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Renter's credit (nonrefundable)

California allows a nonrefundable renter's credit for certain individuals. To claim the renter's credit for California, all the following conditions need to be met:
  • The taxpayer is a resident of California for the entire year if filing Form 540, or at least 6 months if filing Form 540NR as a part-year resident.
    note
    Nonresidents can't claim this credit.
  • The taxpayer's California adjusted gross income is below a given threshold if single or married filing separate, or below a given threshold if married filing joint, head of household, or qualifying widow(er).
  • The taxpayer has paid rent for at least half the year on property (including a mobile home that the taxpayer owned on rented land) in California, which was the taxpayer's principal residence.
  • The taxpayer was either not claimed as a dependent on another return, or the taxpayer was claimed as a dependent but didn't live with the claimant for more than half the year.
  • The property the taxpayer rented is not exempt from property taxes for the year.
  • The taxpayer didn’t claim the homeowner's property tax exemption at any time during the year.
When you enter an amount in
Renter's credit (Force)
 on the
CACr-2
 screen, the amount entered transfers to Schedule P (540) or P (540NR). When the force field is blank and you enter detailed data in
Nonrefundable renter's credit
 on the 
CACr-2
 screen, the California Nonrefundable Renter's Credit Worksheet calculates and prints.
note
For a taxpayer filing married filing separately, the credit won't calculate. If the taxpayer qualifies, enter the qualifying amount on the
CACr-2
 screen.

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