Married couples filing their California income tax return jointly will usually have wider tax brackets than those filing separately or as an individual. In California, different tax brackets are applicable to different filing types. Each marginal rate only applies to earnings within the applicable marginal tax bracket
California's income tax brackets were last changed two years prior to 2020 for tax year 2018, and the tax rates were previously changed in 2013.Ĭalifornia's tax brackets are indexed for inflation, and are updated yearly to reflect changes in cost of living.Ĭalifornia has ten marginal tax brackets, ranging from 1% (the lowest California tax bracket) to 13.3% (the highest California tax bracket).
