649
|
| 1 | $32,900 | $2,016 | $32,900 | $1,189 | $4,328
|
| 2 | $32,900 | $3,339 | $32,900 | $1,189 | $7,152
|
| 3 or more | $32,900 | $3,756 | $32,900 | $1,189 | $8,046 |
Tax year 2025 maximum income and credit amounts for CalEITC and related tax credits
*FYTC, unlike the other credits above, is awarded per qualifying taxpayer. The credit would be up to $2,378 if both the primary taxpayer and the spouse/RDP qualify.
**For information on the maximum income allowed to qualify for the federal EITC based on filing status and number of children or relatives claimed, visit the IRS’s EITC tables(external link) webpage
See FAQs here.