CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD CA RESIDENCY RULES & AUDIT RESIDENCY LAWS, TERMS, AND RESIDENCY CONCEPTS DEFINITION OF RESIDENT R&TC Section 17014(a) defines “resident” as: Every individual who is in this state for other than a temporary or transitory purpose; Every individual domiciled in this state who is outside the state…
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SoCal Tax Help
Southern California Tax Relief Services IRS tax Relief, FTB tax Relief, BOE tax Relief, EDD tax relief At Mike Habib, EA, a SoCal tax firm, we understand that being notified that your tax return is being challenged by the IRS or the FTB can be scary. When you are faced…
CA FTB Corporate Back Taxes
California – Corporate Income Tax: FTB Has Begun Contacting Return Nonfilers for 2007 The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has begun contacting more than 35,000 companies that did business in California in 2007, but failed to file a California corporation franchise or income tax return for that year. Businesses contacted…
EDD and BOE Wildfire Tax Relief
California – Multiple Taxes: Wildfire Relief Extended to Taxpayers in Three More Counties For taxes and fees they each administer, the California State Board of Equalization (BOE) and the Employment Development Department (EDD) have extended relief to qualifying taxpayers and fee payers who have been affected by wildfires in the…
FTB Cash for Clunkers Tax Rules
Clarification of the “Cash for Clunkers” Tax Rules September 2009 – The federal “Cash for Clunkers” program has generated a lot of interest among consumers and we have received many inquires about the tax implications of this popular program. As a result, we are clarifying state tax rules for people…
California FTB – Personal Income Tax: 2009 Tax Rate Schedules Released
California – Personal Income Tax: 2009 Tax Rate Schedules, Exemption and Other Amounts Released According to figures obtained from California Franchise Tax Board’s Tax Practitioner Liaisons Office, there will be decreases in the indexed 2009 California personal income tax rate schedules, return filing thresholds, standard deduction amounts, itemized deduction limitation…
California IOU
Registered Warrants Can Pay Your State Income Tax Bill (Sacramento) – The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) announced it accepts California registered warrants (IOUs) as payment of current and past due personal and corporate tax obligations. To pay a tax liability with an IOU, endorse the IOU on the reverse side…
CA New Home Tax Credit
CA New Home Tax Credit Going Fast Sacramento – The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) announced today that the $100 million allocated by the state in new home tax credits will soon be gone. As of June 17, 2009, FTB had received more than 9,800 applications claiming nearly $95 million. Because…
FTB Tax Problems
Former Vice President of Finance Pleads Guilty to Grand Theft, False State Income Tax Returns A Chatsworth man pleaded guilty to one felony count of grand theft and one felony count of filing a false state income tax return. James I. Ha, 35, was employed as the vice president of…
Tax Withheld on Sale of Real Estate in California
Get your CA FTB withheld tax refund today by contacting Mike Habib, EA at 877-788-2937 CA Tax Rates According to the California State Franchise Tax Board (FTB), partnerships that are not based in California should file withholding tax on the sale of real estate in the state. The CA tax…