California Tax Penalties: You May Owe a California Tax Penalty Even if You Owe No Tax
20/12/10 09:45
If you haven't filed an income tax return for any year and the Franchise Tax Board sends you a notice, you need respond immediately.
The FTB routinely sends a "demand to file" to many people who may not even owe any tax or meet the filing requirements. The problem is that if you do not respond, the FTB may impose a 25% penalty on its assessment of the tax before applying payments and credits. That is, the FTB will calculate an amount it thinks you owe and base the 25% penalty on that amount.... even though it may be (and probably will be) completely wrong. (R&TC Section 19133)
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The FTB routinely sends a "demand to file" to many people who may not even owe any tax or meet the filing requirements. The problem is that if you do not respond, the FTB may impose a 25% penalty on its assessment of the tax before applying payments and credits. That is, the FTB will calculate an amount it thinks you owe and base the 25% penalty on that amount.... even though it may be (and probably will be) completely wrong. (R&TC Section 19133)
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