540X Easy Reply Amended Return Pilot Program

[The FTB] will soon begin a pilot program giving certain taxpayers the option of quickly concluding an audit when first contacted by [the FTB], if the taxpayer agrees with the proposed adjustments to their return. / more+

Useful Information Found on MyFTB Account
MyFTB Account is a resource that’s available for your clients to access useful tax information 24/7. / more+

Documents, Second Mortgages, Tax Reporting – How to Handle a Foreclosed Home for Tax Purposes

In [the] July 2009, Foreclosure and Short Sales, and October 2009, Business Foreclosures or Short Sales, issues of Tax News, [the FTB] addressed some of the questions [they] received related to a foreclosure. / more+

FTB/CSEA Liaison Meeting a Success
On September 25, [the FTB] attended the California Society of Enrolled Agents (CSEA) annual Liaison meeting. / more+

540NR Booklet Mass Mailing Discontinued
[The FTB] decided to discontinue the mass mailing of our Nonresident or Part-Year Resident Income Tax Booklet California 540NR directly to taxpayers. / more+

Small Business
Announcing the California Child Support Guide for Business
DCSS announces the California Child Support – A Guide for Business — a complete step-by-step web-based guide designed to help employers meet child support requirements in California. / more+

Ask the Advocate
Taxpayers’ Rights Advocate Role
[The advocate continues] to be pro-active, visible, and accessible to taxpayers. / more+

Inside FTB
Take a look at the changes happening at FTB. / more+

Criminal Corner [Stacie says: my favorite]
[A] monthly summary on bringing tax criminals to justice, and closing the tax gap one case at a time. / more+