Form 540a - California Resident Income Tax Return - 2008
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FORM
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540
California Resident Income Tax Return 2008
C1 Side 1
Last name
Your first name
Your SSN or ITIN
Initial
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If joint return, spouse’s/RDP’s first name
Last name
Spouse’s/RDP’s SSN or ITIN
Initial
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A
Address (including number and street, PO Box, or PMB no.)
Apt. no/Ste. no.
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City (if you have a foreign address, see page 9)
State
ZIP Code
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RP
If you filed your 2007 tax return under a different last name, write the last name only from the 2007 tax return.
Taxpayer
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Spouse/RDP_____________________________________________
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Single
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Head of household (with qualifying person). (see page 3)
2
Married/RDP filing jointly. (see page 3)
5
Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child. Enter year spouse/RDP died __________.
3
Married/RDP filing separately. Enter spouse’s/RDP’s SSN or ITIN above and full name here____________________________________________
If your California filing status is different from your federal filing status, fill in the circle here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
If someone can claim you (or your spouse/RDP) as a dependent, fill in the circle here (see page 9). . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
For line 7, line 8, line 9, and line 10: Multiply the amount you enter in the box by the pre-printed dollar amount for that line.
Whole dollars only
7 Personal: If you filled in 1, 3, or 4 above, enter 1 in the box. If you filled in 2 or 5, enter 2 in the box.
X $99 = $
If you filled in the circle on line 6, see page 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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X $99 = $
8 Blind: If you (or your spouse/RDP) are visually impaired, enter 1; if both are visually impaired, enter 2. . . . . 8
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X $99 = $
9 Senior: If you (or your spouse/RDP) are 65 or older, enter 1; if both are 65 or older, enter 2 . . . . . . . . . .
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10 Dependents: Enter name and relationship. Do not include yourself or your spouse/RDP. _______________
X $309= $
______________________ _______________________ Total dependent exemptions. . . . . . . . . .
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11 Exemption amount: Add line 7 through line 10. Transfer this amount to line 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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12 State wages from your Form(s) W-2, box 16 or CA Sch W-2, line 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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13 Enter federal adjusted gross income from Form 1040, line 37; 1040A, line 21; or 1040EZ, line 4. . . . . . . . . . . 13
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14 California Income Adjustments. See pages 10 and 11 for line 14a through line 14f.
a State income tax refund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14a
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b Unemployment compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14b
c U.S. social security or railroad retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14c
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d California non-taxable interest or dividend income . . . . . . . . . . . 14d
00
e California IRA distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14e
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f Non-taxable pensions and annuities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14f
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g Total California income adjustments. Add line 14a through line 14f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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17 Subtract line 14g from line 13. This is your California adjusted gross income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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18 Enter the
Your California itemized deductions or standard deduction
larger of:
shown below for your filing status:
• Single or Married/RDP filing separately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,692
• Married/RDP filing jointly, Head of household, or Qualifying widow(er) . . . $7,384
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If the circle on line 6 is filled in, STOP. (see page 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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19 Subtract line 18 from line 17. This is your taxable income. If less than zero, enter -0-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
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20 Tax. See Tax Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
21 Exemption credits. Enter the amount from line 11.
If line 13 is more than $163,187, see page 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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28 Nonrefundable renter’s credit. (see page 14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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29 Total credits. Add line 21 and line 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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30 Subtract line 29 from line 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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32 Mental Health Services Tax. (see page 15). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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34 Add line 30 and line 32. This is your total tax. If less than zero, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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