Title RTC, California Rev. & Tax. Code

The amounts required to be paid by any person under this part together with interest and penalties shall be satisfied first in any of the following cases: (a) Whenever the person is insolvent. (b) Whenever the person makes a voluntary assignment of assets. (c) Whenever the estate…

(a) (1) If any person, other than an organization exempt from taxation under Section 23701, fails to pay any amount of tax, penalty, addition to tax, interest, or other liability imposed and delinquent under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with Sectio…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (e), after 20 years have lapsed from the date the latest tax liability for a taxable year or the date any other liability that is not associated with a taxable year becomes “due and payable” within the meaning of Section 19…

The Franchise Tax Board may, in the allowance of any amount as a credit or refund, or in the collection of any amount as a deficiency or underpayment, of any tax imposed by Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), disregard a fractional …

(a) At any time within which an action can be brought to collect any delinquent amounts as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 19371) of Chapter 6, the Franchise Tax Board may collect the tax, together with penalties and interest, in the following manner: The Franchise…

At any sale authorized by Section 19262, the property shall be sold by the Franchise Tax Board or its duly authorized agent in accordance with law and the notice of sale, and the Franchise Tax Board shall deliver to the purchaser a bill of sale for the property so sold and the bi…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 706.071, 706.073, 706.080, 706.101, and 706.105 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the Franchise Tax Board may serve earnings withholding orders for taxes and any other notice or document required to be served or provided in connection with an earnings w…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 18670 or 18671, payments authorized pursuant to Section 8161 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be subject to withholding or levy for liabilities due under Section 10878, Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with Sec…

(a) (1) The Franchise Tax Board, in coordination with financial institutions doing business in this state, shall operate a Financial Institution Record Match System utilizing automated data exchanges to the maximum extent feasible. (2) The Franchise Tax Board shall prescribe any …

The remedies of the State provided for in this chapter are cumulative, and no action taken by the board or Attorney General constitutes an election by the State to pursue any remedy to the exclusion of any other remedy for which provision is made in this part. (Added by Stats. 19…

In all proceedings under this chapter the board may act on behalf of the people of the State of California. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1040.)

The board shall not be subject to subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 16307 of the Corporations Code unless, at the time of application for or issuance of a permit, license, or registration number under this part, the applicant furnishes to the board a written partnership agreeme…

(a) The board may, in its discretion, enter into a written installment payment agreement with a person for the payment of any taxes due, together with interest thereon and any applicable penalties, in installments over an agreed period. With mutual consent, the board and the taxp…

The board, beginning no later than January 1, 2001, shall provide each taxpayer who has an installment payment agreement in effect under Section 30354 an annual statement setting forth the initial balance at the beginning of the year, the payments made during the year and the rem…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 706.071, 706.073, 706.080, 706.101, and 706.105 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration may serve earnings withholding orders for taxes and any other notice or document required to be served or provided …

(a) A collection cost recovery fee shall be imposed on any person that fails to pay an amount of tax, interest, penalty, or other amount due and payable under this part. The collection cost recovery fee shall be in an amount less than or equal to the California Department of Tax …

If the board believes that the collection of any tax or any amount of tax required to be collected and paid to the state or of any determination will be jeopardized by delay, it shall thereupon make a determination of the tax or amount of tax required to be collected, noting that…

If the amount specified in the determination is not paid within 10 days after service of notice thereof upon the person against whom the determination is made, the amount becomes final at the expiration of the 10 days, and the delinquency penalty and the interest provided in Sect…

The person against whom a jeopardy determination is made may petition for the redetermination thereof pursuant to Article 5 of this chapter. He shall, however, file the petition for redetermination with the board within 10 days after the service upon him of notice of the determin…

Any notice required by this article shall be served in the manner prescribed for service of notice of a deficiency determination. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 499, Sec. 60. (SB 1528) Effective January 1, 2025.)

In accordance with those rules and regulations as the board may prescribe, the person against whom a jeopardy determination is made may apply for an administrative hearing for one or more of the following purposes: (a) To establish that the determination is excessive. (b) To esta…

(a) The board may recover any refund or part thereof that is erroneously made, and any credit or part thereof that is erroneously allowed, in an action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of Sacramento in the name of the people of the State of California. (…

In any action brought pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 40135, the court may, with the consent of the Attorney General, order a change in the place of trial. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 609, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1999.)

The Attorney General shall prosecute any action brought pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 40135, and the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to service of summons, pleadings, proof, trials, and appeals shall apply to the proceedings. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch.…

(a) The department may recover any refund or part thereof that is erroneously made, and any credit or part thereof that is erroneously allowed, in an action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of Sacramento in the name of the people of the State of Californ…

In any action brought pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 41114.1, the court may, with the consent of the Attorney General, order a change in the place of trial. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 609, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 1999.)

The Attorney General shall prosecute any action brought pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 41114.1, and the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to service of summons, pleadings, proof, trials, and appeals shall apply to the proceedings. (Added by Stats. 1998, C…

If any amount has been illegally determined, either by the person filing the return or by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration shall certify the amount determined to be in excess of the amount legally due…

If any amount has been illegally determined, either by the person filing the return or by the department, the department shall certify the amount determined to be in excess of the amount legally due and the person against whom the determination was made, and authorize the cancell…

(a) If any amount has been illegally determined, either by the person filing the return or by the department, the department shall certify the amount determined to be in excess of the amount legally due and the person against whom the determination was made and authorize the canc…

(a) If any amount has been illegally determined, the department shall certify the amount determined to be in excess of the amount legally due and the person against whom the determination was made and authorize the cancellation of the amount upon the records of the department. (b…

(a) If any amount has been illegally determined, either by the person filing the return or by the department, the department shall certify the amount determined to be in excess of the amount legally due and the person against whom the determination was made and authorize the canc…

(a) Every person before becoming a qualified highway vehicle operator shall apply to the board for a license authorizing the person to engage in business as a qualified highway vehicle operator. A license shall be issued only to a person who is qualified to use dyed diesel fuel o…

Applications shall be made on forms prescribed, prepared, and furnished by the board. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 912, Sec. 17. Effective September 28, 1994. Operative July 1, 1995, by Sec. 26 of Ch. 912.)

Before granting a license authorizing a person to report the backup tax as a qualified highway vehicle operator, the board may require the person to file with the board security pursuant to Section 60401. The license issued to any qualified highway vehicle operator is not transfe…

If the board believes that the collection of any tax or any amount of tax required to be collected and paid to the state or of any determination or other amount required to be paid to the state will be jeopardized by delay, it shall thereupon make a determination of the tax or am…

If the amount specified in the determination is not paid within 10 days after service of notice thereof upon the person against whom the determination is made, the amount becomes final at the expiration of the 10 days, unless a petition for redetermination is filed within the 10 …

The person against whom a jeopardy determination is made may petition for the redetermination thereof pursuant to Article 5 of this chapter. He shall, however, file the petition for redetermination with the board within 10 days after the service upon him of notice of the determin…

In accordance with such rules and regulations as the board may prescribe, the person against whom a jeopardy determination is made may apply for an administrative hearing for one or more of the following purposes: (a) To establish that the determination is excessive; or (b) To es…

Any notice required by this article shall be served in the manner prescribed for service of notice of a deficiency determination. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 499, Sec. 11. (SB 1528) Effective January 1, 2025.)

If the board is not satisfied with the return made by any supplier, it may make a deficiency determination of the tax required to be paid by the supplier based upon information contained in the return or upon any information in the possession of the board. The board may make a de…

The department shall give the supplier written notice of its determination. The notice shall be served in one of the following manners: (a) By placing the notice in a sealed envelope, with postage paid, addressed to the supplier at the supplier’s address as it appears in the reco…

If any part of the deficiency for which a deficiency determination is made is due to neglect or intentional disregard of this part or authorized rules and regulations, a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the determination shall be added thereto. (Repealed and added by Stats.…

If any part of the deficiency for which a deficiency determination is made is due to fraud or an intent to evade the tax, a penalty of 25 percent of the amount of the determination shall be added thereto. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1053, Sec. 12. Effective January 1,…

All deficiency determinations, exclusive of penalty, shall bear interest at the modified adjusted rate per month, or fraction thereof, established pursuant to Section 6591.5, from the last day of the month following the close of the monthly period for which the amount or any port…

Except in the case of fraud, intent to evade this part or authorized rules and regulations, or failure to make a return, every notice of a deficiency determination shall be given to the supplier within three years after the last day of the month following the monthly period for w…