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2017 CALIFORNIA STATE INCOME TAX TABLES

California has four State payroll taxes which are administered by the Employment Development Department (EDD). They are Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Employment Training Tax (ETT), which are employer contributions, and State Disability Insurance (SDI) and Personal Income Tax (PIT), which are withheld from employees' wages.

Wages are generally subject to all four payroll taxes. However, some types of employment are not subject to payroll taxes and/or PIT withholding. For more information, please refer to the California Employer's Guide (DE 44).

Tax rate used in calculating California state tax for year 2017

State Abbreviation:

CA

State Tax Withholding State Code:

06

Acceptable Exemption Form:

DE-4 or W-4

Basis For Withholding:

State or Federal Exemptions

Acceptable Exemption Data:

S, M, H / Number of Regular Allowances / Number of Allowances

TSP Deferred:

Yes

Special Coding:

Determine the Total Number Of Allowances Claimed field as follows:
First Position - Enter the employee's marital status indicated on the allowance certificate. Enter M (married), S (single), or H (head of household).
Second and Third Positions - Enter the total number of regular allowances claimed in Item 1 of the DE-4. If less than 10, precede with a zero. If no exemptions are claimed, enter 00.
Determine the Additional Exemptions Claimed field as follows:
First and Second Positions - Enter the number of allowances claimed in Item 2 of the DE-4. If less than 10, precede with a zero. If no allowances are claimed, enter 00.

Additional Information:

If the employee is using a W-4 in lieu of the California state DE-4, the information for the Additional Exemptions Claimed field should be notated on the W-4.



Withholding Formula >(California Effective 2017)<
  1. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contribution from the gross biweekly wages.

  2. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Health Benefits Plan payment(s) (includes dental and vision insurance program, and flexible spending account - health care and dependent care deductions) from the amount computed in Step 1.

  3. Add the taxable biweekly fringe benefits (taxable life insurance, etc.) to the amount computed in step 2 to obtain the adjusted gross biweekly wages.

  4. Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages times >26< to obtain the gross annual wages.

  5. Determine if the employee's gross annual wages are less than or equal to the amount shown in the Low Income Exemption Table below. If so, no income tax is to be withheld.

  6. Low Income Exemption Table

    Single

    Married

    Head of Household

    Exemptions

    Annual Wages

    $ > 13,687
    0 or 11
    $ 13,687
    $ 27,373
    2 or more1
    27,373 <
    1 Number of regular allowances claimed on DE-4 or W-4

  7. Determine the additional withholding allowance for itemized deductions (AWAID) by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the gross annual wages.
  8. AWAID = $1,000 x Number of Itemized Allowances Claimed for Itemized Deductions on DE-4 or W-4

  9. Subtract the standard deduction shown in the following table from the result of step 6 to determine the taxable income.

  10. Standard Deduction Table

    Single

    Married

    Head of Household

    Exemptions

    Annual Wages

    $ >4,044
    0 or 11
    $ 4,129
    $ 8,258
    2 or more1
    8,258 <
    1 Number of regular allowances claimed on DE-4 or W-4

  11. Apply the taxable income computed in step 7 to the following table to determine the annual California income tax withholding.

  12. Tax Withholding Table
    Single

    If the Amount of
    Taxable Income Is:

    The Amount of California
    Tax Withholding Should Be:


    Over:

    But Not
    Over:

    Of Excess
    Over:

    $ 0
    $ >8,015
    $ 0.00
    plus
    1.100%
    $ 0
    8,015
    19,001
    88.17
    plus
    2.200%
    8,015
    19,001
    29,989
    329.86
    plus
    4.400%
    19,001
    29,989
    41,629
    813.33
    plus
    6.600%
    29,989
    41,629
    52,612
    1,581.57
    plus
    8.800%
    41,629
    52,612<
    268,750
    2,548.07
    plus
    10.230%
    52,612
    268,750
    322,499
    24,658.99
    plus
    11.330%
    268,750
    322,499
    537,498
    30,748.75
    plus
    12.430%
    322,499
    537,498
    1,000,000
    57,473.13
    plus
    13.530%
    537,498
    1,000,000
    and over
    120,049.65
    plus
    14.630%
    1,000,000


    Married

    If the Amount of
    Taxable Income Is:

    The Amount of California
    Tax Withholding Should Be:


    Over:

    But Not
    Over:

    Of Excess
    Over:

    $ 0
    $ 16,030
    $ 0.00
    plus
    1.1%
    $ 0
    16,030
    38,002
    176.33
    plus
    2.200%
    16,030
    38,002
    59,978
    659.71
    plus
    4.400%
    38,002
    59,978
    83,258
    1,626.65
    plus
    6.600%
    59,978
    83,258
    105,224
    3,163.13
    plus
    8.800%
    83,258
    105,224
    537,500
    5,096.14
    plus
    10.230%
    105,224
    537,500
    644,998
    49,317.97
    plus
    11.330%
    537,500
    644,998
    1,000,000
    61,497.49
    plus
    12.430%
    644,998
    1,000,000
    1,074,996
    105,624.24
    plus
    13.530%
    1,000,000
    1,074,996
    and over
    115,771.20
    plus
    14.630%
    1,074,996


    Head of Household

    If the Amount of
    Taxable Income Is:

    The Amount of California
    Tax Withholding Should Be:


    Over:

    But Not
    Over:

    Of Excess
    Over:

    $ 0
    $ 16,040
    $ 0.00
    plus
    1.100%
    $ 0
    16,040
    38,002
    176.44
    plus
    2.200%
    16,040
    >38,002
    48,990
    659.63
    plus
    4.400%
    >38,002
    48,990
    60,630
    1,143.06
    plus
    6.600%
    48,990
    60,630
    71,615
    1,911.30
    plus
    8.800%
    60,630
    71,615
    365,499
    2,877.98
    plus
    10.230%
    71,615
    365,499
    438,599
    32,942.31
    plus
    11.330%
    365,499
    438,599
    730,997
    41,224.54
    plus
    12.430%
    438,599
    730,997
    1,000,000
    77,569.61
    plus
    13.530%
    730,997
    1,000,000
    and over
    113,965.72
    plus
    14.630%
    1,000,000

  13. Determine the tax credit by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the result of step 8.
  14. Tax Credit = >$122.10< x Number of Regular Allowances Claimed on DE-4 or W-4

  15. Divide the annual California income tax withholding by >26< to obtain the biweekly California income tax withholding.

More Information for CA Customers

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4. California State Tax Tables

5. How to Calculate California Income Tax Withholdings

6. What is the cost of using ezPaycheck payroll software

7. How to handle CA ETT

8. ezPaycheck 30-day Free demo download link

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10. How to file ACA forms 1095 & 1094 to California State - Minimum Essential Coverage Information Reporting(MEC IR)


How to Calculate 2017 California State Income Tax by Using State Income Tax Table

1. Find your income exemptions

2. Find your pretax deductions, including 401K, flexible account contributions ...

3. Find your gross income

4. Check the 2017 California state tax rate and the rules to calculate state income tax

5. Calculate your state income tax step by step

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