How to Calculate 2024 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 2024 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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Federal Income Tax Tables 2008

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How to Calculate 2008 Federal Income Tax by Using Federal Withholding Tax Table

1. Find your pay period: weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, monthly or daily

2. Find your gross income for each paycheck

3. Add up your income exemptions for each paycheck

4. Add up your pretax deductions, including 401K, flexible account contributions ... for each paycheck

5. Figure out your taxable income for each paycheck

taxable income = gross pay - exemptions - pretax deductions

6. Find the tax rate you should use and calculate the federal income tax

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Tables for Percentage Method of Withholding

(for Wages Paid in 2008)

Table 1 -- Weekly Payroll Period

(a) SINGLE person (including head of household) --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over .......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
		...	10%
		...	plus 15%
		...	plus 25%
		...	plus 28%
		...	plus 33%
	...	...	plus 35%

(b) Married person --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over .......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
		...	10%
		...	plus 15%
		...	plus 25%
		...	plus 28%
		...	plus 33%
	...	...	plus 35%

Table 2 -- Biweekly Payroll Period

(a) SINGLE person (including head of household) --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over .......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
		...	10%
		...	plus 15%
		...	plus 25%
		...	plus 28%
		...	plus 33%
	...	...	plus 35%

(b) Married person --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over .......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
		...	10%
		...	plus 15%
		...	plus 25%
		...	plus 28%
		...	plus 33%
	...	...	plus 35%

Table 3 -- Semimonthly Payroll Period

(a) SINGLE person (including head of household) --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over .......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
		...	10%
		...	plus 15%
		...	plus 25%
		...	plus 28%
		...	plus 33%
	...	...	plus 35%

(b) Married person --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over .......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
		...	10%
		...	plus 15%
		...	plus 25%
		...	plus 28%
		...	plus 33%
	...	...	plus 35%

Table 4 -- Monthly Payroll Period

(a) SINGLE person (including head of household) --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over .......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
		...	10%
		...	plus 15%
		...	plus 25%
		...	plus 28%
		...	plus 33%
	...	...	plus 35%

(b) Married person --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over .......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
		...	10%
		...	plus 15%
		...	plus 25%
		...	plus 28%
		...	plus 33%
	...	...	plus 35%

Table 5 -- Daily or Miscellaneous Payroll Period

(a) SINGLE person (including head of household) --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over .......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
		...	10%
		...	plus 15%
		...	plus 25%
		...	plus 28%
		...	plus 33%
	...	...	plus 35%

(b) Married person --
If the amount of wages(after subtracting withholding allowances) is:			The amount of income tax to withhold is:
Not over .......			$0
Over --	But no over --			Of excess over --
		...	10%
		...	plus 15%
		...	plus 25%
		...	plus 28%
		...	plus 33%
	...	...	plus 35%