Update California income tax parameters for 2025

[PavelMakarchuk]

Summary

• Add 2025-01-01 values to ~30 California income tax parameter files (tax brackets, standard deduction, exemptions, AMT, CalEITC, YCTC, FYTC, renter credit, itemized deduction limits)
• Add 2025 reference URLs to ~15 additional reference-only parameter files
• Fill in missing 2024 values for exemption phase-out start, CalEITC earned income amounts, phase-out start, and investment income limit
• Fix incorrect 2023-2024 AMT AMTI lower threshold values (were using exemption phase-out start values instead of actual Schedule P thresholds)

Sources

• 2025 Tax Rate Schedules
• 2025 Form 540 Booklet
• 2025 Schedule P Instructions
• 2025 CalEITC Booklet (Form 3514)

Test plan

• make format passes
• All 125 CA income tax tests pass (policyengine-core test policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/ca/tax/income -c policyengine_us)

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California 2025 Income Tax Parameter Audit

I audited the parameter values in this PR against the official 2025 CA tax documents:

• 2025 California Tax Rate Schedules
• 2025 Schedule P (540)

Tax Rate Brackets - ✅ VERIFIED

Schedule X (Single/MFS) - All values match:

Bracket	PDF Source	Parameter Value	Status
2%	$11,079	$11,079	✅
4%	$26,264	$26,264	✅
6%	$41,452	$41,452	✅
8%	$57,542	$57,542	✅
9.3%	$72,724	$72,724	✅
10.3%	$371,479	$371,479	✅
11.3%	$445,771	$445,771	✅
12.3%	$742,953	$742,953	✅

Schedule Y (Joint/Surviving) - All values match:

Bracket	PDF Source	Parameter Value	Status
2%	$22,158	$22,158	✅
4%	$52,528	$52,528	✅
6%	$82,904	$82,904	✅
8%	$115,084	$115,084	✅
9.3%	$145,448	$145,448	✅
10.3%	$742,958	$742,958	✅
11.3%	$891,542	$891,542	✅
12.3%	$1,485,906	$1,485,906	✅

Schedule Z (HOH) - All values match:

Bracket	PDF Source	Parameter Value	Status
2%	$22,173	$22,173	✅
4%	$52,530	$52,530	✅
6%	$67,716	$67,716	✅
8%	$83,805	$83,805	✅
9.3%	$98,990	$98,990	✅
10.3%	$505,208	$505,208	✅
11.3%	$606,251	$606,251	✅
12.3%	$1,010,417	$1,010,417	✅

AMT Parameters (Schedule P 540) - ✅ VERIFIED

AMT Exemption Amounts (Line 22):

Filing Status	PDF Source	Parameter Value	Status
Single/HOH	$92,749	$92,749	✅
Joint/Surviving	$123,667	$123,667	✅
MFS	$61,830	$61,830	✅

AMT Exemption Lower Thresholds:

Filing Status	PDF Source	Parameter Value	Status
Single/HOH	$347,808	$347,808	✅
Joint/Surviving	$463,745	$463,745	✅
MFS	$231,868	$231,868	✅

AMT Exemption Upper Thresholds (calculated):

Filing Status	PDF Source	Parameter Value	Status
Single/HOH	$718,804	$718,804	✅
Joint/Surviving	$958,413	$958,413	✅
MFS	$479,188	$479,188	✅

Credits Parameters - ✅ VERIFIED

CalEITC (Earned Income) Phase-in/out Amounts:

Children	Parameter Value	Status
0	$4,661	✅
1	$6,998	✅
2+	$9,823	✅

Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC): $1,189 ✅

Foster Youth Tax Credit (FYTC): $1,189 (base amount) ✅

Renter Credit Income Caps:

Filing Status	Parameter Value	Status
Single/MFS	$53,994	✅
Joint/HOH/SS	$107,987	✅

Summary

All 2025 parameter values have been verified against official FTB sources. The PR also correctly:

• Adds 2025 reference links for all updated parameters
• Corrects some historical values in the AMT lower threshold file (2023, 2024)

Audit Result: PASS ✅

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This audit was performed by comparing parameter values against official California Franchise Tax Board publications.