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2026 California Income Tax Brackets & Rates

Federal and state tax brackets, capital gains rates, and corporate tax rates for California in tax year 2026.

Federal Income Tax Brackets (2026)

FromToRate
$0$12,40010.00%
$12,400$50,40012.00%
$50,400$105,70022.00%
$105,700$201,77524.00%
$201,775$256,22532.00%
$256,225$640,60035.00%
$640,60037.00%

California State Income Tax Brackets (2026)

FromToRate
$0$11,0791.00%
$11,079$26,2642.00%
$26,264$41,4524.00%
$41,452$57,5426.00%
$57,542$72,7248.00%
$72,724$371,4799.30%
$371,479$445,77110.30%
$445,771$742,95311.30%
$742,953$1,000,00012.30%
$1,000,00013.30%

Federal Capital Gains Tax Brackets (2026)

FromToRate
$0$49,4500.00%
$49,450$545,50015.00%
$545,50020.00%

Additional Information

Federal Corporate Tax Rate
21.00%
State Corporate Tax Rate
8.84%
Federal Standard Deduction (Single)
$16,100

Sources & Trust

Every figure above is traceable to a published source. Each source is rated by what published it, not by how confident we feel about it.

Federal (United States) — 2026

OfficialValues verified
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  1. Cited for Rate brackets, Standard deduction, Capital gains, Corporate rate · confirmed

    Section 4.14(1) table, page 18 of the PDF

  2. Cited for Rate brackets, Standard deduction · confirmed

    Press release states $16,100 directly

  3. Cited for Corporate rate · confirmed

    Official U.S. Code text: flat 21% corporate rate under §11(b)

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California — 2026

ProvisionalValues verified

2026 state values currently carry forward 2025 structures/rates unless separately updated.

7 sources— show
  1. Cited for Rate brackets · confirmed

    Primary citation recorded with the tax table entry; coverage beyond the rate brackets is unconfirmed.

  2. Cited for Rate brackets, Standard deduction · confirmed

    Official EDD 'California Withholding Schedules for 2026' (Method B), Table 5, Single Persons annual bracket table — thresholds identical to 2025.

  3. Cited for Rate brackets, Standard deduction · confirmed

    Official FTB 2026 Form 540-ES instructions; directs use of the 2025 tax table for the 2026 estimate.

  4. Cited for Capital gains · confirmed

    FTB capital gains guidance page (current, applies to 2026 as no law change was found).

  5. Cited for Corporate rate · confirmed

    Official current FTB business tax rates page, 8.84%/10.84%.

  6. Cited for Rate brackets · confirmed

    Official CA Legislature bill-status page confirming AB 1219 died in committee (06/05/25), never enacted.

  7. Cited for Corporate rate · confirmed

    Official CA Legislature bill-status page confirming SB 573 died ('Returned to Secretary of Senate,' 02/02/26) without being enacted.

How we rate sources — tiers are derived from what published the document, not from our confidence in it.