--- slug: california-young-child-tax-credit title: "Young Child Tax Credit (CA) (cash back on the California return for families with a child under 6): who qualifies, what you get, how to apply, and what happens next" kind: procedure status: published hash: 6bacb3065146361e5ef3e8dc2e2e729437c7a83240610d00bf560e6fa0eec015 created: 2026-10-09T14:05:35.821Z updated: 2026-10-09T14:08:36.956Z summary: "The Young Child Tax Credit pays up to $1,189 per California tax return (tax year 2025) to CalEITC-eligible families with a child under 6 and earned income of $32,900 or less; families with zero earned income or a loss up to $35,640 can also qualify. It is claimed on form FTB 3514 with the California return, free through CalFile or a VITA site." tags: ["young child tax credit","yctc","california","benefits","tax credits","procedure"] above: ["[[california-benefits-graph]]"] below: [] adjacent: ["[[california-caleitc]]", "[[california-federal-eitc]]", "[[california-child-tax-credit]]", "[[california-foster-youth-tax-credit]]", "[[california-free-tax-preparation]]", "[[california-wic]]", "[[california-head-start]]", "[[california-subsidized-child-care]]"] nested: [] --- # Young Child Tax Credit (CA) (cash back on the California return for families with a child under 6): who qualifies, what you get, how to apply, and what happens next *The Young Child Tax Credit pays up to $1,189 per California tax return (tax year 2025) to CalEITC-eligible families with a child under 6 and earned income of $32,900 or less; families with zero earned income or a loss up to $35,640 can also qualify. It is claimed on form FTB 3514 with the California return, free through CalFile or a VITA site.* ## What the Young Child Tax Credit is, in one paragraph The Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC) is cash back on the California tax return for families with a child under 6 and low earned income. The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) pays it with CalEITC, on the same form FTB 3514 (rule:claim_on_return). It is paid per return, not per child (rule:max_credit). Since tax year 2022 a family with zero earned income or a business loss can still qualify (rule:net_loss_exception). ```widget { "type": "stat", "value": "up to $1,189", "label": "per eligible tax return, tax year 2025 (FTB, rule:max_credit)" } ``` ## Who may qualify - A qualifying child under 6 at the end of the tax year (rule:child_under_6). - Qualify for CalEITC (rule:caleitc_qualify; see [[california-caleitc]]), including an SSN or ITIN for each person (rule:ssn_or_itin). - Earned income of $32,900 or less in tax year 2025 (rule:earned_income_limit). **The exception for zero earned income or a loss, tax year 2025** (rule:net_loss_exception, rule:net_loss_limit): | Test | Limit | | --- | --- | | Total wages, tips and other employee pay, withheld or not | $35,640 or less | | Total net loss for the year | $35,640 or less | | Other CalEITC and YCTC requirements | all met | ## What the model on this page can do for you This article is also the context of a model you can text or chat with. The buttons under the title open Messages with a note already written, or a chat on this page. The model has read this exact page: the rules above with their source ids, the procedure below, and the other programs the same facts open. It asks for one or two facts at a time, starting with each child's date of birth and the year's earned income, tells you which rules you pass and which it cannot decide, names the programs you may also qualify for, and gives the exact next step. It has no tools: it cannot file or apply for you, and it says so. Every message is kept on this build's Ledger. A screening here is a screening, not a decision. FTB decides. ## How to apply, and what happens after There is no application. The credit is claimed on the California return with form FTB 3514, the same form as CalEITC (rule:claim_on_return). CalFile files the state return free with FTB (rule:calfile_free); VITA volunteers prepare returns free (rule:vita_help; see [[california-free-tax-preparation]]). The credit can be claimed for tax years 2021 forward by filing or amending the return (rule:claim_window). It is claimed again each year while a child is under 6 (rule:renewal_each_year). If FTB changes or denies the credit, the notice gives an appeal date; the appeal goes to the Office of Tax Appeals (rule:appeal_ota, rule:appeal_deadline, rule:ota_contact). ```widget { "type": "json", "title": "The procedure, stage by stage, as data", "ref": "#facts.procedure.stages", "open_depth": 1 } ``` ## The same facts open other programs A child's date of birth and the household's earned income are asked by: - **California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) (B049)** [[california-caleitc]]: the base credit; YCTC needs CalEITC qualification. - **Federal EITC (B052)** [[california-federal-eitc]]: the federal credit on the federal return. - **Child Tax Credit + Additional CTC (B053)** [[california-child-tax-credit]]: the federal credit for children under 17. - **Foster Youth Tax Credit (CA) (B051)** [[california-foster-youth-tax-credit]]: the other add-on credit on the same form, for former foster youth. - **Free tax preparation: VITA / TCE + Free File + CalFile (B054)** [[california-free-tax-preparation]]: free filing: VITA, IRS Free File and CalFile. - **WIC (Women, Infants & Children) (B003)** [[california-wic]]: food for children under five and pregnant or postpartum parents. - **Head Start / Early Head Start (B058)** [[california-head-start]]: preschool for young children. - **Subsidized child care: CalWORKs Stages 1-3 + Alternative Payment (CAPP) (B060)** [[california-subsidized-child-care]]: subsidized child care. ```widget { "type": "json", "title": "What this article shares with the graph", "ref": "#facts.ontology", "open_depth": 2 } ``` ## How this page works This page is one JSON object. The page, the Markdown and the machine copy at [/a/california-young-child-tax-credit.json](https://miscsubjects.com/a/california-young-child-tax-credit.json) are three views of it. Its `facts` carry the article's identity and jurisdiction, the procedure with its stages, every rule with its source id and verification status, the fields with their canonical fact names, the ontology edges into the benefits graph, the declared actions, the model's instructions, and the permissions the model has (none). The model's context is served separately at [/a/california-young-child-tax-credit/context](https://miscsubjects.com/a/california-young-child-tax-credit/context): the same object, projected for a model, so there is one source of truth for the reader and the machine. What is saved: a thread per phone number that texts, holding which articles it asked about, how many messages, and the facts it stated, so a person who comes back continues rather than restarts. The same phone number is treated as the same thread; a browser is never shown another phone's thread, and signing in is required before anything private crosses from text to screen. Every message, in either direction, is a row on this build's Ledger, as every action here is. Figures carry their status in `facts.rules[].status`. Every tax year 2025 figure was read on 9 October 2026 from the FTB Young Child Tax Credit page. ## Official addresses - File free: [CalFile](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/ways-to-file/online/calfile/) - The credit: [FTB Young Child Tax Credit](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/young-child-tax-credit.html) - FTB customer service: 800-852-5711, weekdays 8 AM to 5 PM ([phone page](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/help/contact/phone-fax.html)) - Appeal: Office of Tax Appeals, PO Box 989880, West Sacramento CA 95798-9880; fax 916-492-2089; phone 916-206-4355 ([how to appeal](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/help/disagree-or-resolve-an-issue/appeal-a-decision.html)) ## Facts ```json { "measured_at": "2026-10-09T16:00:00Z", "article": { "id": "yctc-ca", "slug": "california-young-child-tax-credit", "program_id": "B050", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "aliases": [ "YCTC", "Young Child Tax Credit", "California Young Child Tax Credit", "FTB 3514 young child credit" ], "schema_version": "jarticle/1 + benefit-article/1 (these facts)" }, "procedure": { "id": "proc:apply_yctc_ca", "type": "procedure", "program_id": "B050", "authority": "California Franchise Tax Board (FTB); 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Report results as: potentially eligible, potentially ineligible, insufficient information, or requires FTB determination; always say FTB decides and appeals go to the Office of Tax Appeals. Ask for at most two facts at a time, starting with each child's date of birth and the year's earned income; restate each as a canonical fact line (household.income.earned_annual = 21000). Use facts.ontology.related_programs to name CalEITC, the federal EITC and Child Tax Credit and other programs the same facts open, and facts.procedure.stages to give the exact next step. Never claim a return was filed. 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[Young Child Tax Credit](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/young-child-tax-credit.html) — “The Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC) provides up to $1,189 per eligible tax return for tax year 2025.” (sha256 ada82f6493810048) 2. [Young Child Tax Credit](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/young-child-tax-credit.html) — “California families qualify with earned income of $32,900 or less.” (sha256 dab2f3c3835dab69) 3. [Young Child Tax Credit](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/young-child-tax-credit.html) — “You also must have a qualifying child under 6 years old at the end of the tax year and qualify for CalEITC – with one exception.” (sha256 3265ab3aef524e5c) 4. [Young Child Tax Credit](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/young-child-tax-credit.html) — “For tax year 2025, you may have a net loss of up to $35,640.” (sha256 a6074dee08fbabbd) 5. [Young Child Tax Credit](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/young-child-tax-credit.html) — “Your total wages, salaries, tips, and other employee compensation (whether subject to California withholding or not), if any, do not exceed $35,640.” (sha256 f2b167816f563bd1) 6. [Young Child Tax Credit](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/young-child-tax-credit.html) — “You may claim YCTC for tax years 2021 and forward by filing or amending your state income tax return.” (sha256 9866a721f9838750) 7. [Young Child Tax Credit](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/young-child-tax-credit.html) — “Filing your state tax return is required to claim this credit.” (sha256 0532a4654adcdbd6) 8. [Young Child Tax Credit](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/young-child-tax-credit.html) — “Earned income is wages, salaries, tips, and other employee compensation that is subject to California withholding, or net income from self-employment.” (sha256 706a838b2ffb26cb) 9. [Appeal a decision](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/help/disagree-or-resolve-an-issue/appeal-a-decision.html) — “If you don’t agree with a notice of action or a claim for refund denial or if we have not accepted or denied your refund claim within six months, submit an appeal to the Office of Tax Appeals.” (sha256 7eea7cd7521480d3) 10. [Appeal a decision](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/help/disagree-or-resolve-an-issue/appeal-a-decision.html) — “Submit your appeal by the appeal date on your notice.” (sha256 d83ea04fe62fe77d) 11. [Phone / fax](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/help/contact/phone-fax.html) — “Our contact center services are currently unavailable.” (sha256 39ec765178e7d05b) 12. [CalFile](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/ways-to-file/online/calfile/) — “Use CalFile to e-file your state tax return directly to the Franchise Tax Board.” (sha256 f1a3ff3f72d8c456) 13. [Eligibility and credit information (CalEITC)](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/caleitc/eligibility-and-credit-information.html) — “Tax year 2025 maximum income and credit amounts for CalEITC and related tax credits” (sha256 726647b9ff4a8394) 14. [Eligibility and credit information (CalEITC)](https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/caleitc/eligibility-and-credit-information.html) — “Also, you may receive free tax help through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.” (sha256 5fdc72cc6f443dd6) --- **above:** [[california-benefits-graph]] **adjacent:** [[california-caleitc]], [[california-federal-eitc]], [[california-child-tax-credit]], [[california-foster-youth-tax-credit]], [[california-free-tax-preparation]], [[california-wic]], [[california-head-start]], [[california-subsidized-child-care]]