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There will soon be some relief for all the Californians who are paying exorbitant prices for housing, petrol, food, and other necessities.
More than 20 million California citizens will receive "inflation relief" payments later this year, known as the Middle Class Tax Refund, Legislators announced. The payments will be between $200 to $1,050. Your income, filing status, and the number of dependents you have will all affect the size of your check.
Choose your filing status from the list below—individual, joint, head of household, or surviving spouse—to learn how much you can anticipate in your inflation relief check.
Check the table below for the row that has your income and the column that corresponds to your filing status for dependents. Dependent tax payers are entitled to a greater payment.
Individual tax filers
Gross income on 2020 taxes
Without dependent
With at least 1 dependent
$75,000 or less
$350
$700
$75,001 to $125,000
$250
$500
$125,001 to $250,000
$200
$400
Joint tax filers
Gross income on 2020 taxes
Without dependent
With at least 1 dependent
$150,000 or less
$700
$1,050
$150,001 to $250,000
$500
$750
$250,001 to $500,000
$400
$600
Head of household or surviving spouse
Gross income on 2020 taxes
Without dependent
With at least 1 dependent
$150,000 or less
$350
$700
$150,001 to $250,000
$250
$500
$250,001 to $500,000
$200
$400
Individuals earning above $250,000, joint filers earning over $500,000, and heads of households earning over $500,000 are not eligible for a tax refund.
When will California's payments for "inflation relief" be made? According to the Franchise Tax Board, payments will begin to be distributed in October. Direct deposit and debit cards will be used to distribute payments.