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(a) The Franchise Tax Board may, by regulation, require any person, in whatever capacity acting, including lessees or mortgagors of real or personal property, fiduciaries, employers, and any officer or department of the state, or any political subdivision or agency of the state, or any city organized under a freeholder’s charter, or any political body not a subdivision or agency of the state, having the control, receipt, custody, disposal, or payment of items of income specified in subdivision (b), to withhold an amount, determined by the Franchise Tax Board to reasonably represent the amount of tax due when the items of income are included with other income of the taxpayer, and to transmit the amount withheld to the Franchise Tax Board at the time as it may designate.

(b) The items of income referred to in subdivision (a) are interest, dividends, rents, prizes and winnings, premiums, annuities, emoluments, compensation for services, including bonuses, partnership income or gains, and other fixed or determinable annual or periodical gains, profits, and income.

(c) The Franchise Tax Board may authorize the tax under subdivision (a) to be deducted and withheld from the interest upon any securities the owners of which are not known to the withholding agent.

(d) Any person that fails to withhold from any payments any amounts required to be withheld by this section or fails to remit the taxes withheld is liable for the amount specified in Section 18668.

(e) (1) This subdivision applies to any disposition of a California real property interest by:

(A) Any person, other than either of the following:

(i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a corporation, including an entity classified for tax purposes as a corporation under Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001).

(ii) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a partnership, as determined in accordance with Subchapter K of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code, including an entity classified as a partnership for tax purposes under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001).

(B) A corporation or partnership, if that corporation or partnership immediately after the transfer of the title to the California real property has no permanent place of business in California. For purposes of this subdivision, a corporation or partnership has no permanent place of business in California if all of the following apply:

(i) It is not organized and existing under the laws of California.

(ii) It does not qualify with the office of the Secretary of State to transact business in California.

(iii) It does not maintain and staff a permanent office in California.

(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in the case of any disposition of a California real property interest by a transferor described in paragraph (1), the transferee, including for this purpose any intermediary or accommodator in a deferred exchange, is required to withhold an amount equal to 313 percent of the sales price of the California real property conveyed.

(B) If the transferor makes an election under this subparagraph, the transferee, including any intermediary or accommodator in a deferred exchange, is required to withhold an amount equal to an amount certified by the transferor in writing under penalty of perjury. The amount certified shall not be less than the gain required to be recognized under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) and Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001) on the disposition of the California real property multiplied by the rate specified in either Section 23151 or Section 23186, as applicable, for transferors that are corporations, or the highest rate specified in Section 17041 for transferors other than corporations. For purposes of applying the previous sentence, the following shall apply:

(i) The highest rate specified in Section 17041 is determined without regard to any other tax rate specified under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) irrespective of whether the applicable statute provides that tax shall be treated as if imposed under Section 17041.

(ii) For corporations that are “S” corporations subject to the modified tax rate specified in Section 23802, the rate shall be the sum of the rate specified in subdivision (b) of Section 23802 and the highest rate specified in Section 17041, as described in clause (i).

(C) (i) The written certification required by subparagraph (B) shall be in a form, as prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board. The form shall provide as follows:

“Title and escrow persons and exchange accommodators are not authorized to provide legal or accounting advice for purposes of determining withholding amounts. Transferors are strongly encouraged to consult with a competent tax professional for this purpose.”

(ii) The Franchise Tax Board shall make this form available electronically on its Web site in a format that allows a transferor to complete and print the form. The Franchise Tax Board shall also provide electronic means to enable the transferor to estimate the amount of gain required to be recognized by the transferor in the transaction. Any form or worksheet, electronic or otherwise, developed for this purpose shall provide as follows:

“Title and escrow persons and exchange accommodators are not authorized to provide legal or accounting advice for purposes of determining withholding amounts. Transferors are strongly encouraged to consult with a competent tax professional for this purpose.”

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, all of the following shall apply:

(A) No transferee is required to withhold any amount under this subdivision unless the sales price of the California real property conveyed exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

(B) No transferee, other than an intermediary or an accommodator in a deferred exchange, is required to withhold any amount under this subdivision unless written notification of the withholding requirements of this subdivision has been provided by the real estate escrow person.

(C) (i) No transferee, trustee under a deed of trust, or mortgagee under a mortgage with a power of sale is required to withhold under this subdivision when the transferee has acquired California real property at a sale pursuant to a power of sale under a mortgage or deed of trust or a sale pursuant to a decree of foreclosure or has acquired the property by a deed in lieu of foreclosure.

(ii) No transferee is required to withhold under this subdivision when the transferor is a bank acting as trustee other than a trustee of a deed of trust.

(D) No transferee, including for this purpose any intermediary or accommodator in a deferred exchange, is required to withhold any amount under this subdivision if the transferee, in good faith and based on all the information of which the transferee has knowledge, relies on a written certificate executed by the transferor, certifying, under penalty of perjury, one of the following:

(i) (I) The California real property being conveyed is the seller’s or decedent’s principal residence, within the meaning of Section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(II) The last use of the property being conveyed was use by the transferor as the transferor’s principal residence within the meaning of Section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(ii) (I) The California real property being conveyed is being exchanged, or will be exchanged, for property of like kind, within the meaning of Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, but only to the extent of the amount of the gain not required to be recognized for California income or franchise tax purposes under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(II) Subclause (I) may not apply if an exchange does not qualify for nonrecognition treatment for California income or franchise tax purposes under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, in whole or in part, due to the failure of the transaction to comply with the provisions of Section 1031(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to the requirement that property be identified and that the exchange be completed not more than 180 days after the transfer of the exchanged property.

(III) In any case where clause (ii) applies, the transferee, including for this purpose any intermediary or accommodator in a deferred exchange, is required to notify the Franchise Tax Board in writing within 10 days of the expiration of the statutory periods specified in Section 1031(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and thereafter remit the applicable withholding amounts determined under this subdivision in accordance with paragraph (4), but only to the extent that an intermediary or accommodator has received amounts from the disposition of California real property and has not disbursed those amounts for the purpose of completing an exchange or exchanges within the meaning of Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to exchange of real property held for productive use or investment.

(IV) (ia) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe any regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of subclause (III), including, but not limited to, any regulations to clarify the meaning of disbursement for the purpose of completing an exchange or exchanges within the meaning of Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(ib) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules, guidelines, procedures, or other guidance to carry out the purposes of subclause (III). Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any rule, guideline, procedure, or other guidance prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to subclause (III).

(iii) The California real property has been compulsorily or involuntarily converted, within the meaning of Section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code, and the transferor intends to acquire property similar or related in service or use so as to be eligible for nonrecognition of gain for California income tax purposes under Section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(iv) The transaction will result in either a net loss or a net gain not required to be recognized for California income or franchise tax purposes.

(v) The transferor is a corporation with a permanent place of business in California.

(E) (i) In the case of any transaction otherwise subject to this subdivision that qualifies as an “installment sale,” within the meaning of Section 453(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, for California income tax purposes, the provisions of this subdivision shall be separately applied to each principal payment to be made under the terms of the installment sale agreement between the parties.

(ii) For purposes of clause (i), subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) does not apply to each individual payment to be received under the terms of the installment sale agreement.

(4) (A) Amounts withheld and payments made in accordance with this subdivision shall be reported and remitted to the Franchise Tax Board in the form and manner and at the time specified by the Franchise Tax Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, funds withheld on individual transactions by real estate escrow persons may, at the option of the real estate escrow person, be remitted by the 20th day of the month following the close of escrow for the individual transaction, or may be remitted on a monthly basis in combination with other transactions closed during that month.

(B) The transferor shall submit a copy of the written certificate and supporting documentation for the reduced withholding specified in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) or subparagraph (D) of paragraph (3), executed by the transferor, to the Franchise Tax Board upon request.

(5) For purposes of this subdivision, “California real property interest” means an interest in real property located in California and defined in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(6) For purposes of this subdivision, “real estate escrow person” means any of the following persons involved in the real estate transaction:

(A) The person, including any attorney, escrow company, or title company, responsible for closing the transaction.

(B) If no person described in subparagraph (A) is responsible for closing the transaction, then any other person who receives and disburses the consideration or value for the interest or property conveyed.

(7) (A) Unless the real estate escrow person provides “assistance,” it shall be unlawful for any real estate escrow person to charge any customer for complying with the requirements of this subdivision.

(B) For purposes of this paragraph, “assistance” includes, but is not limited to, helping the parties clarify with the Franchise Tax Board the issue of whether withholding is required under this subdivision or, upon request of the parties, withholding an amount under this subdivision and remitting that amount to the Franchise Tax Board.

(C) For purposes of this paragraph, “assistance” does not include providing the written notification of the withholding requirements of this subdivision.

(D) In a case where the real estate escrow person provides “assistance” in complying with the withholding requirements of this subdivision, it shall be unlawful for the real estate escrow person to charge any customer a fee that exceeds forty-five dollars ($45).

(8) For purposes of this subdivision, “sales price” means the sum of all of the following:

(A) The cash paid, or to be paid, but excluding for this purpose any stated or unstated interest or original issue discount, as determined under Sections 1271 through 1275, inclusive, of the Internal Revenue Code.

(B) The fair market value of other property transferred, or to be transferred.

(C) The outstanding amount of any liability assumed by the transferee or to which the California real property interest is subject immediately before and after the transfer.

(9) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe, by forms, instructions, published notices, or regulations, any requirements necessary for the efficient administration of this subdivision relating to the treatment of “de minimis” amounts otherwise required under this section.

(f) Withholding is not required under this section with respect to wages, salaries, fees, or other compensation paid by a corporation for services performed in California for that corporation to a nonresident corporate director for director services, including attendance at a board of directors’ meeting.

(g) In the case of any payment described in subdivision (f), the person making the payment shall do each of the following:

(1) File a return with the Franchise Tax Board at the time and in the form and manner specified by the Franchise Tax Board.

(2) Provide the payee with a statement at the time and in the form and manner specified by the Franchise Tax Board.

(h) (1) The amendments to this section made by Chapter 488 of the Statutes of 2002 apply to dispositions of California real property interests that occur on or after January 1, 2003.

(2) In the case of any payments received on or after January 1, 2003, pursuant to an installment sale agreement relating to a disposition occurring before January 1, 2003, the amendments to this section made by Chapter 488 of the Statutes of 2002 do not apply to those payments.

(i) (1) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to dispositions of California real property interests that occur on or after January 1, 2009.

(2) In the case of any payments received on or after January 1, 2009, pursuant to an installment sale agreement relating to a disposition occurring before January 1, 2009, the amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision do not apply to those payments.

(j) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to dispositions of California real property interests that occur on or after January 1, 2022.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 66, Sec. 1. (AB 1582) Effective January 1, 2022.)

article: 5. Withholding


kind: section

code: RTC

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(a) (1) The Franchise Tax Board shall annually (or more often if necessary) prepare and make available to the Employment Development Department, wage withholding tables that shall be used by every employer making payment of any wages to a resident employee for services performed either within or without this state; or to a nonresident employee for services performed in this state, to deduct and withhold from those wages for each payroll period, a tax computed in a manner as to produce, so far as practicable, with due regard to the credits for personal exemptions allowable under Section 17054, a sum that is substantially equivalent to the amount of tax reasonably estimated to be due under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) resulting from the inclusion in the gross income of the employee the wages which were subject to withholding.

(2) For wages paid on or after November 1, 2009, wage withholding tables prepared by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this subdivision shall produce, so far as practicable, with due regard to the credits for personal exemptions allowable under Section 17054, a sum that will significantly prevent underwithholding by using an amount equal to 10 percent more than the sum described in paragraph (1).

(b) (1) (A) For supplemental wages paid on or after January 1, 1992, the rate of withholding that may be applied to supplemental wages in lieu of the wage withholding tables specified in subdivision (a) shall be 6 percent.

(B) For supplemental wages paid on or after November 1, 2009, the rate of withholding shall be 6.6 percent.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “supplemental wages” includes, but is not limited to, bonus payments, overtime payments, commissions, sales awards, back pay including retroactive wage increases, and reimbursements for nondeductible moving expenses that are paid for the same or a different period, or without regard to a particular period.

(c) (1) For stock options and bonus payments that constitute wages paid on or after January 1, 2002, the rate of withholding that may be applied to those stock options and bonus payments in lieu of the wage withholding tables specified in subdivision (a) shall, notwithstanding subdivision (b), be 9.3 percent.

(2) For stock options and bonus payments that constitute wages paid on or after November 1, 2009, the rate of withholding shall be 10.23 percent.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 15, Sec. 1. (AB 17 4x) Effective October 23, 2009.)

division: 2. OTHER TAXES

chapter: 2. Returns

article: 5. Withholding

path: 2. OTHER TAXES > 10.2. ADMINISTRATION OF FRANCHISE AND INCOME TAX LAWS > 2. Returns > 5. Withholding


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(a) (1) Section 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to the backup withholding, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.

(2) For purposes of this section, the term “reportable payment,” as defined in Section 3406(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, shall include payments of items of income as defined in Section 18662, and any regulations thereunder, with respect to rents, prizes and winnings, compensation for services, including bonuses, and other fixed or determinable annual or periodic gains, profits, and income.

(3) This section shall not apply to either of the following:

(A) Payment of interest and dividends.

(B) Any release of loan funds made by a financial institution in the normal course of business.

(4) For the purposes of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3), “financial institution” means any of the following:

(A) A depository institution, as defined in Section 1813(c) of Title 12 of the United States Code.

(B) An institution-affiliated party, as defined in Section 1813(u) of Title 12 of the United States Code.

(C) Any federal credit union or state credit union, as defined in Section 1752 of Title 12 of the United States Code, including an institution-affiliated party of a credit union, as defined in Section 1786(r) of Title 12 of the United States Code.

(b) The amount of tax to be withheld shall be computed by applying a rate of 7 percent to the reportable payment.

(c) Where withholding under both this section and other provisions of this article would otherwise be required, withholding shall only be required under this section.

(d) Any payer required to withhold tax pursuant to this section shall notify the payee of such withholding at a time and in a manner as may be prescribed in forms and instructions by the Franchise Tax Board.

(e) This section shall apply to payments made on or after January 1, 2010.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 16, Sec. 3. (AB 18 4x) Effective January 23, 2009.)

part: 10.2. ADMINISTRATION OF FRANCHISE AND INCOME TAX LAWS

article: 5. Withholding


text: Unless otherwise specifically provided, the provisions of any law effecting changes in withholding shall apply to withholding in the calendar year succeeding the year the provision was chaptered, or in the calendar year the provision is operative, whichever is later.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 191, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)

article: 5. Withholding


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(a) Section 1446 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to withholding of tax on foreign partners’ share of effectively connected income, shall apply to the extent that the amounts represent income from California sources, except as otherwise provided.

(b) (1) The rate of tax referred to in Section 1446(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be the maximum tax rate specified in Sections 17041 and 17043, as applicable, rather than the rate specified in Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(2) The rate of tax referred to in Section 1446(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be the rate specified in Section 23151, 23181, or 23183, as applicable, rather than the rate specified in Section 11 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(3) The rate of tax referred to in Section 1446(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to disposition of partnership interests, shall be the rate specified in Sections 17041 and 17043, as applicable, rather than the rate specified in Section 1, or Section 11, of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to tax imposed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 231, Sec. 66. (SB 711) Effective October 1, 2025.)

article: 5. Withholding


text: The Franchise Tax Board may require employers to submit copies of income tax withholding exemption certificates. If the Franchise Tax Board determines that a certificate is invalid for state income tax purposes, the Franchise Tax Board shall notify the employer and the affected employee of its determination. An employee who disagrees with the Franchise Tax Board’s determination may request review of the determination by filing a written petition in the form and within the time prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board. After review, the Franchise Tax Board shall give written notification of its decision to both the employer and the employee.

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

article: 5. Withholding


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(a) Every person required under this article to deduct and withhold any tax is hereby made liable for that tax, to the extent provided by this section. Any amount required to be deducted and paid to the Franchise Tax Board under this article shall be considered the tax of that person. Unless it is shown that the failure is due to reasonable cause, any person who fails to withhold from any payments any amount required to be withheld under this article or who fails to transmit the withheld amounts to the Franchise Tax Board on or before the due date required by regulations is liable for the amount actually withheld, or the amount of taxes due from the taxpayer to whom the payments are made, whichever is greater, but not in excess of the amount required to be withheld.

(b) If any amount required to be withheld under this article is not paid to the Franchise Tax Board on or before the due date required by regulations, interest shall be assessed at the adjusted annual rate established pursuant to Section 19521, computed from the due date to the date paid.

(c) Whenever any person has withheld any amount pursuant to this article, the amount so withheld shall be held to be a special fund in trust for the State of California.

(d) In lieu of the amount provided for in subdivision (a), unless it is shown that the failure to withhold is due to reasonable cause, whenever any transferee is required to withhold any amount pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 18662, the transferee is liable for the greater of the following amounts for failure to withhold only after the transferee, as specified, is notified in writing of the requirements under subdivision (e) of Section 18662:

(1) Five hundred dollars ($500).

(2) Ten percent of the amount required to be withheld under subdivision (e) of Section 18662.

(e) (1) Unless it is shown that the failure to notify is due to reasonable cause, the real estate escrow person is liable for the amount specified in subdivision (d), when written notification of the withholding requirements of subdivision (e) of Section 18662 is not provided to the transferee, other than a transferee that is an intermediary or accommodator in a deferred exchange, and the California real property disposition is subject to withholding under subdivision (e) of Section 18662.

(2) The real estate escrow person shall provide written notification to the transferee (other than a transferee that is an intermediary or accommodator in a deferred exchange) in substantially the same form as follows:

“In accordance with Section 18662 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, a buyer may be required to withhold an amount equal to 313 percent of the sales price or the amount that is specified in a written certificate executed by the transferor in the case of a disposition of California real property interest by either:

1. A seller who is an individual, trust, or estate or when the disbursement instructions authorize the proceeds to be sent to a financial intermediary of the seller, OR

2. A corporate or partnership seller that has no permanent place of business in California immediately after the transfer of title to the California real property.

The buyer may become subject to penalty for failure to withhold an amount equal to the greater of 10 percent of the amount required to be withheld or five hundred dollars ($500).

However, notwithstanding any other provision included in the California statutes referenced above, no buyer will be required to withhold any amount or be subject to penalty for failure to withhold if:

1. The sales price of the California real property conveyed does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), OR

2. The seller executes a written certificate, under the penalty of perjury, certifying that the seller is a corporation or a partnership with a permanent place of business in California, OR

3. The seller, who is an individual, trust, estate, partnership, or a corporation without a permanent place of business in California executes a written certificate, under the penalty of perjury, of any of the following:

A. The California real property being conveyed is the seller’s or decedent’s principal residence, within the meaning of Section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code.

B. The last use of the property being conveyed was use by the transferor as the transferor’s principal residence within the meaning of Section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code.

C. The California real property being conveyed is or will be exchanged for property of like kind, within the meaning of Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, but only to the extent of the amount of gain not required to be recognized for California income tax purposes under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.

D. The California real property has been compulsorily or involuntarily converted, within the meaning of Section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code, and that the seller intends to acquire property similar or related in service or use so as to be eligible for nonrecognition of gain for California income tax purposes under Section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code.

E. The California real property transaction will result in a loss or a net gain not required to be recognized for California income tax purposes.

The seller is subject to penalty for knowingly filing a fraudulent certificate for the purpose of avoiding the withholding requirement.”

(3) The real estate escrow person is not liable under this subdivision if the tax due as a result of the disposition of California real property is paid by the original or extended due date of the transferor’s return for the taxable year in which the disposition occurred.

(4) The real estate escrow person or transferee is not liable under paragraph (1) or subdivision (d), if the failure to withhold is the result of his or her reliance, based on good faith and on all the information of which he or she has knowledge, upon a written certificate executed by the transferor under penalty of perjury pursuant to subparagraph (D) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 18662.

(5) Any transferor who for the purpose of avoiding the withholding requirements of subdivision (e) of Section 18662 knowingly executes a false certificate pursuant to that section is liable for twice the amount specified in subdivision (d).

(f) The amount of tax required to be deducted, withheld, and remitted under this article shall be assessed, collected, and paid upon notice and demand. Article 3 (commencing with Section 19031), relating to deficiency assessments, shall not apply with respect to the assessment or collection of any amount due under this article.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 305, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2009.)

article: 5. Withholding


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(a) Whenever any payer required to deduct and withhold tax under this article sells, transfers, dissolves, withdraws, terminates, or otherwise disposes of the business or a substantial portion of its assets, the successors (including assigns, purchasers, heirs, distributees, beneficiaries, or other persons acquiring either a substantial portion of the assets or the business) shall withhold in trust a sufficient part of the purchase price or set aside in trust money or property to cover the amount of the taxes required to be withheld and any interest or penalties with respect thereto which are due or unpaid by the payer. The money, property or portion of the purchase price shall be held in trust until a certificate is issued by the Franchise Tax Board stating that no amount of such tax, interest, or penalties are due or unpaid from the payer.

(b) Upon written request by the successor, the Franchise Tax Board shall, within 60 days, issue a certificate or a statement showing the amount of tax, interest, and penalties due from the payer. Except as provided in subdivision (c), failure to issue a certificate or statement within the 60-day period shall be deemed equivalent to the issuance of a certificate stating that no tax, interest, or penalties are due. If the Franchise Tax Board issues a statement showing that taxes, interest, and penalties are claimed to be due, the amount stated therein (not in excess of the fair market value of the assets or business acquired) shall be paid by the successor to the Franchise Tax Board within (1) 30 days after the statement is mailed or delivered to the successor, or (2) on the day the business or assets are acquired, whichever occurs last. If a request for a certificate is not made by the successor, the amount of tax, interest, or penalties due or unpaid by the payer shall be paid by the successor to the Franchise Tax Board on the day the business or assets are acquired. If a successor fails to pay the amount required by this section by the time prescribed in this subdivision, a penalty of 10 percent of the amount payable shall be levied.

(c) The issuance of a certificate stating that no taxes, interest, and penalties are due, or the failure to issue the certificate or statement within the period of 60 days shall not release the payer from liability on account of any taxes, interest, and penalties then or thereafter determined to be due from him or her, but shall release the successor from any further liability on account of any such taxes, interest, and penalties. Payment by the successor pursuant to subdivision (b) shall not release the payer from liability except to the extent of the amount paid by the successor.

(d) Any successor that fails to withhold money or other property or fails to pay the amount or value of the property withheld as provided in this section shall be personally liable for the payment of the taxes, interest, and penalties due from the payer up to but not exceeding the fair market value of the assets or business acquired. The Franchise Tax Board shall have all of the remedies for collection against any successor that acquires the business or substantially all the assets thereof of a payer as provided by this part against any payer liable for taxes, interest, and penalties. The time within which the obligation may be enforced against the successor acquiring the business or substantially all the assets thereof of a payer shall commence from (1) the date the successor acquires the assets or business, (2) the date an assessment against the successor payer becomes final, or (3) 31 days after the statement is mailed or delivered to the successor if a certificate is requested by the successor as provided in subdivision (b), whichever of the three events is later.

article: 5. Withholding


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(a) The Franchise Tax Board may by notice, served personally or by first-class mail, require any employer, person, officer or department of the state, political subdivision or agency of the state, including the Regents of the University of California, a city organized under a freeholders’ charter, or a political body not a subdivision or agency of the state, having in their possession, or under their control, any credits or other personal property or other things of value, belonging to a taxpayer or to an employer or person who has failed to withhold and transmit amounts due pursuant to this article, to withhold, from the credits or other personal property or other things of value, the amount of any tax, interest, or penalties due from the taxpayer or the amount of any liability incurred by that employer or person for failure to withhold and transmit amounts due from a taxpayer under this part and to transmit the amount withheld to the Franchise Tax Board at the times that it may designate. However, in the case of a depository institution, as defined in Section 19(b) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C.A. Sec. 461(b)(1)(A)), amounts due from a taxpayer under this part shall be transmitted to the Franchise Tax Board not less than 10 business days from receipt of the notice. To be effective, the notice shall state the amount due from the taxpayer and shall be delivered or mailed to the branch or office reported in information returns filed with the Franchise Tax Board, or the branch or office where the credits or other property is held, unless another branch or office is designated by the employer, person, officer or department of the state, political subdivision or agency of the state, including the Regents of the University of California, a city organized under a freeholders’ charter or a political body not a subdivision or agency of the state.

(b) (1) At least 45 days before sending a notice to withhold to the address indicated on the information return, the Franchise Tax Board shall request a depository institution to do either of the following:

(A) Verify that the address on its information return is its designated address for receiving notices to withhold.

(B) Provide the Franchise Tax Board with a designated address for receiving notices to withhold.

(2) Once the depository institution has specified a designated address pursuant to paragraph (1), the Franchise Tax Board shall send all notices to that address unless the depository institution provides notification of another address. The Franchise Tax Board shall send all notices to withhold to a new designated address 30 days after notification.

(3) Failure to verify or provide a designated address within 30 days of receiving the request shall be deemed verification of the address on the information return as the depository institution’s designated address.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding Section 8112 of the Commercial Code and Section 700.130 of the Code of Civil Procedure, when the Franchise Tax Board, pursuant to this section or Section 18670.5, issues a levy upon, or requires by notice, any person, financial institution, or securities intermediary, as applicable, to withhold all, or a portion of, a financial asset for the purpose of collecting a delinquent tax liability, the person, financial institution, or securities intermediary, as defined in Section 8102 of the Commercial Code, that maintains, administers, or manages that asset on behalf of the taxpayer, or has the legal authority to accept instructions from the taxpayer as to the disposition of that asset, shall liquidate the financial asset in a commercially reasonable manner within 90 days of the issuance of the order to withhold. Within five days of liquidation, the person, financial institution, or securities intermediary, as applicable, shall remit to the Franchise Tax Board the proceeds of the liquidation, less any reasonable commissions or fees, or both, which are charged in the normal course of business.

(2) If the value of the financial assets to be liquidated exceeds the tax liability, the taxpayer may, within 60 days after the service of the order to withhold upon the person, financial institution, or securities intermediary, instruct the person, financial institution, or securities intermediary as to which financial assets are to be sold to satisfy the tax liability. If the taxpayer does not provide instructions for liquidation, the person, financial institution, or securities intermediary shall liquidate the financial assets in a commercially reasonable manner and in an amount sufficient to cover the tax liability, and any reasonable commissions or fees, or both, which are charged in the normal course of business, beginning with the financial assets purchased most recently.

(3) For purposes of this section, a financial asset shall include, but not be limited to, an uncertificated security, certificated security, or security entitlement as defined in Section 8102 of the Commercial Code, a security as defined in Section 8103 of the Commercial Code, or a securities account as defined in Section 8501 of the Commercial Code.

(d) Any corporation or person failing to withhold the amounts due from any taxpayer and transmit them to the Franchise Tax Board after service of the notice shall be liable for those amounts. However, in the case of a depository institution, if a notice to withhold is mailed to the branch where the account is located or principal banking office, the depository institution shall be liable for a failure to withhold only to the extent that the accounts can be identified in information normally maintained at that location in the ordinary course of business.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 349, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)

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(a) The Franchise Tax Board may by notice, served by magnetic media, electronic transmission, or other electronic technology, require any depository institution, as defined in Section 19 (b) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C.A. Sec. 461(b)(1)(A)), that the Franchise Tax Board, in its sole discretion, has reason to believe may have in its possession, or under its control, any credits or other personal property or other things of value, belonging to a taxpayer, to withhold, from the credits or other personal property or other things of value, the amount of any tax, interest, or penalties due from the taxpayer and transmit that amount withheld to the Franchise Tax Board at the times that it may designate, but not less than 10 business days from receipt of the notice. The notice shall state the amount due from the taxpayer and shall be delivered or transmitted to the branch or office reported in the information returns filed with the Franchise Tax Board, or the branch or office where the credits or other property is held, or other address designated by that depository institution for purposes of the Franchise Tax Board serving notice by magnetic media, electronic transmission, or other electronic technology.

(b) Any depository institution failing to withhold the amount due from the taxpayer and to transmit that amount to the Franchise Tax Board after the Franchise Tax Board provides notice to the depository institution as authorized by subdivision (a) shall be liable for those amounts only to the extent that the depository institution can identify the account by magnetic media, electronic transmission, or other electronic technology.

(c) For purposes of this section, the term “address” shall include telephone or modem number, facsimile number, or any other number designated by the depository institution to receive data by electronic means.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 222, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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text:
(a) Subject to the limitations in subdivisions (b) and (c), the Franchise Tax Board, may, by notice, served personally, by first-class mail, or by electronic transmission or other electronic technology, require any person, officer, department of the state, or political subdivision or agency of the state including the Regents of the University of California, a city organized under a freeholder’s charter, or a political body not a subdivision or agency of the state, to withhold the amount of any tax, interest, or penalties due from a taxpayer, or the amount due from an employer or person who has failed to withhold and transmit amounts due pursuant to this article, from any payments due the taxpayer, employer, or person and from any payments becoming due the taxpayer, employer, or person after receipt of the notice. The amounts withheld shall be transmitted to the Franchise Tax Board at those times as it may designate.

(b) The effect of a levy made pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be continuous from the date the notice is received until the amount due stated on the notice has been withheld, until the notice has been withdrawn, or until one year after the date the notice is received, whichever occurs first.

(c) The amount required to be withheld pursuant to a notice issued under subdivision (a) is the lesser of the amount due stated on the notice, or either of the following:

(1) If the taxpayer, employer, or person is not a natural person, 100 percent of the amount of each payment due or becoming due the taxpayer, employer, or person during the period the levy is in effect as provided in subdivision (b).

(2) If the taxpayer, employer, or person is a natural person, 25 percent of the amount of each payment due or becoming due the taxpayer, employer, or person during the period the levy is in effect as provided in subdivision (b).

(d) Any notice or document required to be served or provided in connection with the notice to withhold described in subdivision (a) may be served personally, by first-class mail, or by electronic transmission or other electronic technology.

(e) Upon consent, the Franchise Tax Board may provide service by electronic transmission or other electronic technology under this section.

(f) For purposes of this section, the term “payments” does not include earnings as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 706.011 of the Code of Civil Procedure or funds in a deposit account as defined in paragraph (29) of subdivision (a) of Section 9102 of the Commercial Code. The term “payments” does include any of the following:

(1) Payments due for services of independent contractors, dividends, rents, royalties, residuals, patent rights, or mineral or other natural resource rights.

(2) Payments or credits due or becoming due as a result of written or oral contracts for services or sales whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise.

(3) Any other payments or credits due or becoming due periodically as a result of an enforceable obligation to the taxpayer, employer, or person.

(g) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to notices served or provided on or after the effective date of the act.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 297, Sec. 1. (AB 3372) Effective January 1, 2021.)

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text: Any employer or person failing to withhold the amount due from any taxpayer and to transmit the same to the Franchise Tax Board after service of a notice pursuant to Section 18670 or 18671 is liable for those amounts.

article: 5. Withholding


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(a) Notwithstanding Article 7 (commencing with Section 706.151) of Chapter 5 of Title 9 of Part II of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the Franchise Tax Board determines upon receiving information from the taxpayer that his or her employer withheld earnings for taxes pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 19251) of Chapter 5 and failed to remit the withheld earnings to the Franchise Tax Board, the employer shall be liable for the amount not remitted. The Franchise Tax Board’s determination shall be based on payroll documents or other substantiating evidence furnished by the taxpayer.

(b) Upon its determination, the Franchise Tax Board shall mail notice to the employer at its last known address that upon failure to remit the withheld earnings to the Franchise Tax Board within 15 days of the date of its notice to the employer, the employer shall be liable for that amount which was withheld and not remitted.

(c) If the employer fails to remit the amount withheld to the Franchise Tax Board upon notice, that amount for which the employer is liable shall be assessed, collected, and paid as though it were a tax deficiency. The amount may be assessed at any time prior to seven years from the first day that the unremitted amount, in the aggregate, was first withheld. Interest shall accrue on that amount from the first day that the unremitted amount, in the aggregate, was first withheld.

(d) When the assessment against the employer is final and due and payable, the taxpayer’s account shall be immediately credited with an amount equal to that assessed amount as though it were a payment received by the Franchise Tax Board on the first date that the unremitted amount, in the aggregate, was first withheld by the employer.

(e) Collection against the taxpayer is stayed for both the following amount and period:

(1) An amount equal to the amount determined by the Franchise Tax Board under subdivision (a).

(2) The earlier of the time the credit is applied to the taxpayer’s account pursuant to subdivision (d) or the assessment against the employer is withdrawn or revised and the taxpayer is notified by the Franchise Tax Board thereof.

(f) If under this section an amount that was withheld and not remitted to the Franchise Tax Board is final and due and payable by the employer and credited to the taxpayer’s account, this remedy shall be the exclusive remedy for the taxpayer to recover that amount from the employer.

(g) This section shall not apply to debts, obligations, or other amounts for which an earnings withholding order or assignment is issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to Article 5, 5.5, or 6 of Chapter 5 or Section 10878.

(h) This section shall apply to determinations made by the Franchise Tax Board on or after the effective date of the act adding this section.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 931, Sec. 8. Effective October 10, 1999.)

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(a) Any employer or person required to withhold and transmit any amount pursuant to this article shall comply with the requirement without resort to any legal or equitable action in a court of law or equity. Any employer or person paying to the Franchise Tax Board any amount required by it to be withheld is not liable therefor to the person from whom withheld unless the amount withheld is refunded to the withholding agent. However, if a depository institution, as defined in 12 U.S.C. Sec. 461(b)(1)(A) withholds and pays to the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this article any moneys held in a deposit account in which the delinquent taxpayer and another person or persons have an interest, or in an account held in the name of a third party or parties in which the delinquent taxpayer is ultimately determined to have no interest, the depository institution paying those moneys to the Franchise Tax Board is not liable therefor to any of the persons who have an interest in the account, unless the amount withheld is refunded to the withholding agent.

(b) In the case of a deposit account or accounts for which this notice to withhold applies, the depository institution shall send a notice by first-class mail to each person named on the account or accounts included in the notice from the Franchise Tax Board, provided that a current address for each person is available to the institution. This notice shall inform each person as to the reason for the hold placed on the account or accounts, the amount subject to being withheld, and the date by which this amount is to be remitted to the Franchise Tax Board. An institution may assess the account or accounts of each person receiving this notice a reasonable service charge not to exceed three dollars ($3).

(c) Any employer or person required under this article to withhold payments from a taxpayer may file an action in interpleader when a bona fide dispute has arisen as to priority of lien between the tax levied under this part and that of a federal taxing agency.

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text: Any person from whom a tax is collected by withholding under this article or under Section 13020 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is entitled to the remedies set forth in Articles 1 (commencing with Section 19301) and 3 (commencing with Section 19381) of Chapter 6. Any refund of the tax under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 19301) shall be made to the withholding agent instead of directly to the taxpayer, if requested in writing by the withholding agent at the time the amounts refundable were transmitted to the Franchise Tax Board.

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text: Whenever, under any provision of this article, service is authorized upon the state of any notice to withhold, unless expressly exempted from the provisions of this section, the service to be effective must, in addition to any other requirements, be made on the state agency owing the obligation prior to the time the agency presents the claim for payment thereof to the Controller.

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(a) For purposes of this article, if a lender, surety, or other person, who is not an employer under those sections with respect to an employee or group of employees, pays wages directly to such an employee or group of employees, employed by one or more employers, or to an agent on behalf of the employee or employees, the lender, surety, or other person shall be liable in his or her own person and estate to this state in a sum equal to the taxes (together with interest) required to be deducted and withheld from the wages by the employer.

(b) If a lender, surety, or other person supplies funds to or for the account of an employer for the specific purpose of paying wages of the employees of the employer, with actual notice or knowledge that the employer does not intend to or will not be able to make timely payment or deposit of the amounts of tax required by this part to be deducted and withheld by the employer from those wages, the lender, surety, or other person shall be liable in his or her own person and estate to the State of California in a sum equal to the taxes (together with interest) which are not paid over to this state by the employer with respect to the wages. However, the liability of the lender, surety, or other person shall be limited to an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount so supplied to or for the account of the employer for that purpose.

(c) Any amounts paid to this state pursuant to this section shall be credited against the liability of the employer.

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(a) An individual may designate on the tax return that a contribution in excess of the tax liability, if any, be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, established by Section 18701. That designation is to be used as a voluntary checkoff on the tax return.

(b) The contributions shall be in full dollar amounts and may be made individually by each signatory on a joint return.

(c) A designation shall be made for any taxable year on the original return for that taxable year, and once made is irrevocable. If payments and credits reported on the return, together with any other credits associated with the taxpayer’s account, do not exceed the taxpayer’s liability, the return shall be treated as though no designation has been made. If no designee is specified, the contribution shall be transferred to the General Fund, after reimbursement of the direct actual costs of the Franchise Tax Board for the collection and administration of funds under this article.

(d) If an individual designates a contribution to more than one account or fund listed on the tax return, and the amount available for designation is insufficient to satisfy the total amount designated, the contribution shall be allocated among the designees on a pro rata basis.

(e) When another voluntary contribution designation is removed from the tax return, or as soon as space is available, whichever occurs first, the Franchise Tax Board shall revise the form of the tax return to include a space labeled the “Parkinson’s Disease Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund” to allow for the designation provided. The form shall include in the instruction information that the contribution may be in the amount of one dollar ($1) or more and that the contribution shall be used to support the Richard Paul Hemann Parkinson’s Disease Program established pursuant to Chapter 1.6 (commencing with Section 103870) of Part 2 of Division 102 of the Health and Safety Code.

(f) A deduction shall be allowed under Article 6 (commencing with Section 17201) of Chapter 3 of Part 10 for any contribution made pursuant to subdivision (a).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 99, Sec. 2. (AB 829) Effective January 1, 2026. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 18703. Repealed, pursuant to Section 18703, on December 1 following inoperative date.)

chapter: 3. Voluntary Contributions

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text: There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Parkinson’s Disease Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund to receive contributions made pursuant to Section 18700. The Franchise Tax Board shall notify the Controller of both the amount of money paid by taxpayers in excess of their tax liability and the amount of refund money that taxpayers have designated pursuant to Section 18700 to be transferred to the Parkinson’s Disease Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. The Controller shall transfer from the Personal Income Tax Fund to the Parkinson’s Disease Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund an amount not in excess of the sum of the amounts designated by individuals pursuant to Section 18700 for payment into that fund.

article: 1. Parkinson’s Disease Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund


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(a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys in the Parkinson’s Disease Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund shall be continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, as follows:

(1) To the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller for reimbursement of all costs incurred by the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller in connection with their duties under this article.

(2) The revenues remaining, after allocation pursuant to paragraph (1), to the State Department of Public Health for the purposes of administering the Richard Paul Hemann Parkinson’s Disease Program pursuant to Chapter 1.6 (commencing with Section 103870) of Part 2 of Division 102 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) The State Department of Public Health shall comply with the internet website reporting requirements described in Section 18873.


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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), this article shall remain operative only until January 1 of the seventh calendar year following the first appearance of the Parkinson’s Disease Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund on the tax return, and is repealed as of December 1 of that year.

(b) (1) By September 1 of the second calendar year and by September 1 of each subsequent calendar year that the Parkinson’s Disease Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund appears on the tax return, the Franchise Tax Board shall determine whether the amount of contributions estimated to be received during the calendar year will equal or exceed the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year. The Franchise Tax Board shall estimate the amount of contributions to be received by using the actual amounts received and an estimate of the contributions that will be received by the end of that calendar year.

(2) If the Franchise Tax Board determines that the amount of the contributions estimated to be received during a calendar year will not at least equal the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year, this article shall be inoperative with respect to taxable years beginning on or after January 1 of that calendar year and shall be repealed on December 1 of that year.

(3) For purposes of this section, the minimum contribution amount for a calendar year means two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 99, Sec. 2. (AB 829) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed on December 1 of the year prescribed in subd. (a) or subd. (b). Note: Termination provisions affect Article 1, commencing with Section 18700.)


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(a) Any individual may designate on the tax return that a contribution in excess of the tax liability, if any, be made to the California Pediatric Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, established pursuant to Section 18721. That designation is to be used as a voluntary checkoff on the tax return.

(b) The contributions shall be in full dollar amounts and may be made individually by each signatory on a joint return.

(c) A designation under subdivision (a) shall be made for any taxable year on the original return for that taxable year, and once made shall be irrevocable. In the event that payments and credits reported on the return, together with any other credits associated with the taxpayer’s account, do not exceed the taxpayer’s liability, the return shall be treated as though no designation has been made.

(d) In the event a taxpayer designates a contribution to more than one account or fund listed on the tax return, and the amount available for designation is insufficient to satisfy the total amount designated, the contribution shall be allocated among the designees on a pro rata basis.

(e) When another voluntary contribution designation is removed from the tax return, or as soon as space is available, whichever occurs first, the Franchise Tax Board shall revise the forms of the return to include a space labeled the “California Pediatric Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund” to allow for the designation permitted under subdivision (a). The forms shall also include in the instructions information that the contribution may be in the amount of one dollar ($1) or more and that the contribution shall be used to support research relating to the cure, screening, and treatment of pediatric cancers.

(f) A deduction shall be allowed under Article 6 (commencing with Section 17201) of Chapter 3 of Part 10 for any contribution made pursuant to subdivision (a).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 63, Sec. 2. (AB 703) Effective January 1, 2026. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 18723. Repealed, pursuant to Section 18723, on December 1 following inoperative date.)

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text: There is hereby established in the State Treasury the California Pediatric Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund to receive contributions made pursuant to Section 18720. The Franchise Tax Board shall notify the Controller of both the amount of money paid by taxpayers in excess of their tax liability and the amount of refund money that taxpayers have designated pursuant to Section 18720 to be transferred to the California Pediatric Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. The Controller shall transfer from the Personal Income Tax Fund to the California Pediatric Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund an amount not in excess of the sum of the amounts designated by individuals pursuant to Section 18720 for payment into that fund.

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(a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all money transferred to the California Pediatric Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund shall be continuously appropriated and allocated as follows:

(1) To the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller for reimbursement of all costs incurred by the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller in connection with their duties under this article.

(2) To the Regents of the University of California for distribution of grants for the purposes of conducting research on the causes and treatments for pediatric cancer and expanding community-based education on pediatric cancer. The Regents of the University of California may use up to 5 percent of the money allocated to them for administering and promoting the program.

(b) The Legislature requests the Regents of the University of California to report on its internet website the process for awarding money, the amount of money spent on administration, and an itemization of how program funds were awarded, including, but not limited to, information regarding recipients of funds.


text:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), this article shall remain operative only until January 1 of the seventh calendar year following the first appearance of the California Pediatric Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund on the tax return, and is repealed as of December 1 of that year.

(b) (1) By September 1 of the second calendar year and each subsequent calendar year that the California Pediatric Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund appears on the tax return, the Franchise Tax Board shall determine whether the amount of contributions estimated to be received during the calendar year will equal or exceed the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year pursuant to paragraph (3). The Franchise Tax Board shall estimate the amount of contributions to be received by using the actual amounts received and an estimate of the contributions that will be received by the end of that calendar year.

(2) If the Franchise Tax Board determines that the amount of the contributions estimated to be received during a calendar year will not at least equal the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year, this article is inoperative with respect to taxable years beginning on or after January 1 of that calendar year and is repealed on December 1 of that calendar year.

(3) For purposes of this section, the minimum contribution amount for a calendar year means two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

(c) Notwithstanding the repeal of this article, any contribution amounts designated pursuant to this article prior to its repeal shall continue to be transferred and disbursed in accordance with this article as in effect immediately prior to that repeal.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 63, Sec. 2. (AB 703) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed on December 1 of the year prescribed in subd. (a) or subd. (b). Note: Termination provisions affect Article 3, commencing with Section 18720.)


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(a) Any individual may designate on the tax return that a contribution in excess of the tax liability, if any, be made to the California Senior Citizen Advocacy Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund established by Section 18731 to be used to conduct the sessions of the California Senior Legislature and to support its ongoing activities on behalf of older persons.

(b) The contribution shall be in full dollar amounts and may be made individually by each signatory on the joint return.

(c) A designation under subdivision (a) shall be made for any taxable year on the original return for that taxable year, and once made shall be irrevocable. If payments and credits reported on the return, together with any other credits associated with the individual’s account, do not exceed the individual’s tax liability, the return shall be treated as though no designation has been made.

(d) The Franchise Tax Board shall revise the form of the return for taxable years 2017 to 2030, inclusive, to include a space labeled “California Senior Citizen Advocacy Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund” to allow for the designation permitted under subdivision (a). The form shall also include in the instructions information that the contribution may be in the amount of one dollar ($1) or more and that the contribution shall be used to conduct the sessions of the California Senior Legislature and to support its ongoing activities on behalf of older persons.

(e) A deduction shall be allowed under Article 6 (commencing with Section 17201) of Chapter 3 of Part 10 for any contribution made pursuant to subdivision (a).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 89, Sec. 1. (AB 559) Effective January 1, 2024. Inoperative on January 1, 2032, as prescribed in Section 18733. Repealed on December 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 18733.)

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(a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury the California Senior Citizen Advocacy Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund to receive contributions made pursuant to Section 18730. The Franchise Tax Board shall notify the Controller of both the amount of money paid by taxpayers in excess of their tax liability and the amount of refund money that taxpayers have designated pursuant to Section 18730 to be transferred to the California Senior Citizen Advocacy Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. The Controller shall transfer from the Personal Income Tax Fund to the California Senior Citizen Advocacy Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund an amount not in excess of the sum of the amounts designated by individuals pursuant to Section 18730 for payment into that fund.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the California Senior Citizen Advocacy Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund is the successor fund of the California Senior Legislature Fund. All assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenditures of the California Senior Legislature Fund shall be transferred to, and become a part of, the California Senior Citizen Advocacy Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, as provided in Section 16346 of the Government Code. Any references in state law to the California Senior Legislature Fund shall be construed to refer to the California Senior Citizen Advocacy Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 443, Sec. 1. (AB 519) Effective January 1, 2018. Inoperative on January 1, 2032, as prescribed in Section 18733. Repealed on December 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 18733.)

article: 3.6. California Senior Citizen Advocacy Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund


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(a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys transferred to the California Senior Citizen Advocacy Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund pursuant to Section 18731 shall be continuously appropriated and allocated as follows:

(1) To the Controller and the Franchise Tax Board for reimbursement of all costs incurred by the Controller and the Franchise Tax Board in connection with their duties under this article.

(2) The balance to the California Senior Legislature, for its ongoing activities on behalf of older persons. The California Senior Legislature shall use at least 10 percent of this balance for purposes of marketing and promoting the fund.

(b) All moneys allocated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) may be carried over from the year in which they were received and encumbered in any following year.

(c) The funds allocated to the California Senior Legislature for the purpose of funding the activities of the California Senior Legislature shall be spent pursuant to the purview of the Joint Rules Committee of the California Senior Legislature in a manner consistent with the bylaws of the California Senior Legislature, established through a majority vote of the California Senior Legislature.

(d) The California Senior Legislature’s Internet Web site shall report the goals of the organization, the number of and summary of bills proposed by the California Senior Legislature, and all events the California Senior Citizen Advocacy Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund supports each year.


text: Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 18873 and Section 18874, this article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2032, and is repealed as of December 1 of that year.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 89, Sec. 2. (AB 559) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed on December 1, 2032, by its own provisions. Note: Termination provisions affect Article 3.6, commencing with Section 18730.)


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(a) Any individual may designate on the tax return, under the space labeled “Rare and Endangered Species Preservation Voluntary Tax Contribution Program,” that a contribution in excess of the tax liability, if any, be made to the Endangered and Rare Fish, Wildlife, and Plant Species Conservation and Enhancement Account established in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund pursuant to Section 1770 of the Fish and Game Code.

(b) The contribution shall be in full dollar amounts and may be made individually by each signatory on a joint return.

(c) A designation under subdivision (a) shall be made for any taxable year on the original return for that taxable year, and once made shall be irrevocable.

(d) The Franchise Tax Board shall revise the form of the return to include a space labeled “Rare and Endangered Species Preservation Voluntary Tax Contribution Program” to allow for the designation permitted under subdivision (a).

(e) A deduction shall be allowed under Article 6 (commencing with Section 17201) of Chapter 3 of Part 10 for any contribution made pursuant to subdivision (a).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 504, Sec. 2. (AB 1031) Effective January 1, 2018. Inoperative on or before January 1, 2032, as prescribed in Section 18744. Repealed on or before December 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 18744.)

article: 5. Fish and Game Preservation Fund

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(a) The Franchise Tax Board shall notify the Controller of both the amount of moneys paid by taxpayers in excess of their tax liability and the amount of refund moneys that taxpayers have designated pursuant to Section 18741 to be transferred to the Endangered and Rare Fish, Wildlife, and Plant Species Conservation and Enhancement Account. The Controller shall transfer from the Personal Income Tax Fund to that account, an amount not in excess of the sum of the amounts reported to the Controller by the Franchise Tax Board that have been designated by individuals pursuant to Section 18741 for payment into that account.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys transferred to the account shall be continuously appropriated and allocated as follows:

(1) To the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller for the reimbursement of all actual and direct costs incurred by the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller in connection with the collection and administration of funds under this article.

(2) To the Department of Fish and Wildlife for the purposes specified in Section 1771 of the Fish and Game Code.

(c) The Department of Fish and Wildlife shall comply with the Internet Web site reporting requirements described in Section 18873.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 504, Sec. 3. (AB 1031) Effective January 1, 2018. Inoperative on or before January 1, 2032, as prescribed in Section 18744. Repealed on or before December 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 18744.)

article: 5. Fish and Game Preservation Fund


text: It is the intent of the Legislature that this article create an additional funding source for programs for endangered and rare animals and native plant species and shall be used to supplement, not supplant, other funding sources for these programs.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 594, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003. Inoperative on or before January 1, 2032, as prescribed in Section 18744. Repealed on or before December 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 18744.)

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), this article shall remain operative only until January 1, 2032, and as of December 1 of that year is repealed.

(b) (1) By September 1, 2006, and by September 1 of each subsequent calendar year that the Rare and Endangered Species Preservation Voluntary Tax Contribution Program appears on a tax return, the Franchise Tax Board shall determine whether the amount of contributions estimated to be received during the calendar year will equal or exceed the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year. The Franchise Tax Board shall estimate the amount of contributions to be received by using the actual amounts received and an estimate of the contributions that will be received by the end of that calendar year.

(2) If the Franchise Tax Board determines that the amount of contributions estimated to be received during a calendar year will not at least equal the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year, this article is inoperative with respect to taxable years beginning on or after January 1 of that calendar year, and shall be repealed on December 1 of that calendar year.

(3) For purposes of this section, the minimum contribution amount for a calendar year means two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 360, Sec. 4. (AB 1828) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed on or before December 1, 2032, by its own provisions. Note: Termination provisions affect Article 5, commencing with Section 18741.)

article: 5. Fish and Game Preservation Fund


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(a) An individual may designate on the tax return, under the space titled “Protect Our Coast and Oceans Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund,” that a contribution in excess of tax liability, if any, be made to the California Beach and Coastal Enhancement Account established by paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 5067 of the Vehicle Code. That designation is to be used as a voluntary contribution on the tax return.

(b) A contribution shall be in full dollar amounts and may be made individually by each signatory on a joint return.

(c) A designation made under subdivision (a) shall be made for any taxable year on the original return for that taxable year, and once made shall be irrevocable. In the event that payments and credits reported on the return, together with any other credits associated with the individual’s account, do not exceed the individual’s tax liability, if any, the return shall be treated as though no designation had been made.

(d) The Franchise Tax Board shall revise the form of the return to include a space labeled the “Protect Our Coast and Oceans Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund” to allow for the designation permitted under subdivision (a). The form shall also include in the instructions information that the contribution may be in the amount of one dollar ($1) or more and that the contribution shall be used for grants and programs that preserve, protect, or enhance coastal resources and promote coastal and marine educational activities for underserved communities.

(e) A deduction shall be allowed under Article 6 (commencing with Section 17201) of Chapter 3 of Part 10 for any contribution made pursuant to subdivision (a).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 519, Sec. 1. (SB 503) Effective January 1, 2018. Inoperative on or before January 1, 2032, as prescribed in Section 18748. Repealed on or before December 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 18748.)

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text: The Franchise Tax Board shall notify the Controller of both the amount of money paid by individuals in excess of their tax liability and the amount of refund money that individuals have designated pursuant to Section 18745 to be transferred to the California Beach and Coastal Enhancement Account. The Controller shall transfer from the Personal Income Tax Fund to the California Beach and Coastal Enhancement Account an amount not in excess of the sum of the amounts designated by individuals pursuant to Section 18745 for payment into that account.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 519, Sec. 2. (SB 503) Effective January 1, 2018. Inoperative on or before January 1, 2032, as prescribed in Section 18748. Repealed on or before December 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 18748.)

article: 5.1. California Beach and Coastal Enhancement Account


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(a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all money designated under the Protect Our Coast and Oceans Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund space on a tax return and transferred to the California Beach and Coastal Enhancement Account pursuant to Section 18745 shall be continuously appropriated and allocated as follows:

(1) To the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller for reimbursement of all costs incurred by the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller in connection with their duties under this article.

(2) (A) To the California Coastal Commission to support eligible programs awarded grants under the selection criteria established by the California Coastal Commission for the Whale Tail Grants Program, and for direct program-related expenses.

(B) All moneys allocated pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be carried over from the year in which they were received.

(b) The California Coastal Commission shall comply with the Internet Web site reporting requirements described in Section 18873.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 519, Sec. 3. (SB 503) Effective January 1, 2018. Inoperative on or before January 1, 2032, as prescribed in Section 18748. Repealed on or before December 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 18748.)


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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), this article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2032, and is repealed as of December 1 of that year.

(b) (1) By September 1 of the 2018 calendar year and each calendar year thereafter that the Protect Our Coast and Oceans Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund appears on the tax return, the Franchise Tax Board shall determine whether the amount of contributions estimated to be received during the calendar year will equal or exceed the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year pursuant to paragraph (3). The Franchise Tax Board shall estimate the amount of contributions to be received by using the actual amounts received and an estimate of the contributions that will be received by the end of that calendar year.

(2) If the Franchise Tax Board determines that the amount of the contributions estimated to be received during a calendar year will not at least equal the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year, this article is inoperative with respect to taxable years beginning on or after January 1 of that calendar year, and shall be repealed on December 1 of that calendar year.

(3) For purposes of this section, the minimum contribution amount for a calendar year means two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 1000, Sec. 4. (AB 178) Effective September 30, 2024. Repealed on or before December 1, 2032, by its own provisions. Note: Termination provisions affect Article 5.1, commencing with Section 18745.)


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(a) An individual may designate on the tax return that a contribution in excess of the tax liability, if any, be made to the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, established by Section 18749.1. That designation is to be used as a voluntary checkoff on the tax return.

(b) The contributions shall be in full dollar amounts and may be made individually by each signatory on a joint return.

(c) A designation shall be made for any taxable year on the original return for that taxable year, and once made is irrevocable. If payments and credits reported on the return, together with any other credits associated with the taxpayer’s account, do not exceed the taxpayer’s liability, the return shall be treated as though no designation has been made. If no designee is specified, the contribution shall be transferred to the General Fund, after reimbursement of the direct actual costs of the Franchise Tax Board for the collection and administration of funds under this article.

(d) If an individual designates a contribution to more than one account or fund listed on the tax return, and the amount available for designation is insufficient to satisfy the total amount designated, the contribution shall be allocated among the designees on a pro rata basis.

(e) When another voluntary contribution designation is removed from the tax return, or as soon as space is available, whichever occurs first, the Franchise Tax Board shall revise the form of the tax return to include a space labeled the “Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund” to allow for the designation provided. The form shall include in the instruction information that the contribution may be in the amount of one dollar ($1) or more and that the contribution shall be used to support the rehabilitation of injured, sick, or orphaned native wildlife and for wildlife conservation education.

(f) A deduction shall be allowed under Article 6 (commencing with Section 17201) of Chapter 3 of Part 10 for any contribution made pursuant to subdivision (a).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 360, Sec. 5. (AB 1828) Effective January 1, 2025. Inoperative on or before January 1, 2031, as prescribed in Section 18749.3. Repealed on or before December 1, 2031, pursuant to Section 18749.3.)

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text: There is in the State Treasury the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund to receive contributions made pursuant to Section 18749. The Franchise Tax Board shall notify the Controller of both the amount of money paid by taxpayers in excess of their tax liability and the amount of refund money that taxpayers have designated pursuant to Section 18749 to be transferred to the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. The Controller shall transfer from the Personal Income Tax Fund to the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund an amount not in excess of the sum of the amounts designated by individuals pursuant to Section 18749 for payment into that fund.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 504, Sec. 5. (AB 1031) Effective January 1, 2018. Inoperative on or before January 1, 2031, as prescribed in Section 18749.3. Repealed on or before December 1, 2031, pursuant to Section 18749.3.)

article: 5.2. Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund


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(a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys transferred to the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund shall be continuously appropriated and allocated as follows:

(1) To the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller for reimbursement of all costs incurred by the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller in connection with their duties under this article.

(2) The revenues remaining, after allocation pursuant to paragraph (1), to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for the purposes specified in Article 5 (commencing with Section 1773) of Chapter 7.5 of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code.

(b) The Department of Fish and Wildlife shall comply with the Internet Web site reporting requirements described in Section 18873.


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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), this article shall remain operative only until January 1, 2031, and is repealed as of December 1 of that year.

(b) (1) By September 1 of the second calendar year and by September 1 of each subsequent calendar year that the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund appears on the tax return, the Franchise Tax Board shall determine whether the amount of contributions estimated to be received during the calendar year will equal or exceed the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year. The Franchise Tax Board shall estimate the amount of contributions to be received by using the actual amounts received and an estimate of the contributions that will be received by the end of that calendar year.

(2) If the Franchise Tax Board determines that the amount of the contributions estimated to be received during a calendar year will not at least equal the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year, this article shall be inoperative with respect to taxable years beginning on or after January 1 of that calendar year and shall be repealed on December 1 of that year.

(3) For purposes of this section, the minimum contribution amount for a calendar year means two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 360, Sec. 6. (AB 1828) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed on or before December 1, 2031, by its own provisions. Note: Termination provisions affect Article 5.2, commencing with Section 18749.)


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The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia disorders are devastating health conditions that cause a loss of intellectual functioning so severe that they interfere with an individual’s daily functioning and eventually result in death. These conditions cause serious financial, social, and emotional hardships on those affected and on their family caregivers.

(b) Between 2008 and 2030 the number of Californians living with Alzheimer’s disease will double in both the general population and among the African American population. In this same period, there is expected to be a tripling of that disease among California’s Latino and Asian Pacific Islander populations.

(c) Among California’s baby boomers 55 years of age and older, their lifetime risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease is one in eight.

(d) Alzheimer’s disease is now the sixth leading cause of death in California.

(e) Families provide almost three-quarters of the value of care for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease in the community and in facilities, amounting to approximately $72.7 billion out of an estimated total cost of $104 billion. These family caregivers are more likely to experience financial hardship, health difficulties, and a negative impact on their ability to work outside the home.

(f) The cost to the Medi-Cal program for an individual with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia is two and one-half times greater than the cost for an individual without a diagnosis of dementia.

(g) While scientists have made great strides in understanding Alzheimer’s disease and other causes of dementia, there is no known prevention or cure at this time.

(h) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to establish a systematic program for the conduct of research regarding the cause, prevention, diagnosis, cure, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. The outcome of this research may have direct effects and consequences on the development of a comprehensive system that will provide diagnoses and treatment to victims of those health problems. This program shall award grants to eligible physicians, hospitals, laboratories, educational institutions, and other organizations and persons for the purpose of enabling those organizations and persons to conduct research.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 232, Sec. 1. (AB 292) Effective January 1, 2010. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 18766. Repealed on or before December 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 18766.)

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text: For the purposes of this article, “research” shall include, but not be limited to, expenditures to develop and advance the understanding, techniques, and modalities effective in the care, treatment, and cure of Alzheimer’s victims and their families.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 31, Sec. 26. Effective June 16, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 31. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 18766. Repealed on or before December 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 18766.)

article: 6. California Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund


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(a) An individual may designate on the tax return that a contribution in excess of the tax liability, if any, be made to the California Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, that is established by Section 18764.

(b) The contributions shall be in full dollar amounts and may be made individually by each signatory on the joint return.

(c) A designation under subdivision (a) shall be made for any taxable year on the individual return for that taxable year, and once made shall be irrevocable. In the event that payments and credits reported on the return, together with any other credits associated with the individual’s account, do not exceed the individual’s tax liability, the return shall be treated as though no designation has been made.

(d) The Franchise Tax Board shall revise the forms of the return to include a space labeled the “Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund” to allow for the designation permitted under subdivision (a). The forms shall also include in the instructions information that the contribution may be in the amount of one dollar ($1) or more and that the contribution shall be used to conduct research relating to the cure and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

(e) A deduction shall be allowed under Article 6 (commencing with Section 17201) of Chapter 3 of Part 10 for any contribution made pursuant to subdivision (a).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 299, Sec. 2. (AB 2400) Effective January 1, 2019. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 18766. Repealed on or before December 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 18766.)


text: There is in the State Treasury the California Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund to receive contributions made pursuant to Section 18763. The Franchise Tax Board shall notify the Controller of both the amount of money paid by individuals in excess of their tax liability and the amount of refund money that individuals have designated pursuant to Section 18763 to be transferred to the California Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. The Controller shall transfer from the Personal Income Tax Fund to the California Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund an amount not in excess of the sum of the amounts designated by individuals pursuant to Section 18763 for payment into that fund.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 299, Sec. 3. (AB 2400) Effective January 1, 2019. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 18766. Repealed on or before December 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 18766.)


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(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all money transferred to the California Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund shall be continuously appropriated and allocated as follows:

(A) To the Franchise Tax Board, the Controller, and the State Department of Public Health for reimbursement of all administrative costs incurred by the Franchise Tax Board, the Controller, and the State Department of Public Health in connection with their duties under this article.

(B) To the State Department of Public Health to support eligible programs awarded grants under the selection criteria established by the State Department of Public Health’s Alzheimer’s Disease Program (Article 4 (commencing with Section 125275) of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code) and for direct program-related expenses.

(2) All moneys allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be carried over from the year in which they were received.

(3) Grant moneys shall not be used for any purpose outside this state.

(b) The State Department of Public Health shall comply with the Internet Web site reporting requirements described in Section 18873.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 299, Sec. 4. (AB 2400) Effective January 1, 2019. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 18766. Repealed on or before December 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 18766.)


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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), this article shall remain in effect only for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2032, and as of December 1 of that year is repealed.

(b) (1) By September 1, 2019, and by September 1 of each subsequent calendar year that the California Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund appears on a tax return, the Franchise Tax Board shall determine whether the amount of contributions estimated to be received during the calendar year will equal or exceed the minimum contributions amount for the calendar year pursuant to paragraph (3). The Franchise Tax Board shall estimate the amount of contributions to be received by using the actual amounts received and an estimate of the contributions that will be received by the end of that calendar year. If the Franchise Tax Board determines that the fund is projected to fall below the minimum contribution amount, the Franchise Tax Board shall provide written notification to the State Department of Public Health.

(2) If the Franchise Tax Board determines that the amount of contributions estimated to be received during a calendar year will not at least equal the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year, this article shall be inoperative with respect to taxable years beginning on or after January 1 of that calendar year and shall be repealed on December 1 of that year.

(3) For purposes of this section, the minimum contribution amount for a calendar year means two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 112, Sec. 1. (AB 2689) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed on or before December 1, 2032, by its own provisions. Note: Termination provisions affect Article 6, commencing with Section 18761.)


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(a) Any individual who is allowed the credit under subdivision (c) of Section 17054 may designate on the tax return that a contribution is being made in an amount not to exceed the amount of the credit, without regard to Section 17054.1, which is to be paid to the California Seniors Special Fund.

(b) The contribution may be made individually by each eligible signatory on the joint return who is allowed the credit under subdivision (c) of Section 17054.

(c) The individual’s return shall be treated as if no designation is made under this article if either of the following apply:

(1) The credit allowed by subdivision (c) of Section 17054 reported on the return is insufficient to cover the amount of the contribution.

(2) Payments and credits reported on the return, together with any other credits associated with the taxpayer’s return are insufficient to cover the amount of tax owed plus the contribution.

(d) A designation under subdivision (a) shall be made for any taxable year on the initial return for that taxable year, and once made shall be irrevocable.

(e) The Franchise Tax Board shall revise the forms of the return to allow for the designation permitted under subdivision (a).

(f) A deduction shall be allowed under Article 6 (commencing with Section 17201) of Chapter 3 of Part 10 for any contribution made pursuant to subdivision (a).

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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There is hereby established in the State Treasury the California Seniors Special Fund to receive contributions made pursuant to Section 18771.

The Franchise Tax Board shall notify the Controller of the amount of the credits designated pursuant to Section 18771 to be transferred into the California Seniors Special Fund. The Controller shall transfer from the Personal Income Tax Fund to the California Seniors Special Fund an amount not in excess of the sum of the credits designated by individuals pursuant to Section 18771 for payment into that fund.

article: 7. Designations to the California Seniors Special Fund