Articles Tagged with California Board of Equalization

New California Sales and Use Tax Audit Procedures

Posted August 19, 2010

California Sales and Use Tax Regulation 1698.5, which sets forth comprehensive procedures for sales and use tax audits, has been approved by the California Office of Administrative Law. The new regulation, which was proposed by the California Board of Equalization (BOE), goes into effect August 18, 2010. According to the BOE, the regulation was necessary to clearly establish taxpayers’ and BOE staff’s responsibilities and duties during the audit process in order to ensure that BOE staff completes audits in a timely and efficient manner and to help taxpayers better understand and avoid confusion regarding the BOE audit process.

California Enacts New FTB and BOE Penalties Affecting Pending Audits, Protests, Appeals and Settlements

Posted August 23, 2004

by Carley Roberts and Eric Coffill

Carley Roberts

Eric Coffill

California corporate and individual taxpayers with pending audits, protests, appeals or settlement proceedings with the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB), or with comparable proceedings pending with he California State Board of Equalization (BOE) should pay particular attention to new penalties recently enacted by the Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as part of California’s new amnesty program.