text:
(a) An officer or employee of the Franchise Tax Board may not contact any person other than the taxpayer with respect to the determination or collection of the tax liability of the taxpayer without providing reasonable notice in advance to the taxpayer that contacts with persons other than the taxpayer may be made. The notice shall explain that a request may be made as provided in subdivision (b). A notice shall be valid for any third-party contacts made during the 12 months following the date of the notice. For any third-party contacts made after the expiration of the 12 months, an additional preliminary notice must be provided. This subdivision shall not apply if mail to the same address is returned undeliverable with no forwarding address. The notice shall not be required if the unpaid tax for which notice would otherwise be required under this paragraph is consolidated for collection purposes with a preexisting unpaid tax for which notice has been given under this paragraph with respect to that described preexisting unpaid tax of the person.

(b) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide, upon request from the taxpayer, a record of persons contacted during that 12-month period by the Franchise Tax Board with respect to the determination or collection of the tax liability of the taxpayer. The taxpayer’s request shall be made no later than 60 days after the 12-month period has expired.

(c) This section shall not apply:

(1) To any contact which the taxpayer has authorized.

(2) If the Franchise Tax Board determines for good cause shown that the notice would jeopardize collection of any tax or the notice may involve reprisal against any person.

(3) With respect to any pending criminal investigation.

(d) This section shall be operative for contacts made after 180 days after the effective date of the act adding this section.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 931, Sec. 28. Effective October 10, 1999.)


kind: section

code: RTC

text: The Franchise Tax Board may appoint and remove, in the manner provided by law, those officers, agents, branch office income tax deputies, and other employees as it deems necessary. They shall have the duties and powers as the Franchise Tax Board from time to time prescribes.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 31, Sec. 26. Effective June 16, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 31.)

division: 2. OTHER TAXES

chapter: 7. Administration of Tax

path: 2. OTHER TAXES > 10.2. ADMINISTRATION OF FRANCHISE AND INCOME TAX LAWS > 7. Administration of Tax > 1. Powers and Duties of Franchise Tax Board


text: The Franchise Tax Board may appoint one or more deputies or assistants to conduct hearings, prescribe regulations, or perform any other duty imposed by this part or other laws of the state upon the Franchise Tax Board.

part: 10.2. ADMINISTRATION OF FRANCHISE AND INCOME TAX LAWS

article: 1. Powers and Duties of Franchise Tax Board


text: Any temporary appointments of branch office income tax deputies and other branch office employees shall be made from eligible residents of the district in which the branch office is located.


text: The salaries of the personnel required by the Franchise Tax Board shall be such as it may prescribe, in the manner provided by law, and the Franchise Tax Board and its personnel shall be allowed reasonable and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.


text: The Franchise Tax Board may require officers, agents, deputies, and other employees designated by it to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in the sum and with the sureties as it may determine. It shall pay all premiums on the bonds out of moneys appropriated for the administration of this part.


text: The Franchise Tax Board and officers and employees designated by it may administer an oath to any person or take the acknowledgment of any person in respect of any return or report required by this part or the rules and regulations of the Franchise Tax Board.


text: Any person acting in a fiduciary capacity shall assume the duties and, upon giving notice to the Franchise Tax Board, shall assume the rights and privileges of the taxpayers in respect of any tax, additions to tax, penalties, and interest imposed by Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or this part except as otherwise specifically provided, until he or she gives notice that his or her fiduciary has terminated. He or she shall give notice under this section pursuant to rules and regulations prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board.


text: Every fiduciary who pays in whole or in part any claim, other than claims for taxes, expenses of administration, funeral expenses, expenses of last illness, family allowance, or wage claims as defined in Section 11402 of the Probate Code, against the person, estate, or trust for whom or for which the fiduciary acts, or who makes any distribution of the assets of the person, estate, or trust, before satisfaction and payment of taxes, interest, and penalties, except penalties due from a decedent, which are imposed by Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or this part on the person, estate, or trust for whom or for which the fiduciary acts, or which constitute a claim against the person, estate, or trust, or which are a lien or charge on or against the assets of the person, estate, or trust, is personally liable to the state for the taxes, interest, and penalties to the extent of the payments and distributions.


text:
(a) In the case of income received or accrued during the lifetime of a decedent, or by his or her estate during the period of administration, or by a trust, the Franchise Tax Board shall mail notices proposing to assess the tax, and shall commence any proceeding in court without assessment for the collection of the tax, within 18 months after written request therefor (filed after the return is made) by the fiduciary of the estate or trust or by any other person liable for the tax or any portion thereof.

(b) After filing a request pursuant to subdivision (a), a fiduciary may consent in writing to waive the limitation prescribed by subdivision (a).


text:
(a) The trustee of a trust described in Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code which is exempt from tax under Section 17631 to which contributions have been paid under a plan on behalf of any owner-employee (as defined in Section 401(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code), and each insurance company or other person which is the issuer of a contract purchased by such a trust, or purchased under a plan described in Section 403(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, contributions for which have been paid on behalf of any owner-employee, shall file the returns (in the form and at the times), keep the records, make the identification of contracts and funds (and accounts within the funds), and supply the information, as the Franchise Tax Board shall by forms or regulations prescribe.

(b) Every individual on whose behalf contributions have been paid as an owner-employee (as defined in Section 401(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code)—(1) To a trust described in Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code which is exempt from tax under Section 17631, or(2) To an insurance company or other person under a plan described in Section 403(a) of the Internal Revenue Code,shall furnish the trustee, insurance company, or other person, as the case may be, the information at the times and in the form and manner as the Franchise Tax Board shall prescribe by forms or regulations.


text: The Franchise Tax Board shall transmit to the Director of Employment Development claims for credit or refund allowed pursuant to Section 17061 of this code and subdivision (a) of Section 1176.5 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.


text: Unless otherwise specifically provided, if a provision of law, including Section 1088.5 and Section 1088.8 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, authorizes the use of information for tax enforcement purposes, the term “tax enforcement” includes the collection of any amount referred to the Franchise Tax Board for collection under a provision of law that authorizes the Franchise Tax Board to collect that amount in the same manner as an unpaid tax liability is collected by the Franchise Tax Board.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 455, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2004.)


text:
(a) The rate established under this section (referred to in other code sections as “the adjusted annual rate”) shall be determined in accordance with Section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that:

(1) (A) For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment rate specified in Section 6621(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be modified to be equal to the underpayment rate determined under Section 6621(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(B) In the case of any corporation, for purposes of determining interest on overpayments for periods beginning before July 1, 2002, the overpayment rate specified in Section 6621(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be modified to be equal to the underpayment rate determined under Section 6621(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(C) In the case of any corporation, for purposes of determining interest on overpayments for periods beginning on or after July 1, 2002, the overpayment rate specified in Section 6621(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be modified to be the lesser of 5 percent or the bond equivalent rate of 13-week United States Treasury bills, determined as follows:

(i) The bond equivalent rate of 13-week United States Treasury bills established at the first auction held during the month of January shall be utilized in determining the appropriate rate for the following July 1 to December 31, inclusive. Any such rate shall be rounded to the nearest full percent (or, if a multiple of one-half of 1 percent, that rate shall be increased to the next highest full percent).

(ii) The bond equivalent rate of 13-week United States Treasury bills established at the first auction held during the month of July shall be utilized in determining the appropriate rate for the following January 1 to June 30, inclusive. Any such rate shall be rounded to the nearest full percent (or, if a multiple of one-half of 1 percent, that rate shall be increased to the next highest full percent).

(2) The determination specified in Section 6621(b) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be modified to be determined semiannually as follows:

(A) The rate for January shall apply during the following July through December, and

(B) The rate for July shall apply during the following January through June.

(b) (1) For purposes of this part, Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), Part 32 (commencing with Section 61000), Title 25 (commencing with Section 100800) of the Government Code, and any other provision of law referencing this method of computation, in computing the amount of any interest required to be paid by the state or by the taxpayer, or any other amount determined by reference to that amount of interest, that interest and that amount shall be compounded daily.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply for purposes of computing the amount of any addition to tax under Section 19136 or 19142.

(c) Section 6621(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to increase in underpayment rate for large corporate underpayments, is modified as follows:

(1) The applicable date shall be the 30th day after the earlier of either of the following:

(A) The date on which the proposed deficiency assessment is issued.

(B) The date on which the notice and demand is sent.

(2) This subdivision shall apply for purposes of determining interest for periods after December 31, 1991.

(3) Section 6621(c)(2)(B)(iii) of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply for purposes of determining interest for periods after December 31, 1998.

(d) Section 6621(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to the elimination of interest on overlapping periods of tax overpayments and underpayments, shall not apply.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 38, Sec. 39. (SB 78) Effective June 27, 2019.)


text:
(a) (1) (A) On or before the 10th of January each year, the Franchise Tax Board shall submit to the Legislature a report on all changes to the Internal Revenue Code enacted into law in the prior year. To the extent possible, the report shall contain an estimate of the revenue effect of conforming California law to each of those changes.

(B) In the event that changes to the Internal Revenue Code are enacted after September 15 of any year, the report described in subparagraph (A) shall be submitted to the Legislature within 120 days after signature by the President of the United States, rather than the 10th of January.

(2) The report required by this section shall be made available to the public.

(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that the policy committee of each house of the Legislature hold at least one public hearing on the report required by this section.

(b) For any introduced bill which proposes changes in any of the dates in Section 17024.5, the Franchise Tax Board shall prepare a complete analysis of the bill which describes all changes to state law which will automatically occur by reference to federal law as of the changed date. The Franchise Tax Board shall immediately update and supplement that analysis upon any amendment to the bill. That analysis shall be made available to the public and shall be submitted to the Legislature for publication in the daily journal of each house of the Legislature. The digest of the Legislative Counsel shall indicate that an analysis of the bill shall be prepared by the Franchise Tax Board and printed in the daily journal of each house of the Legislature.


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If the Secretary of the Treasury has, under the authority of Section 330(c) of Title 31 of the United States Code:

(a) Assessed a penalty under Section 6701(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and

(b) Provided that appraisals by an appraiser shall not have any probative effect in any administrative proceeding before the Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service, and

(c) Barred that appraiser from presenting evidence or testimony in that proceeding, then appraisals by that person shall be presumed to have no probative effect in any administrative proceeding before the State Board of Equalization or the Franchise Tax Board.


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(a) If the United States Secretary of the Treasury has, under the authority of Section 330(b) of Subchapter II of Chapter 3 of Subtitle 1 of Title 31 of the United States Code, suspended or disbarred a person from practice before the United States Department of the Treasury, the Franchise Tax Board shall, after notice and opportunity for a proceeding, suspend or disbar that person from practice before the Franchise Tax Board during the period of federal suspension or disbarment, unless the action of the United State Secretary of the Treasury was clearly erroneous.

(b) For purposes of this section, both of the following definitions apply:

(1) “Practice” or “practices” means all matters connected with a presentation to the Franchise Tax Board or any of its officers or employees relating to a taxpayer’s rights, privileges, or liabilities under laws or regulations administered by the Franchise Tax Board.

(2) “Presentations” means, but is not limited to, preparing and filing documents, corresponding and communicating with the Franchise Tax Board, and representing a client at conferences, hearings, and meetings.

(c) (1) Every person who practices before the Franchise Tax Board and is suspended or disbarred from practice before the United States Department of the Treasury shall notify the Franchise Tax Board, in writing, within 45 days of the issuance of a final order disbarring or suspending the person pursuant to Section 10.80 of Subpart D of Part 10 of Subtitle A of Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations, revised as of July 26, 2002.

(2) Any person that fails to notify the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be subject to a penalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(d) The written notice required by subdivision (c) shall concede the accuracy of the federal action, or state the reason or reasons why the federal action is clearly erroneous.

(e) Any person that has been suspended or disbarred from practice before the Franchise Tax Board may seek review of that determination by bringing an action pursuant to Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(f) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

(g) This section shall be effective for final federal orders of disbarment or suspension issued on or after the enactment date of this act.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 74, Sec. 71. Effective July 19, 2005.)


text: The Franchise Tax Board, under regulations prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, may establish a reward program for information resulting in the identification of underreported or unreported income subject to taxes imposed by Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001). Any reward may not exceed 10 percent of the taxes collected as a result of the information provided. Any person employed by or under contract with any state or federal tax collection agency shall not be eligible for a reward provided for pursuant to this section.


text: The Franchise Tax Board shall develop and maintain a taxpayer cross-reference file which shall be used as a part of a nonwage earner filing enforcement program. The taxpayer cross-reference file may include information from taxpayer identification information available from tax returns, application forms, other documents, and any other files as already exist and are maintained by the state’s major revenue agencies. The taxpayer cross-reference file shall only be used for the purposes of tax law enforcement and administration.


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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Franchise Tax Board may require any board, as defined in Section 22 of the Business and Professions Code, and the State Bar, the Bureau of Real Estate, and the Insurance Commissioner (hereinafter referred to as licensing board) to provide to the Franchise Tax Board the following information with respect to every licensee:

(1) Name.

(2) Address or addresses of record.

(3) Federal employer identification number, if the licensee is a partnership, or the licensee’s individual taxpayer identification number or social security number of all other licensees.

(4) Type of license.

(5) Effective date of license or renewal.

(6) Expiration date of license.

(7) Whether license is active or inactive, if known.

(8) Whether license is new or renewal.

(b) The Franchise Tax Board may do the following:

(1) Send a notice to any licensee failing to provide the federal employer identification number, individual taxpayer identification number, or social security number as required by subdivision (a) of Section 30 of the Business and Professions Code and subdivision (a) of Section 1666.5 of the Insurance Code, describing the information that was missing, the penalty associated with not providing it, and that failure to provide the information within 30 days will result in the assessment of the penalty.

(2) After 30 days following the issuance of the notice described in paragraph (1), assess a one-hundred-dollar ($100) penalty, due and payable upon notice and demand, for any licensee failing to provide either its federal employer identification number (if the licensee is a partnership) or the licensee’s individual taxpayer identification number or social security number (for all others) as required in Section 30 of the Business and Professions Code and Section 1666.5 of the Insurance Code.

(c) Notwithstanding Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code, the information furnished to the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to Section 30 of the Business and Professions Code or Section 1666.5 of the Insurance Code shall not be deemed to be a public record and shall not be open to the public for inspection.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 419. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)


text: The Franchise Tax Board shall notify the Registrar of Contractors of the Contractors State License Board, the Director of Employment Development, the Economic and Employment Enforcement Coalition, and the Joint Enforcement Strike Force on the Underground Economy upon the arraignment of or the filing of criminal charges against any individual for a violation of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 19701) of this Part if that individual engages in the business or acts in the capacity of a contractor within this state pursuant to a license issued by the Contractors State License Board or if that individual unlawfully engages in the business or acts in the capacity of a contractor within this state without having a license therefor.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 428, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)


text: The Franchise Tax Board shall preserve reports and tax returns for three years from the due dates thereof and thereafter until it orders them to be destroyed. Information returns and other documents filed pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 18631) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 18661) of Chapter 2 shall be preserved until the Franchise Tax Board orders them to be destroyed.


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(a) The Franchise Tax Board may charge fees for its “Tax News” publication and its “California Package X.” The fees shall include preparation and production costs and other related costs, including, but not limited to, the handling of requests, printing, and postage.

(b) This section shall not apply to documents distributed to public distribution sites.

(c) Fees received under this section shall be handled in accordance with Section 19605.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 19531 (as added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 31) by Stats. 1994, Ch. 146, Sec. 208. Effective January 1, 1995.)


text:
(a) In the event the debtor has more than one debt being collected by the Franchise Tax Board and the amount collected by the Franchise Tax Board is insufficient to satisfy the total amount owing, the amount collected shall be applied in the following priority:

(1) Payment of any taxes, additions to tax, penalties, interest, fees, or other amounts due and payable under Part 7.5 (commencing with Section 13201), Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), Part 32 (commencing with Section 61000), or this part, amounts authorized to be collected under Section 19722 of this code, or payment of advanced premium subsides in excess of the amount allowed under Title 25 (commencing with Section 100800) of the Government Code.

(2) Payment of delinquencies collected under Section 10878.

(3) Payment of any amounts due that are referred for collection under Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 19280) of Chapter 5.

(4) Payment of any delinquencies referred for collection under Article 7 (commencing with Section 19291) of Chapter 5.

(5) Payment of any taxes imposed under Part 10.8 (commencing with Section 22000).

(b) Notwithstanding the payment priority established by this section, voluntary payments designated by the taxpayer as payment for a personal income tax liability or as a payment on amounts authorized to be collected under Section 19722, shall not be applied pursuant to this priority, but shall instead be applied as designated.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 23, Sec. 28. (SB 122) Effective June 29, 2026.)


text: Except as otherwise provided in this article and as required to administer Section 19005, it is a misdemeanor for the Franchise Tax Board or any member thereof, or any deputy, agent, clerk, or other officer or employee of the state, including its political subdivisions, or a jury commissioner, or any former officer or employee or other individual, who in the course of their employment or duty has or had access to returns, reports, or documents required to be filed under this part, to disclose or make known in any manner information as to the amount of income or any particulars, including the business affairs of a corporation, set forth or disclosed therein.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 230, Sec. 2. (SB 592) Effective January 1, 2021.)

article: 2. Disclosure of Information

path: 2. OTHER TAXES > 10.2. ADMINISTRATION OF FRANCHISE AND INCOME TAX LAWS > 7. Administration of Tax > 2. Disclosure of Information


text:
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this article, it shall be unlawful for any person described in Section 19542 to willfully inspect any confidential information furnished or secured pursuant to this part, Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001). For purposes of this section, “inspection” means any examination of confidential information. Any willful unauthorized inspection or unwarranted disclosure or use of confidential information by the persons described in Section 19542 is a misdemeanor.

(b) The Franchise Tax Board shall notify a taxpayer of any known incidents of willful unauthorized inspection or unwarranted disclosure or use of his or her confidential tax records, but only if criminal charges have been filed for the willful unauthorized inspection or unwarranted disclosure.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 623, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)

article: 2. Disclosure of Information


text: Any person who willfully divulges or makes known software, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 19504.5, to any person in violation of Section 19504.5 is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or in the state prison, at the discretion of the court, by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court, together with the costs of investigation and prosecution.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 347, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2007.)

article: 2. Disclosure of Information


text:
(a) “Business affairs,” as used in this article means the details relative to the business activities of the entity as disclosed by the return but shall exclude extraneous matters, such as the exact corporate title, corporate number, the date of commencement of business in this state, taxable year adopted, filing date of return, name, date and title of individuals signing affidavit to the return, due date of taxes, taxes unpaid, entity’s address, private address of officers and directors.

(b) Extraneous matters shall not be disclosed unless the request for the information states the names of the entities as to which information is desired and only if there is no reason to believe that the information will be used for commercial list purposes.

article: 2. Disclosure of Information


text: Nothing in Section 19542, or in any other provision of law, shall be construed to require the disclosure of standards used or to be used for the selection of returns for examination, or data used or to be used for determining those standards, if the Franchise Tax Board determines that the disclosure will seriously impair assessment, collection, or enforcement under this part.

article: 2. Disclosure of Information


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A return or return information may be disclosed in a judicial or administrative proceeding pertaining to tax administration, if any of the following apply:

(a) The taxpayer is a party to the proceeding, or the proceeding arose out of, or in connection with, determining the taxpayer’s civil or criminal liability, or the collection of the taxpayer’s civil liability with respect to any tax imposed under this part.

(b) The treatment of an item reflected on the return is directly related to the resolution of an issue in the proceeding.

(c) The return or return information directly relates to a transactional relationship between a person who is a party to the proceeding and the taxpayer which directly affects the resolution of an issue in the proceeding.

article: 2. Disclosure of Information


text: Upon request of a committee appointed by either the Assembly or the Senate, or both, any information may be furnished to the committee, but it is a misdemeanor for the committee or any member, clerk, or other officer or employee thereof to disclose in any manner any particulars of the information so furnished except to law enforcement officers for the purpose of aiding the detection or prosecution of crimes committed in violation of this part.

article: 2. Disclosure of Information


text: Any person who otherwise has or had access to any return or return information may disclose the return or return information to a committee appointed by the Assembly or Senate, or both, or any member, clerk, or other officer or employee thereof, if the person believes the return or return information may relate to possible board misconduct, maladministration, or taxpayer abuse.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 931, Sec. 31. Effective October 10, 1999.)

article: 2. Disclosure of Information


text:
In a matter involving tax administration under this part, a return or return information shall be open to inspection by the Attorney General or other legal representatives of the state, if any of the following apply:

(a) The taxpayer is or may be a party to the proceeding, or the proceeding arose out of, or in connection with, determining the taxpayer’s civil or criminal liability, or the collection of the taxpayer’s civil liability with respect to any tax imposed under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001).

(b) The treatment of an item reflected on the return is or may be related to the resolution of an issue in the proceeding or investigation.

(c) The return or return information relates or may relate to a transactional relationship between a person who is a party to the proceeding and the taxpayer, which affects or may affect, the resolution of an issue in the proceeding or investigation.

In addition, the Attorney General may inspect any report or return required under this part when required in the enforcement of any public or charitable trust or in compelling adherence to any charitable purposes for which any nonprofit corporation is formed.

article: 2. Disclosure of Information


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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the Franchise Tax Board shall make available to the Attorney General a list of retail sellers and manufacturers required to disclose efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking pursuant to Section 1714.43 of the Civil Code. The list shall be based on tax returns filed for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011.

(2) Each list required by this section shall be submitted annually to the Attorney General by November 30, 2012, and each November 30 thereafter. The list shall be derived from original tax returns received by the Franchise Tax Board on or before December 31, 2011, and each December 31 thereafter.

(b) Each annual list required by this section shall include the following information for each retail seller or manufacturer:

(1) Entity name.

(2) California identification number.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 556, Sec. 4. (SB 657) Effective January 1, 2011.)

article: 2. Disclosure of Information


text:
(a) The Franchise Tax Board, upon request by the California Parent Locator Service, may disclose to the California Parent Locator Service, pursuant to Section 17505 or 17506 of the Family Code, any taxpayer return information that may be of assistance in locating alleged abducting or absent parents, spouses, or former spouses, in enforcing their liability for child support or the liability for spousal support, in establishing a parent and child relationship, and in locating and returning abducted children to their parents.

(b) Information disclosed to the California Parent Locator Service pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be disseminated by the California Parent Locator Service only as provided for by, and only for the purposes specified in, Section 17505 or 17506 of the Family Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 478, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2000.)

article: 2. Disclosure of Information


text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other law and in accordance with Section 120962 of the Health and Safety Code, the State Department of Public Health shall disclose the name and individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) or social security number of an applicant for, or recipient of services pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 120950) of Part 4 of Division 105 of the Health and Safety Code to the Franchise Tax Board for the purpose of verifying the modified adjusted gross income of, any tax-exempt interest received by, any tax-exempt social security benefits received by, and any foreign earned income of an applicant or recipient.

(b) (1) The Franchise Tax Board, upon receipt of this information, shall inform the State Department of Public Health of all of the following:

(A) The amounts of the federal adjusted gross income received by the taxpayer household as reported by the taxpayer to the Franchise Tax Board.

(B) The amounts of the California adjusted gross income received by the taxpayer household as reported by the taxpayer to the Franchise Tax Board or as adjusted by the Franchise Tax Board.

(C) The amount of any tax-exempt interest received by the taxpayer household, as reported to the Franchise Tax Board.

(D) The amount of any tax-exempt social security benefits received by the taxpayer household, as reported to the Franchise Tax Board.

(E) The amount of any foreign earned income of the taxpayer household, as reported to the Franchise Tax Board.

(F) The family size of the taxpayer household, as reported to the Franchise Tax Board.

(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the information to the State Department of Public Health for the most recent taxable year that the Franchise Tax Board has information available, and shall include the first and last name, date of birth, and the ITIN or social security number of the taxpayer.

(c) (1) Information provided by the State Department of Public Health pursuant to this section shall constitute confidential public health records as defined in Section 121035 of the Health and Safety Code, and shall remain subject to the confidentiality protections and restrictions on further disclosure by the recipient under subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 121025 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) Prior to accessing confidential HIV-related public health records, Franchise Tax Board staff and contractors shall be required to annually sign a confidentiality agreement developed by the State Department of Public Health that includes information related to the penalties under Section 121025 of the Health and Safety Code for a breach of confidentiality and the procedures for reporting a breach of confidentiality under subdivision (j) of Section 121022 of the Health and Safety Code. Those agreements shall be reviewed annually by the State Department of Public Health.

(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall return or destroy all information received from the State Department of Public Health after completing the exchange of information.

(d) For purposes of this section, “foreign earned income” also includes any deduction taken for the housing expenses of an individual while living abroad pursuant to Section 911 of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(e) For purposes of this section, “household” means the applicant or recipient, and, in addition, the applicant’s or recipient’s spouse or registered domestic partner, and all other individuals for whom the applicant or recipient, or the applicant’s or recipient’s spouse or registered domestic partner, is allowed a federal income tax deduction for the taxable year.

(f) For purposes of this section, “family size” has the meaning given to that term in Section 36B(d)(1) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code, and includes same or opposite sex married couples, registered domestic partners, and any dependent, as defined by Section 152 of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code, of either spouse or registered domestic partner.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 766, Sec. 4. (SB 504) Effective January 1, 2026.)

article: 2. Disclosure of Information


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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Scholarshare Investment Board shall disclose the name and individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) or social security number of a participant in a qualified tuition program established pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code to the Franchise Tax Board for the purpose of verifying the income eligibility for participants of any of the programs administered by the Scholarshare Investment Board.

(b) (1) The Franchise Tax Board, upon receipt of this information, shall inform the Scholarshare Investment Board of both of the following:

(A) The amounts of the federal adjusted gross income as reported by the taxpayer to the Franchise Tax Board.

(B) The amounts of the California adjusted gross income as reported by the taxpayer to the Franchise Tax Board or as adjusted by the Franchise Tax Board.

(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the information to the Scholarshare Investment Board for the most recent taxable year that the Franchise Tax Board has information available, and shall include the first and last name, date of birth, and the ITIN or social security number of the taxpayer.

(c) The Franchise Tax Board shall return or destroy all information received from the Scholarshare Investment Board after completing the exchange of information.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 250, Sec. 20. (AB 129) Effective September 16, 2017.)

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text: The Franchise Tax Board shall annually furnish the jury commissioner of each county with a list of resident state tax filers, as defined in Section 197 of the Code of Civil Procedure, for the purpose of expanding jury pools.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 230, Sec. 3. (SB 592) Effective January 1, 2021.)

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(a) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may, upon request, disclose to the California Health Benefit Exchange, the State Department of Health Care Services, the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, and county departments and agencies, returns or return information described in paragraph (2) in the records of the Franchise Tax Board, through information sharing agreements or data interfaces, to verify or determine eligibility of an individual for Medi-Cal benefits, the Healthy Families Program, the Access for Infants and Mothers Program, health benefits, tax credits, health insurance subsidies, or cost-sharing reductions through the Exchange.

(2) The returns and return information that may be disclosed pursuant to this section is limited to the following:

(A) Information necessary to validate or make the eligibility determination, including wages, withholdings, identifying information, and credits.

(B) The demographic information of any taxpayer.

(C) Tax refund information of any taxpayer.

(3) In addition to the penalties under this article for unauthorized use or disclosure of the information disclosed pursuant to this section by any deputy, agent, clerk, officer, or employee of any agency receiving information pursuant to this section, any information received from the Franchise Tax Board as a result of this section shall be subject to the information sharing and confidentiality requirements in paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 100504 of the Government Code.

(b) (1) This section shall not be construed to supersede the requirements and protections in the California Right to Financial Privacy Act under Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 7460) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code in obtaining information in possession of any financial institution.

(2) This section shall not be construed to supersede or replace or in any way modify any privacy and information security requirements and protections in federal and state law regarding protected health information or personally identifiable information, including, but not limited to, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code), Section 14100.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and any other state or federal laws that are intended to, or have the effect of, protecting individual privacy and information security in any circumstance.

(c) The Franchise Tax Board may require reimbursement for costs incurred in providing information specified in this Section.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 815, Sec. 2. (AB 174) Effective January 1, 2013.)

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(a) (1) The Franchise Tax Board shall disclose to the California Health Benefit Exchange individual income tax return information described in paragraph (2) and other information related to the income tax return in the records of the Franchise Tax Board, through information sharing agreements or data interfaces, for purposes of providing the notification required under Section 100720 of the Government Code.

(2) Individual income tax return information that may be disclosed to the California Health Benefit Exchange pursuant to this section is limited to the following information from the individual income tax return of a taxpayer who fails to report minimum essential coverage, as required by Section 100705 of the Government Code, or fails to reconcile the advanced premium assistance subsidy, as required by Section 100810 of the Government Code:

(A) Taxpayer name or, in the case of taxpayers filing a joint return, the names of both spouses or domestic partners.

(B) Full mailing address listed on the return.

(C) Number and age of household dependents.

(D) Gross income.

(E) Number of months the applicable individual, as defined in Section 61000, and the applicable individual’s applicable spouse and applicable dependents, if any, as defined in Section 61000, were covered by minimum essential coverage.

(F) The amount of the penalty paid or owed by a taxpayer.

(G) Whether the taxpayer or any of the taxpayer’s dependents claimed an exemption from the Minimum Essential Coverage Individual Mandate established pursuant to Title 24 (commencing with Section 100700) of the Government Code and the Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty assessed pursuant to Part 32 (commencing with Section 61000), and which exemption or exemptions were claimed.

(H) Whether the taxpayer reconciled the premium assistance subsidy advanced pursuant to Title 25 (commencing with Section 100800) of the Government Code with the premium assistance subsidy granted.

(b) The Franchise Tax Board may require reimbursement from the California Health Benefit Exchange for costs incurred in providing the information specified in this section.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 38, Sec. 41. (SB 78) Effective June 27, 2019.)

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(a) (1) The Franchise Tax Board, upon receiving authorization and the information from the taxpayer pursuant to Section 18543, shall disclose to the California Health Benefit Exchange the individual income tax return information described in paragraph (2), through information sharing agreements or data interfaces, for purposes of providing notification under subdivision (b) of Section 100720 of the Government Code.

(2) Individual income tax return information that may be disclosed to the California Health Benefit Exchange pursuant to this section is limited to the following information from the individual income tax return of a taxpayer that provides the authorization described in Section 18543:

(A) Taxpayer name, or in the case of taxpayers filing a joint return, the names of both spouses or domestic partners.

(B) Full mailing address listed on the return.

(C) Number and age of household dependents.

(D) Gross income.

(b) The Franchise Tax Board may require reimbursement from the California Health Benefit Exchange for costs incurred in providing the information specified in this section.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 170, Sec. 3. (SB 967) Effective January 1, 2023.)

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text:
For purposes of this article:

(a) “Return” means any tax or information return, or claim for refund required by, or provided for or permitted under, the provisions of Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or this part which is filed with the Franchise Tax Board by, on behalf of, or with respect to any person, estate, or trust, and any amendment or supplement thereto, including supporting schedules, attachments, or lists which are supplemental to, or part of, the return so filed.

(b) “Return information” means a taxpayer’s identity, the nature, source, or amount of his, her, or its income, payments, receipts, deductions, exemptions, credits, assets, liabilities, net worth, tax liability, tax withheld, deficiencies, overassessments, or tax payments, whether the taxpayer’s return was, is being, or will be examined or subject to other investigation or processing, or any other data, received by, recorded by, prepared by, furnished to, or collected by the Franchise Tax Board with respect to a return or with respect to the determination of the existence, or possible existence, of liability, or the amount thereof, of any person under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or this part for any tax, addition to tax, penalty, interest, fine, forfeiture, or other imposition, or offense.

(c) “Taxpayer return information” means return information as defined in subdivision (b) which is filed with, or furnished to, the Franchise Tax Board by or on behalf of the taxpayer to whom the return information relates.

(d) “Tax administration” means the administration, management, conduct, direction, and supervision of the execution and application of Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 10.7 (commencing with Section 21001), Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), and this part.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 31, Sec. 26. Effective June 16, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 31.)

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(a) Pursuant to Section 817.5 of the Penal Code, the Franchise Tax Board, upon request from the Department of Justice, a court, or any California law enforcement agency and in a form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, shall provide to the Department of Justice, the court, or the law enforcement agency the address of any person represented to be a person for whom there is an outstanding arrest warrant.

(b) (1) Pursuant to Section 290.9 of the Penal Code, the Franchise Tax Board shall, upon request from the Department of Justice, provide to the Department of Justice the address of any person represented to be a person who is in violation of his or her duty to register under Section 290 of the Penal Code.

(2) This subdivision shall be operative with respect to requests made on or after January 1, 2005, pursuant to Section 290.9 of the Penal Code, as added by Section 1 of Chapter 127 of the Statutes of 2004.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 349, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2006.)

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(a) The Franchise Tax Board may permit the Commissioner of Internal Revenue of the United States, other tax officials of this state, the Multistate Tax Commission, the proper officer of any state imposing an income tax or a tax measured by income or the authorized representative of that officer, or the tax officials of Mexico, if a reciprocal agreement exists, to inspect the income tax returns of any taxpayer, or may furnish to the commission, or the officer or the authorized representative thereof an abstract of the return or supply thereto information concerning any item of income contained in any return or disclosed by the report of any investigation of the income or return. The information shall be furnished to the Multistate Tax Commission, the federal or state officer or his or her representative, or the officials of Mexico for tax purposes only. Except when furnished pursuant to a written agreement, information furnished pursuant to this section shall be furnished only if the request is in the form of an affidavit under penalty of perjury stating that the purpose for the request relates to an investigation of the tax specified in the request and that the information will be used in the ordinary performance of the applicant’s official duties.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), and except as otherwise provided in 19551.1, tax officials of political subdivisions of this state shall request information from the Franchise Tax Board by affidavit only. At the time a tax official makes the request, he or she shall provide the affected person with a copy of the affidavit and, upon request, make the information obtained available to that person.

(c) For purposes of this section, “reciprocal agreement” means a formal agreement to exchange information between national taxing officials of Mexico and taxing authorities of the State Board of Equalization, the Franchise Tax Board, and the Employment Development Department. Furthermore, the reciprocal agreement shall be limited to the exchange of information that is essential for tax administration purposes only. Taxing authorities of the State of California shall be granted tax information only on California residents. Taxing authorities of Mexico shall be granted tax information only on Mexican nationals.

(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.

history: (History: Amended (as amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 513, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2018, Ch. 52, Sec. 6. (SB 855) Effective June 27, 2018. Section operative January 1, 2019, by its own provisions.)

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(a) (1) The Franchise Tax Board may permit the tax officials of any city, county, or city and county to enter into a reciprocal agreement with the Franchise Tax Board to obtain tax information from the Franchise Tax Board, as specified in subdivision (b).

(2) For purposes of this section, “reciprocal agreement” means a formal agreement to exchange information for tax administration purposes between tax officials of a city, county, or city and county, and the Franchise Tax Board.

(b) The information furnished to tax officials of a city, county, or city and county under this section shall be limited as follows:

(1) The tax officials of a city, county, or city and county are authorized to receive information only with respect to taxpayers with an address as reflected on the Franchise Tax Board’s records within the jurisdictional boundaries of the city, county, or city and county who report income from a trade or business to the Franchise Tax Board.

(2) The tax information that may be provided by the Franchise Tax Board to a city, county, or city and county is limited to a taxpayer’s name, address, social security or taxpayer identification number, and business activity code.

(3) Tax information provided to the taxing authority of a city, county, or city and county shall not be furnished to, or used by, any person other than an employee of that taxing authority and shall be utilized in a form and manner to safeguard the tax information as required by the Franchise Tax Board, including, but not limited to:

(A) The completion of a data exchange security questionnaire provided by the Franchise Tax Board prior to approval of a data exchange by the Franchise Tax Board.

(B) The tax official of a city, county, or city and county shall allow for an onsite safeguard review conducted by the Franchise Tax Board.

(C) The completion of disclosure training provided by the Franchise Tax Board and a confidentiality statement signed by all employees with access to information provided by the Franchise Tax Board confirming the requirement of data security with respect to that information and acknowledging awareness of penalties for unauthorized access or disclosure under Sections 19542 and 19552 of this code and Section 502 of the Penal Code.

(D) The tax official of a city, county, or city and county shall notify the Franchise Tax Board within 24 hours upon discovery of any incident of unauthorized or suspected unauthorized access or disclosure of the tax information and provide a detailed report of the incident and the parties involved.

(E) All records received by the tax officials of a city, county, or city and county shall be destroyed in a manner to make them unusable or unreadable so an individual record may no longer be ascertained in a timeframe specified by the Franchise Tax Board.

(4) The information provided to the tax officials of the city, county, or city and county by the Franchise Tax Board under this section is subject to Section 19542, and may not be used for any purpose other than the city, county, or city and county’s tax enforcement, or as otherwise authorized by state or federal law.

(5) Section 19542.1 applies to this section.

(c) The Franchise Tax Board may not provide any information pursuant to this section until all of the following have occurred:

(1) An agreement has been executed between a city, county, or city and county and the Franchise Tax Board, that provides that an amount equal to all first year costs necessary to furnish the city, county, or city and county information pursuant to this section shall be received by the Franchise Tax Board before the Franchise Tax Board incurs any costs associated with the activity permitted by this section. For purposes of this section, first year costs include costs associated with, but not limited to, the purchasing of equipment, the development of processes, and labor.

(2) An agreement has been executed between a city, county, or city and county and the Franchise Tax Board, that provides that the annual costs incurred by the Franchise Tax Board, as a result of the activity permitted by this section, shall be reimbursed by the city, county, or city and county to the Franchise Tax Board.

(3) Pursuant to the agreement described in paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board has received an amount equal to the first year costs.

(d) Any information, other than the type of tax information specified in subdivision (b), may be requested by the tax officials of a city, county, or city and county from the Franchise Tax Board by affidavit. At the time a tax official makes the request, he or she shall provide the person whose information is the subject of the request, with a copy of the affidavit and, upon request, make the information obtained available to that person.

(e) This section does not invalidate any other law. This section does not preclude any city, county, or city and county from obtaining information about individual taxpayers, including those taxpayers not subject to this section, by any other means permitted by state or federal law.

(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any obligations, rights, or remedies regarding personal information provided under state or federal law.

(g) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), the Franchise Tax Board shall waive a city, county, or city and county’s reimbursement of the Franchise Tax Board’s cost if a city, county, or city and county enters into a reciprocal agreement as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). The reciprocal agreement shall specify that each party shall bear its own costs to furnish the data involved in the exchange authorized by this section and Section 19551.5, and a city, county, or city and county shall be precluded from obtaining reimbursement as specified under Section 5 of the act adding this subdivision.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 52, Sec. 7. (SB 855) Effective June 27, 2018.)

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(a) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board shall, upon request, when necessary for Employment Development Department (EDD) unemployment program administration, disclose to the EDD return or return information described in subdivision (b) in the records of the Franchise Tax Board, through information sharing agreements or data interfaces. These EDD unemployment programs include, but are not limited to, the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, Section 2102 of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 9021), and any extension of this program, and the federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance program, Section 410 of the federal Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5177).

(b) The return and return information authorized to be disclosed pursuant to this section are limited to information necessary to verify income, which may include, but not be limited to, earnings, identifying information, net profit and loss, self-employment, or other information needed for administration of the unemployment programs administered by the EDD.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 264, Sec. 25. (AB 107) Effective September 29, 2020.)

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(a) The State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Health Care Services shall exchange data with the Franchise Tax Board upon request, including the name, date of birth, address, household or case identification number, and the individual taxpayer identification number or social security number of a program participant. The data provided shall remain confidential and shall be used only for purposes of informing individuals of the availability of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), CalFile, the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, the California Earned Income Tax Credit, and other federal and state antipoverty tax credits that are designed to alleviate poverty and tax burdens of low-income households, and for providing an estimate of potential state antipoverty tax credits to individuals.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 19542 or any other law, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2026, the Franchise Tax Board may, upon request, disclose the return information described in paragraph (1) to the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Health Care Services.

(1) Upon receipt of the information described in subdivision (a), the Franchise Tax Board may disclose the following:

(A) Whether the program participant did not file a tax return.

(B) Whether the program participant was claimed as a dependent on a tax return.

(2) The information provided shall remain confidential and shall be used only for purposes of informing individuals of the availability of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), CalFile, the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, the California Earned Income Tax Credit, and other federal and state antipoverty tax credits that are designed to alleviate poverty and tax burdens of low-income households.

(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall not disclose or provide any federal tax information.

(c) (1) The State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Health Care Services that receive data from the Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to the Franchise Tax Board, no later than January 1 of each calendar year, the results and findings of outreach conducted to measure whether the outreach achieves its intended purpose of increasing the number of claims for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, the California Earned Income Tax Credit, and other state and federal antipoverty tax credits.

(2) The results and findings of outreach conducted by the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Health Care Services required under paragraph (1) shall include, but are not limited to, the following information:

(A) The number of outreach contacts.

(B) A description of each outreach program and the parameters of that program.

(C) The number of individuals responding to outreach contacts referenced in subparagraph (A), if known.

(d) For purposes of this section, the following shall apply:

(1) “Voluntary Income Tax Assistance (VITA)” means the free basic income tax return preparation program, for federal and state personal income tax returns, managed by the Internal Revenue Service and operated by Internal Revenue Service partners and trained volunteers.

(2) “CalFile” means the Franchise Tax Board’s free, direct, online program for taxpayers to complete and e-file their state personal income tax returns.

(3) “Program participant” means any individual who receives benefits from a social services program administered by the State Department of Social Services or the State Department of Health Care Services.

(e) An unauthorized disclosure or use of the information disclosed pursuant to this section is a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 19552.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 55, Sec. 7. (SB 131) Effective July 10, 2023.)

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text:
(a) Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may disclose to the State Department of Social Services return or return information described in subdivision (b) through information sharing agreements or data interfaces.

(b) The return and return information authorized to be disclosed pursuant to this section is limited to information necessary to verify eligibility, including, but not limited to, earnings, identifying information, or other information needed for administration of the foster youth tax credit under Section 17052.2.

(c) (1) The information provided to the State Department of Social Services under this section is subject to Section 19542.

(2) The State Department of Social Services and any officer, employee, or agent, or former officer, employee, or agent, of the State Department of Social Services shall not disclose or use any information obtained from the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section except for the purpose of administration of the foster youth tax credit under Section 17052.2.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 72, Sec. 4. (SB 201) Effective June 30, 2022.)

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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, each city, county, or city and county that assesses a city, county, or city and county business tax or requires a city, county, or city and county business license shall, upon the request of the Franchise Tax Board, annually submit to the Franchise Tax Board the information that is collected in the course of administration of the city, county, or city and county’s business tax or business license program, as described in subdivision (b).

(b) Information, collected in the course of administration of the city, county, or city and county’s business tax or business license program, shall be limited to the following:

(1) Name of the business, if the business is a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company, or the owner’s name if the business is a sole proprietorship.

(2) Business mailing address.

(3) Federal employer identification number, if applicable, or the business owner’s social security number, if known.

(4) Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code or North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code.

(5) Business start date.

(6) Business cease date.

(7) City, county, or city and county account or license number.

(8) Ownership type.

(c) The reports required under this section shall be filed on magnetic media such as tapes or compact discs, through a secure electronic process, or in other machine-readable form, according to standards prescribed by regulations promulgated by the Franchise Tax Board.

(d) Cities that receive a request from the Franchise Tax Board shall begin providing to the Franchise Tax Board the information required by this section as soon as economically feasible, but no later than December 31, 2009. The information shall be furnished annually at a time and in the form that the Franchise Tax Board may prescribe by regulation.

(e) The city, county, or city and county data provided to the Franchise Tax Board under this section is subject to Section 19542, and may not be used for any purpose other than state tax enforcement or as otherwise authorized by law.

(f) If a city, county, or city and county enters into a reciprocal agreement with the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19551.1, the city, county, or city and county shall also waive reimbursement for costs incurred to provide information required under this section and shall be precluded from obtaining reimbursement as specified under Section 5 of Chapter 345 of the Statutes of 2008. The reciprocal agreement shall specify that each party shall bear its own costs to furnish the data involved in the exchange authorized by Section 19551.1 and this section, and the Franchise Tax Board shall be precluded from obtaining reimbursement as specified under subdivision (c) of Section 19551.1.

(g) A city, county, or city and county shall not be required to provide information to the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section if the Franchise Tax Board fails to provide tax information to the city, county, or city and county pursuant to a reciprocal agreement entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19551.1 for reasons other than concerns related to confidentiality of tax information provided to the city, county, or city and county.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 52, Sec. 8. (SB 855) Effective June 27, 2018.)

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(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the Treasurer shall disclose to the Franchise Tax Board, through information-sharing agreements or data interfaces, information described in paragraph (2) for the sole purpose of determining eligibility under the California Hope, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Empowerment (HOPE) for Children Trust Account Act (Chapter 16.1 (commencing with Section 18997.5) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

(2) The information authorized to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (1) is limited to information necessary to verify eligibility, including, but not limited to, name, individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) or social security number, date of birth, and other information needed under the California Hope, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Empowerment (HOPE) for Children Trust Account Act (Chapter 16.1 (commencing with Section 18997.5) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code) to verify the income of individuals.

(b) (1) The Franchise Tax Board, after receipt of the information described in subdivision (a), shall disclose to the Treasurer, through information-sharing agreements or data interfaces, the amounts of the federal adjusted gross income as reported by the taxpayer to the Franchise Tax Board.

(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall only provide the information described in paragraph (1) if available in the records of the Franchise Tax Board and with respect to taxpayers for whom the Treasurer provided the information under subdivision (a).

(3) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the information described in paragraph (1) to the Treasurer for the most recent and preceding taxable year that the Franchise Tax Board has information available.

(4) The Franchise Tax Board shall not disclose or provide any federal tax information.

(c) (1) The information provided to the Treasurer under this section is subject to Section 19542.

(2) The Treasurer, or any current or former officer, employee, or agent of the Treasurer, shall not disclose or use any information obtained from the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section except for the purpose described in subdivision (a).

(d) The Franchise Tax Board shall return or destroy all information received from the Treasurer after completing the exchange of information under this section.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 1010, Sec. 4. (SB 242) Effective January 1, 2025.)

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text: Except as otherwise provided by this article, the information furnished or secured pursuant to either this article or the express provisions of law, shall be used solely for the purpose of administering the tax laws or other laws administered by the person or agency obtaining it. Any unwarranted disclosure or use of the information by the person or agency, or the employees and officers thereof, is a misdemeanor.

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(a) Subject to the limitations of subdivision (b) of this section and federal law, the Franchise Tax Board may permit the Director of Social Services or deputy directors to inspect the income tax returns of applicants for aid, recipients of aid, or responsible relatives, or in lieu of the inspection, the State Franchise Tax Board may provide the director or deputy directors an abstract of the income tax return requested, or supply information concerning any item of income contained in the return or disclosed by the report of any investigation of the income or return of the applicant for aid, recipient of aid or responsible relative.

(b) The right of the director or deputy directors to inspect income tax records or obtain the other information as provided in this section shall be limited to the records for the current year and the year preceding inspection of applicants or recipients of assistance under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the responsible relatives of the applicants or recipients. The information obtained pursuant to this section shall be used or disclosed only for the purpose of enabling the Director of Social Services or his or her deputy directors to verify or determine the eligibility or entitlement of an applicant for, or recipient of, public social services or the obligation of a responsible relative.

(c) The counties are authorized to request the information as provided in this section from the Director of Social Services or deputy directors. The director may release the information to the director of a county from which the applicant or recipient receives aid and the information shall be used or disclosed by the director of the county only for the purpose specified in subdivision (b).

(d) The applicant or recipient or responsible relative whose income tax records have been requested of the Franchise Tax Board shall be notified by mail that the request has been made at the time of the request.

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(a) Subject to the limitations of this section and federal law, the Franchise Tax Board may provide the Controller with the address or other identification or location information from income tax returns or other records which is necessary for the Controller to locate owners of unclaimed property pursuant to Title 10 (commencing with Section 1300) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(b) Subject to the limitations of this section and Section 6103(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Franchise Tax Board may provide the Controller, on an annual basis, with the following information from business entity income tax returns or other business entity records maintained by the Franchise Tax Board:

(1) The taxpayer’s name.

(2) The taxpayer’s identification number.

(3) The taxpayer’s address.

(4) The taxpayer’s principal business activity code.

(5) The taxpayer’s entity status and the date that the Franchise Tax Board last updated the taxpayer’s entity status.

(6) The taxpayer’s revenue range.

(7) Whether the taxpayer previously filed an unclaimed property report with the Controller, and, if applicable, both of the following:

(A) The date filed of the taxpayer’s last report.

(B) The amount remitted on the taxpayer’s last report.

(c) (1) The information provided to the Controller under this section is subject to Section 19542.

(2) Neither the Controller nor any officer, employee, or agent, or former officer, employee, or agent of the Controller may disclose or use any information obtained from the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section except for the purpose of locating owners of unclaimed property as provided in subdivision (a), or for the purpose of determining compliance with the Unclaimed Property Law (Title 10 (commencing with Section 1300) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure), as provided in subdivision (b).

(d) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Income” means net income as reported on Forms 100, 100S, and 100W, ordinary income as reported on Form 565, total income as reported on Form 568, or total gross receipts as reported on Form 199.

(2) “Revenue range” is a range of income amounts determined by the Franchise Tax Board.

(3) “Unclaimed property” has the same meaning as defined in Section 1300 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(4) “Unclaimed property report” means the report and remittance required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1530 and 1532 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 92, Sec. 1. (AB 466) Effective January 1, 2022.)

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(a) Notwithstanding Section 19542, subject to the limitations of this section and federal law, the Franchise Tax Board may provide to the Controller return or return information, including identifying information and other information necessary for the Controller to make payments to “qualified recipients” pursuant to Section 8150, 8150.2, or 8161 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(b) (1) The information provided to the Controller under this section is subject to Section 19542.

(2) The Controller and any officer, employee, or agent, or former officer, employee, or agent, of the Controller shall not disclose or use any information obtained from the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section except for the purpose of making payments pursuant to Section 8150, 8150.2, or 8161 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 51, Sec. 4. (AB 192) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)

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(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 19542, subject to the limitations of this section and federal law, the Franchise Tax Board may disclose to any third-party vendor with an existing contract for services relating to the distribution of payments to “qualified recipients,” as defined in Section 8161 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, return or return information, including identifying information, that the Franchise Tax Board determines is necessary for the third-party vendor to provide services relating to the distribution of payments to “qualified recipients” pursuant to Chapter 4.9 (commencing with Section 8160) of Division 8 of Welfare and Institutions Code.

(2) For purposes of this section, “existing contract for services relating to the distribution of payments” means the contract for services entered into pursuant to Section 8163 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(b) (1) The information provided to a third-party vendor under this section is subject to Section 19542.

(2) Any third-party vendor and any officer, employee, or agent, or former officer, employee, or agent, of a third-party vendor shall not disclose or use any information obtained from the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section except for the purpose of providing services relating to the distribution of payments pursuant to Section 8161 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 51, Sec. 5. (AB 192) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)

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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Department of Social Services and the Department of Health Care Services shall inform the Franchise Tax Board of the names and social security numbers of applicants for, or recipients of, public social services programs under Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(b) The Franchise Tax Board, upon receipt of this information, may inform the departments of any such applicant or recipient who received unearned income within the most recent available tax year, as reflected on magnetic tape information returns supplied to the Franchise Tax Board by payers, or on the magnetic tape prepared by the Franchise Tax Board which reflects paper information returns supplied to the Franchise Tax Board by payers. In addition, the Franchise Tax Board may provide, from those sources, the departments with the payee’s name, social security number, and address; the payer’s name and federal employer identification number, including branch code numbers, if applicable, and address; the dollar amount and type of unearned income; and any identifying account numbers.

(c) The Franchise Tax Board shall return all information received from the departments after completing the exchange of information.

(d) This section shall be implemented only to the extent it is funded in the annual Budget Act.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 165. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)

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(a) The Franchise Tax Board may disclose to persons described in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, tax return and return information solely for use in an action or proceeding affecting the personnel rights of an employee or former employee, or in preparation of the action or proceeding, but only to the extent the Franchise Tax Board determines that the return or return information is, or may be, relevant and material to the action or proceeding. Tax return and return information may be disclosed pursuant to this section to any of the following persons:

(1) An employee or former employee of the Franchise Tax Board who is, or may be, a party to an administrative action or proceeding affecting the personnel rights of that employee or former employee.

(2) Upon written request by the employee or former employee, to the employee’s or former employee’s duly authorized legal representative.

(3) Officers and employees of the Franchise Tax Board for use in any action or proceeding affecting the rights of an employee or former employee, to the extent necessary to advance or protect the interests of the State of California.

(4) An administrative law judge, administrative board member, judge, or justice, or authorized officer or employee thereof, in connection with an administrative hearing, adjudication, or appeal thereof, related to an action or proceeding affecting the personnel rights of an employee or former employee.

(b) For purposes of this section, an action or proceeding affecting the personnel rights of an employee or former employee of the Franchise Tax Board means an action proceeding arising under either of the following:

(1) The State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5 of the Government Code).

(2) The Ralph C. Dills Act (Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 3512) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code).

(c) Any unauthorized disclosure by a person described in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of any tax return or return information disclosed to that person pursuant to this section shall be subject to criminal penalty and civil liability under this part for that unauthorized disclosure.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 920, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2002.)

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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the California Student Aid Commission may annually inform the Franchise Tax Board of the names and social security numbers of the following persons who have, as part of the Student Aid Application for California, signed an authorization in a form and manner mutually agreeable to the Franchise Tax Board and the California Student Aid Commission for the release by the Franchise Tax Board of tax information to the California Student Aid Commission:

(1) All applicants for, or recipients of, student financial aid.

(2) Parents of dependent applicants for, or recipients of, student financial aid.

(3) Spouses of applicants for, or recipients of, student financial aid.

(b) The California Student Aid Commission shall submit the names and social security numbers as authorized in subdivision (a) in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board.

(c) Upon receipt of this information, the Franchise Tax Board may provide the California Student Aid Commission, from state tax returns of individuals described in subdivision (a), their California adjusted gross income and the California income adjustments as are necessary to calculate their federal adjusted gross income, or any other information from their state tax return, that can be provided by the Franchise Tax Board through its automated process, that the California Student Aid Commission needs to administer the program for which the authorization was given.

(d) All versions of the Student Aid Application for California shall include the authorization described in subdivision (a). The Franchise Tax Board may from time to time audit these authorizations. All processors of the Student Aid Application for California shall provide the Franchise Tax Board with access to any records necessary for completing these audits. The Franchise Tax Board shall report all audit findings to the California Student Aid Commission.

(e) Any unwarranted disclosure or use of the tax information described in subdivision (c) by the California Student Aid Commission, or its employees and officers thereof, is a misdemeanor as provided in Section 19552.

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(a) Subject to the limitations of this section and federal law, the Franchise Tax Board may provide the Public Employees’ Retirement System with the names and addresses or other identification or location information from income tax returns or other records required under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or this part, for both of the following:

(1) Solely for the purposes of disbursing unclaimed benefits pursuant to Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 21250) and Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 21490) of Part 3 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code and distributing member statements on an annual basis.

(2) Until June 30, 2016, solely for the purpose of filing required data pursuant to the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (Sec. 1102, Public Law 111-148; 42 U.S.C. Sec. 18002), Part 149 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and related departmental directives.

(b) Neither the Public Employees’ Retirement System, nor its agents, nor any of its current or former officers or employees, shall disclose or use any information obtained pursuant to this section except as provided in this section. Any disclosure not authorized by this section is a misdemeanor.

(c) The Franchise Tax Board may from time to time review the use of information provided to the Public Employees’ Retirement System pursuant to this section and the Public Employees’ Retirement System shall provide the Franchise Tax Board with access for that purpose. The reviews shall be limited to ensuring that the Public Employees’ Retirement System uses the information provided by the Franchise Tax Board only in the manner specified in subdivision (a). The Franchise Tax Board shall report all findings to the Public Employees’ Retirement System.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 719, Sec. 56. (SB 856) Effective October 19, 2010.)

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(a) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the Wildlife Conservation Board, within a reasonable time, information on the amount of the tax credit claimed under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 37030) of Division 28 of the Public Resources Code, with respect to each qualified contribution, as described in Section 17053.30 or 23630, that is claimed during that year, and any other information the Wildlife Conservation Board requires to correctly allocate the credit to the appropriate bond fund section, appropriation, department, and, if applicable, the related local government.

(b) The Franchise Tax Board shall not provide the Wildlife Conservation Board information pursuant to subdivision (a) if providing that information would disclose tax return information of a taxpayer, unless the taxpayer has consented to that disclosure pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 37034 of the Public Resources Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 715, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)

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text: Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, to effectuate the Financial Institution Record Match System prescribed under Section 19266, the Franchise Tax Board may disclose the name and social security number or taxpayer identification number to designated financial institutions or their authorized processing agent for purposes of matching debtor records to accountholder records at the financial institution. Any use of the data provided by the Franchise Tax Board for a purpose other than those identified by Section 19266 is prohibited and considered a violation of Section 19542.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 14, Sec. 8. (SB 86) Effective March 24, 2011.)

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(a) Notwithstanding any other section of law, the Franchise Tax Board may charge a fee for providing persons with copies of their tax returns. The fee shall include the costs of handling requests, copying documents, and postage.

(b) Fees received under this section shall be handled in accordance with Section 19605.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 31, Sec. 26. Effective June 16, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 31.)

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text: Whenever under this part or any act heretofore or hereafter enacted, the Franchise Tax Board is required or permitted to disclose information, to furnish abstracts, or to permit access to its records, to or by any official, department, bureau, or agency of this state (including its political subdivisions), or any other state, or the United States, it may charge the official, department, bureau, or agency for the reasonable cost of its services.

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text: This article does not prohibit the publication of statistics, so classified as to prevent the identification of particular reports or returns and the items thereof, or the publication of the percentage of dividends paid by any corporation that is deductible by the recipient under Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 605, Sec. 41. Effective January 1, 1998.)

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The Franchise Tax Board shall publish on or before December 31, 1978, and each December 31 thereafter, information on the amount of tax paid by individual taxpayers with high total incomes. Total income for this purpose is to be calculated and set forth by adding to adjusted gross income any items of tax preference excluded from, or deducted in arriving at, adjusted gross income, and by subtracting any investment expenses incurred in the production of that income to the extent of the investment income.

These data are to include the number of those individuals with total income over two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) who owe no state income tax (after credits) and the deductions, exclusions, or credits used by them to avoid tax.

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(a) (1) If an organization is exempt from taxation under Section 23701 for any taxable year, the application filed by the organization with respect to which the Franchise Tax Board made its determination that the organization was entitled to exemption under Section 23701, together with any papers submitted in support of the application, any letter or other document issued by the Franchise Tax Board, with respect to the application, and any copy of the notification issued by the Internal Revenue Service approving the organization’s tax-exempt status pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code which is submitted by the organization to the Franchise Tax Board, shall be open to public inspection. After the application of any organization has been opened to public inspection under this subdivision, the Franchise Tax Board shall, on the request of any person with respect to the organization, furnish a statement indicating the section which it has been determined describes the organization.

(2) Any inspection under paragraph (1) may be made at times, and in the manner, as the Franchise Tax Board shall by regulation prescribe.

(b) Upon request of the organization submitting any supporting papers described in subdivision (a), the Franchise Tax Board shall withhold from public inspection any information contained therein which it determines relates to any trade secret, patent, process, style of work, or apparatus, of the organization, if it determines that public disclosure of the information would adversely affect the organization. The Franchise Tax Board shall withhold from public inspection any information contained in supporting papers described in subdivision (a) the public disclosure of which it determines would adversely affect the national defense.

(c) The Franchise Tax Board may impose a reasonable charge for supplying any information the disclosure of which is permitted under this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 536, Sec. 2. (AB 1173) Effective January 1, 2014.)

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text: Any information provided to or secured by the Franchise Tax Board for purposes of administering Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001) may be used by Franchise Tax Board for purposes of administering Section 10878 or Article 6 (commencing with Section 19280) of Chapter 5.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1242, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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text: Notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board may disclose information to the CalSavers Retirement Savings Board to facilitate the collection of amounts due pursuant to Section 19286 or Title 21 (commencing with Section 100000) of the Government Code and the appeals of the determination of the CalSavers Retirement Savings Board in a final notice of penalty application.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 21, Sec. 16. (AB 102) Effective June 29, 2020.)

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text: The provisions of Sections 1798.35, 1798.36, 1798.37, and Article 9 (commencing with Section 1798.45) of Chapter 1 of Title 1.8 of the Civil Code shall not be applied, directly or indirectly, to the determination of the existence or possible existence of liability (or the amount thereof) of any person for any tax, penalty, interest, fine, forfeiture, or other imposition or offense to which the provisions of Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or this part apply.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 694, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)

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(a) The Franchise Tax Board may disclose to state governmental licensing entities identifying information of persons appearing on the list of 500 largest tax delinquencies pursuant to Section 19195 for purposes of administering Section 494.5 of the Business and Professions Code. “Identifying information” means the name, social security number or taxpayer identification number, and the last known address of the persons appearing on the list of the 500 largest tax delinquencies.

(b) Neither the state governmental licensing entity, nor any officer, employee, or agent, or former officer, employee, or agent of a state governmental licensing entity, may disclose or use any information obtained from the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section, except to administer Section 494.5 of the Business and Professions Code or to inform the public of the denial, refusal to renew, or suspension of a license or the issuance of a temporary license pursuant to Section 494.5 of the Business and Professions Code.

(c) For purposes of this section, state governmental licensing entity means a state governmental licensing entity as defined in Section 494.5 of the Business and Professions Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 455, Sec. 15. (AB 1424) Effective January 1, 2012.)

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(a) The Franchise Tax Board may disclose to state agencies identifying information of persons appearing on the list of the 500 largest tax delinquencies pursuant to Section 19195 for purposes of administering Section 10295.4 of the Public Contract Code. “Identifying information” means the name, social security number or taxpayer identification number, and the last known address of the persons appearing on the list of the 500 largest tax delinquencies.

(b) A state agency, and any officer, employee, or agent, or former officer, employee, or agent of a state agency, shall not disclose or use any information obtained from the Franchise Tax Board, pursuant to this section, except to administer Section 10295.4 of Public Contract Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 455, Sec. 16. (AB 1424) Effective January 1, 2012.)

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(a) Commencing January 1, 2026, notwithstanding Section 19542, the Franchise Tax Board shall annually provide to Donate Life California all of the following information from every resident income tax return that provides the individual’s written consent to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and to share the individual’s information with Donate Life California for purposes of that registry, as described in Section 18544:

(1) The individual’s name.

(2) The individual’s address.

(3) The individual’s date of birth.

(4) The last four digits of the individual’s social security number.

(b) Donate Life California shall use the information received from the Franchise Tax Board, as described in paragraph (1), only for purposes of administering the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry.

(c) Donate Life California shall add individuals consenting to enrollment in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry pursuant to Section 18544 to that registry within 30 days of receiving the individual’s information from the Franchise Tax Board.

(d) By January 1, 2025, the Franchise Tax Board and Donate Life California shall enter into a data sharing agreement that is consistent with this section.

(e) For purposes of this section, “Donate Life California” means the nonprofit organization established and designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 573, Sec. 2. (AB 1268) Effective January 1, 2024.)

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text: In enacting the California Personal Income Tax Fairness, Simplification, and Conformity Act of 1987, the Legislature finds and declares that for most taxpayers in most ordinary circumstances, the burden of preparing tax returns could be greatly reduced by the availability of state tax forms which would allow taxpayers to copy numbers from the federal return, make simple adjustments, look up the tax in published tax tables, subtract state tax credits, and either pay the amount due or file for a refund.

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For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1987, the Franchise Tax Board shall make available to taxpayers tax forms that are as simple as possible for taxpayers to prepare. These forms shall be designed to provide for taxpayers to copy figures from, or attach a copy of, their federal return or portions thereof, or both, and to make any necessary adjustments.

The Franchise Tax Board shall, in preparing tax forms, make every effort to ease taxpayers’ compliance burden, including, but not limited to, (a) designing forms so that, to the maximum extent possible, items already entered on the federal return may be copied to the state form, (b) reducing the number of state schedules by attaching copies of comparable federal schedules to the state return, where appropriate, and (c) choosing a weight and quality of paper, color of ink, and general form design which will facilitate the preparation of returns.

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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a taxpayer filing as either a single taxpayer or as a head of household whose total income for the taxable year is one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or less, and taxpayers filing a joint return or a taxpayer filing as a qualifying widow or widower whose total income is two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) or less, shall have the option to use Form 540 2EZ, or its successor form, as prepared by the Franchise Tax Board, to reflect the provisions of this section.

(b) For purposes of this section, “total income” means taxable wages, dividends, interest, and pension income.

(c) The Legislative Analyst, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, shall conduct a study on the impact of the revised Form 540 2EZ and shall report to the Legislature, no later than January 1, 2008, on the following:

(1) The number of filers using the revised Form 540 2EZ.

(2) The effectiveness of the revised Form 540 2EZ in the simplification of tax preparation for the taxpayers eligible to use that form.

(3) The impact the revised Form 540 2EZ has on the Franchise Tax Board’s administration of the Personal Income Tax Law (Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001)).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 844, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)

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text: The Franchise Tax Board shall, in preparing tax forms, include the following statement adjacent to the signature line of any income tax return required to be filed by a married individual: “It is unlawful to forge a spouse’s signature.”

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text: The Franchise Tax Board shall include a voter registration card with the Personal Income Tax filing forms that are mailed annually to California taxpayers.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 412, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)

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