More Taxpayers Eligible for CalEITC in 2017 Tax Year.

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About 1.1 million additional taxpayers may be eligible for California's cash-back Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) in the 2017 tax year as a result of state budget trailer legislation signed by Gov. Brown earlier this year.

As a result of Senate Bill 106, the upper income limit to qualify for the credit increased, and for the first time, those who earned self-employment income, including those working in the gig economy, may qualify for the credit.

Under the CalEITC expansion, a parent with an income of about $22,300 or less, and one or more qualifying...