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This year, the Form 540 2Ez is simpler than ever before. It's a one-page form that summarizes your tax liability very concisely. The instructions are also shorter and simpler, making it easier to complete. In fact, the only thing you'll need to do is enter your total income and taxable deductions. Everything else is taken care of on the form itself. So if you're looking for an easy way to file your taxes this year, the 540 2Ez is definitely worth considering.

You'll find information about the type of form you need to submit in the table. It can show you the amount of time you will require to fill out form 540 2ez, what parts you will have to fill in and a few additional specific facts.

Question	Answer
Form Name	Form 540 2Ez
Form Length	4 pages
Fillable?	Yes
Fillable fields	127
Avg. time to fill out	26 min 28 sec
Other names	540ez 2020, california tax form 540 2ez, 540 2ez 2020, california 540 ez

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TAXABLE YEAR				FORM
2020 California Resident Income Tax Return				540 2EZ

Check here if this is an AMENDED return.

Your ﬁrst name

Initial

Last name

Sufﬁx

Your SSN or ITIN

If joint tax return, spouse’s/RDP’s ﬁrst name

Initial

Last name

Sufﬁx

Spouse’s/RDP’s SSN or ITIN

Additional information (see instructions)

Street address (number and street) or PO box

Apt. no/ste. no.

PMB/private mailbox

City (If you have a foreign address, see instructions)

State

ZIP code

Foreign country name

Foreign province/state/county

Foreign postal code

Prior Date of Name Birth

Your DOB (mm/dd/yyyy)

•

Your prior name (see instructions)

•

Enter your county at time of filing (see instructions)

Spouse’s/RDP’s DOB (mm/dd/yyyy)

•

Spouse’s/RDP’s prior name (see instructions)

•

Principal Residence

If your address above is the same as your principal/physical residence address at the time of filing, check this box . . . If not, enter below your principal/physical residence address at the time of filing.

Street address (number and street) (If foreign address, see instructions.)	Apt. no./ste.no.


City		State	ZIP code

Filing Status

If your California filing status is different from your federal filing status, check the box here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Check the box for your filing status. Check only one. See instructions.

1		Single	5	Qualifying widow(er). Enter year spouse/RDP died.
2		Married/RDP filing jointly		See instructions.


		(even if only one spouse/RDP had income)


4		Head of household. STOP! See instructions.
4		Head of household. STOP! See instructions.

6	If another person can claim you (or your spouse/RDP) as a dependent on his or her tax return,
6
	even if he or she chooses not to, you must see the instructions				. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 6

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Your name:

Your SSN or ITIN:

7 Senior: If you (or your spouse/RDP) are 65 or older, enter 1; if both are 65 or older, enter 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 7

8 Dependents: (Do not include yourself or your spouse/RDP) Enter number of dependents here. . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 8

Exemptions

Dependent 1

First Name

Last Name

SSN (see instructions) •

Dependent’s relationship to you

Dependent 2

•

Dependent 3

•

Taxable Income and Credits

				Whole dollars only
9	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Total wages (federal Form W-2, box 16). See instructions		• 9		.	00
10	Total interest income (federal Form 1099-INT, box 1). See instructions		• 10
					.	00
11	Total dividend income (federal Form 1099-DIV, box 1a). See instructions		• 11
					.	00
12	Total pension income	See instructions. Taxable amount	• 12
					.	00
13	Total capital gains distributions from mutual funds (federal Form 1099-DIV,		• 13

	box 2a). See instructions	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			.	00
16	Add line 9, line 10, line 11, line 12, and line 13		• 16
					.	00

17Using the 2EZ Table for your filing status, enter the tax for the amount on line 16. Caution: If you checked the box on line 6, STOP. See instructions for

completing the Dependent Tax Worksheet

. 00

18Senior exemption: See instructions. If you are 65 or older and entered 1 in the

	box on line 7, enter $124. If you entered 2 in the box on line 7, enter $248	18	. 00
19	Nonrefundable renter’s credit. See instructions	• 19
19	Nonrefundable renter’s credit. See instructions	• 19	.	00
20	Credits. Add line 18 and line 19	20
20	Credits. Add line 18 and line 19	20	.	00

21	Tax. Subtract line 20 from line 17. If zero or less, enter -0-	• 21	.	00

22	Total tax withheld (federal Form W-2, box 17 or federal Form 1099-R, box 14). .	• 22	.	00

23	Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). See instructions for FTB 3514	• 23	.	00

24	Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC). See instructions	• 24	.	00
25	Total payments. Add line 22, line 23, and line 24	25
25	Total payments. Add line 22, line 23, and line 24	25	.	00

Use Tax
ISR	Penalty


26	. . . . . .Use tax. Do not leave blank. See instructions			• 26		.	00
	If line 26 is zero, check if:		No use tax is owed.		You paid your use tax obligation directly to CDTFA.
	If line 26 is zero, check if:		No use tax is owed.		You paid your use tax obligation directly to CDTFA.
27	Individual Shared Responsibility (ISR) Penalty. See instructions							• 27		.
27					. .	.		• 27	00	.
	•	Full-year health care coverage.
	•	Full-year health care coverage.

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Your name:			Your SSN or ITIN:
	28	Payments balance. If line 25 is more than line 26, subtract line 26 from line 25 .		28
	28			28
Due	29	Use Tax balance. If line 26 is more than line 25, subtract line 25 from line 26		29
Due	29			29
Tax/Tax	30	Payments after Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty. If line 28 is more than
	30
		line 27, subtract line 27 from line 28		30
	31	Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty balance. If line 27 is more than line 28,
	31
Overpaid		subtract line 28 from line 27		31
	32	Overpaid tax. If line 30 is more than line 21, subtract line 21 from line 30		• 32
	32			• 32
	33	Tax due. If line 30 is less than line 21, subtract line 30 from line 21.


		See instructions		33

Code Amount

California Seniors Special Fund. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• 400

Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. . . . . . . • 401

Rare and Endangered Species Preservation Voluntary Tax Contribution Program . . . • 403

California Breast Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . .• 405

California Firefighters’ Memorial Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• 406

Emergency Food for Families Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• 407

California Peace Officer Memorial Foundation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. . . . . • 408

	California Sea Otter Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund	• 410
		•
	California Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund	.	413
Contributions
		•
	School Supplies for Homeless Children Fund	.	422
	State Parks Protection Fund/Parks Pass Purchase	.• 423

Protect Our Coast and Oceans Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• 424

Keep Arts in Schools Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 425

Prevention of Animal Homelessness and Cruelty Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. . . • 431

California Senior Citizen Advocacy Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• 438

Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund . . . . . . . . . .• 439

Rape Kit Backlog Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• 440

Schools Not Prisons Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• 443

Suicide Prevention Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 444

34 Add amounts in code 400 through code 444. These are your total contributions. . . .

.• 34

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Your name:

Your SSN or ITIN:

Amount You Owe

Direct Deposit (Refund Only)

35AMOUNT YOU OWE. Add line 29, line 31, line 33, and line 34. See instructions. Do not send cash.

Mail to: FRANCHISE TAX BOARD

PO BOX 942867

SACRAMENTO CA 94267-0001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .•35	.	00
Pay online – Go to ftb.ca.gov/pay for more information.

36REFUND OR NO AMOUNT DUE. Subtract line 34 from line 32. See instructions. Mail to: FRANCHISE TAX BOARD

PO BOX 942840

SACRAMENTO CA 94240-0001	•36	. 00
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fill in the information to authorize direct deposit of your refund into one or two accounts. Do not attach a voided check or a deposit slip. Have you verified the routing and account numbers? Use whole dollars only.

All or the following amount of my refund (line 36) is authorized for direct deposit into the account shown below:

	• Type	• 37 Direct deposit amount
• Routing number	Checking • Account number	• 37 Direct deposit amount

. 00

Savings

The remaining amount of my refund (line 36) is authorized for direct deposit into the account shown below:

•Type

• Routing number	Checking • Account number	• 38 Direct deposit amount
• Routing number	Checking • Account number	• 38 Direct deposit amount
	Savings		.	00
			.	00

To learn about your privacy rights, how we may use your information, and the consequences for not providing the requested information, go to ftb.ca.gov/forms and search for 1131. To request this notice by mail, call 800.852.5711.

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information on this tax return is true, correct, and complete.

Your signature

Date

Spouse’s/RDP’s signature (if a joint tax return, both must sign)

Sign Here

Your email address. Enter only one email address.		Preferred phone number

Paid preparer’s signature (declaration of preparer is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge)

It is unlawful
to forge a
spouse’s/RDP’s
spouse’s/RDP’s		• PTIN
signature.	Firm’s name (or yours, if self-employed)	• PTIN
Joint tax return?
Joint tax return?
See instructions.
See instructions.	Firm’s address	• Firm’s FEIN
	Firm’s address	• Firm’s FEIN

Do you want to allow another person to discuss this tax return with us? See instructions. . . .•		Yes
Print Third Party Designee’s Name	Telephone Number

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