TAXABLE YEAR
CALIFORNIA FORM
2011
3553
Enterprise Zone Employee Credit
Attach to your California tax return.
Name(s) as shown on tax return
SSN or ITIN
Step 1: Complete the Enterprise Zone Employee Credit Qualification Checklist on page 3 of the instructions to see if you qualify to claim
this credit.
Step 2: Complete the form below to figure your available credit.
1 Enter the total amount of wages you earned working in an enterprise zone. Do not enter more than $10,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
00
2 If you file a joint return, enter the total amount of wages your spouse/RDP earned working in an enterprise zone. Do not enter
more than $10,500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
00
3 Add line 1 and line 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
00
4 Multiply the amount on line 3 by 5% (.05). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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5 Enter the amount from Form 540 or Long Form 540NR, line 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
00
6 If the amount on line 5 is either of the following:
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Equal to or less than the amount on line 3, enter -0- here and skip to line 10.
• More than the amount on line 3, enter the amount from line 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
00
7 Subtract line 6 from line 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
00
8 Multiply line 7 by 9% (.09). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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9 Subtract line 8 from line 4. If the result is zero or less, STOP. You do not qualify for this credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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10 Enter the total amount of enterprise zone wages. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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11 Enter the total amount of employee business expenses that you paid relating to your work in the enterprise zone.
See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
00
12 Net enterprise zone wage income. Subtract line 11 from line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
00
13 Enter the amount of tax for the amount on line 12. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
00
14 Total available enterprise zone employee credit. Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 13. If you entered -0- on line 6
and skipped to line 10, enter the smaller of line 4 or line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
00
Your credit may be limited. See the instructions for line 14.
FTB 3553 2011
7391113