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Taxpayers receiving income from a Medicaid waiver or In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program for caring for an individual the taxpayer lives with may elect to include all or none of that income as earned income. This determines the taxpayer's eligibility for the earned income tax credit (EITC) and other applicable credits like the Young Child Tax Credit.

We are hosting a technical stakeholder’s meeting at Franchise Tax Board to discuss the electronic reporting requirements related to the Minimum Essential Coverage Individual Mandate, also known as the Health Care Mandate.

Here at the Franchise Tax Board, we are doing our part to support the 2020 Census.

The State of California is working to reduce the number of uninsured families with the adoption of a new state individual health care mandate.

Taxpayers impacted by the October 2019 Public Safety Power Shutoffs may be eligible for penalty relief.

We redesigned our website to provide better services to everyone. To improve our site, we focused on customer experience.

Tax Day has come and gone, but it's not too late to file your 2018 state income tax return. In fact, free tax prep help is available both online and in-person at locations around California.

Plan ahead to withhold the correct amount of taxes from their paychecks to account for changes in federal tax law.