Review historical Golden State Stimulus I & II and Middle Class Tax Refund amounts. These California stimulus programs are closed and no new payments are being issued.
California's major stimulus programs are complete. Golden State Stimulus I and II ended with the last GSS payments issued on July 15, 2022, and the Middle Class Tax Refund was a one-time payment run that was issued between October 2022 and January 2023. FTB also states it is not authorized to reissue MCTR payments after May 31, 2024, and MCTR debit cards expire on April 30, 2026.
This calculator is a historical reference tool. It reconstructs the original GSS I, GSS II, and MCTR rules so you can check what the programs would have paid using the return data from the original filing period. It does not create new eligibility and cannot be used to claim a fresh payment today.
Use this calculator to check the original Golden State Stimulus and Middle Class Tax Refund rules against the filing information from the time those programs were active. It is useful for historical verification, recordkeeping, and explaining why a payment was or was not issued under the closed program rules.
Historical only: GSS I = $600 for CalEITC/ITIN filers with AGI ≤ $75,000 GSS II = $600 + $500 (with dependents) for AGI ≤ $75,000 MCTR (Single/Head): $350/$250/$200 (no deps) or $700/$500/$400 (with deps) by income tier MCTR (Married): $700/$500/$400 (no deps) or $1,050/$750/$600 (with deps) by income tier
Result: $1,800 historical total
A single filer with $75,000 AGI and 1 dependent would have matched GSS II ($1,100) and MCTR ($700), for a combined historical total of $1,800.
This page reconstructs the original GSS I, GSS II, and MCTR rules from the relevant filing periods. It is not a live eligibility checker and does not indicate that any payment is still open to claim.
The most common errors are using current-year income instead of the filing-year data, assuming the programs are still open, or treating MCTR as a recurring benefit. If you need to verify a historical payment, compare the original filing information against the closed program rules shown on this page.
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This page reconstructs the original Golden State Stimulus I, Golden State Stimulus II, and Middle Class Tax Refund rules from the historical filing windows. It checks the original AGI, filing status, dependent, ITIN, and CalEITC thresholds that applied when the programs were active, and it is intentionally framed as a historical reference tool rather than a live benefit calculator.
The page does not imply that a new payment can be claimed. FTB states that Golden State Stimulus I and II are complete, that no new GSS payments have been issued since July 15, 2022, that the Middle Class Tax Refund was a one-time payment issued between October 2022 and January 2023, and that MCTR payments cannot be reissued after May 31, 2024.
No. Golden State Stimulus I and II are complete, no new GSS payments have been issued since July 15, 2022, and MCTR was a one-time payment program. Use this calculator only to check historical amounts and eligibility.
MCTR was a one-time California inflation relief payment issued between October 2022 and January 2023. FTB says it is not authorized to reissue MCTR payments after May 31, 2024, and debit cards expire on April 30, 2026.
ITIN filers were specifically included in GSS I historical eligibility, receiving $600 if their AGI was $75,000 or less and they otherwise met the program rules.
The MCTR was issued by direct deposit or debit card based on the historical filing data on record with FTB. This calculator only reconstructs the original payment rules; it does not request or refresh a payment.
Yes. GSS II and MCTR used dependent-based payment tiers, but only the original program rules apply here. The page is historical and does not create a new benefit.
This page is for historical reference only. If you need to verify whether a payment was issued during the original program window, check your FTB account records and the official program pages.