ARTICLE 4. Information Returns [18631. - 18649.]

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC 4.

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Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18631. Section 18631.

(a) This article does not apply to any payment of interest obligations not taxable under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001). (b) Except as otherwise provided, every person required to file an information return with the Secretary of the Treasury under any of the federal sections listed in subdivision (c) may be required to file a copy of the federal information return with the Franchise Tax Board at the time and in the manner as it may, by forms and instructions, require. (c) Subdivision (b) shall apply to each of the following: (1) Section 6034A of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to information to beneficiaries of estates and trusts. (2) Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns required in connection with certain options. (3) Section 6039C of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns with respect to foreign persons holding direct investments in United States real property interests, if that person holds a direct investment in a California real property as defined in Section 18662. (4) Section 6041 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to information at source. (5) Section 6041A of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns regarding payments of remuneration for services and direct sales, except that no return or statement shall be required with respect to direct sales pursuant to Section 6041A(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. (6) Section 6042 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns regarding payments of dividends and corporate earnings and profits. (7) Section 6045 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns of brokers. (8) Section 6049 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns regarding payments of interest. (9) Section 6050H of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns relating to mortgage interest received in trade or business from individuals. (10) (A) Section 6050I of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns relating to cash received in trade or business, etc., except that Section 6050I(g) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to cash received by criminal court, shall not apply. (B) (i) The Attorney General shall, upon court order following a showing ex parte to a magistrate of an articulable suspicion that an individual or entity has committed a felony offense to which a federal information return is related, be provided a copy of a federal information return filed with the Franchise Tax Board under this paragraph. The Attorney General may make a return or information therefrom available to a district attorney subject to regulations promulgated by the Attorney General. The regulations shall require the district attorney seeking the return or information to specify in writing the specific reasons for believing that a felony offense has been committed to which the return or information is related. (ii) Any information or return obtained by the Attorney General or a district attorney pursuant to this subparagraph shall be confidential and used only for investigative or prosecutorial purposes. (11) Section 6050J of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns relating to foreclosures and abandonments of security. (12) (A) Section 6050K of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns relating to exchanges of certain partnership interests. (B) In addition to the general requirement under subparagraph (A), a transferor of a partnership interest shall be required to notify the partnership of that exchange in accordance with Section 6050K(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. (13) Section 6050L of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns relating to certain donated property. (14) Section 6050N of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns regarding payments of royalties. (15) Section 6050P of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns relating to the cancellation of indebtedness by certain entities. (16) Section 6050Q of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to certain long-term care benefits. (17) Section 6050R of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns relating to certain purchases of fish. (18) Section 6050S of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns relating to higher education tuition and related expenses. (19) Section 6052 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns regarding payment of wages in the form of group-term life insurance. (20) Section 6034(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns of split-interest trusts. (21) Section 6039I of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns and records with respect to employer-owned life insurance contracts. (22) Section 6039J of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to information reporting with respect to commodity credit corporation transactions. (23) Section 6050V of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns relating to applicable insurance contracts in which certain exempt organizations hold interests. (24) Section 6050W of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to returns relating to payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions. (25) Any information return that is required to be filed with the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to a provision of Part III of Subchapter A of Chapter 61 of Subtitle F (commencing with Section 6031) of the Internal Revenue Code that is added to the Internal Revenue Code by a public law enacted on or after January 1, 2009. (d) Every person required to make a return under subdivision (b) shall also furnish a statement to each person whose name is required to be set forth in the return, as required to do so by the Internal Revenue Code.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18631.7. Section 18631.7.

(a) Any check casher engaged in the trade or business of cashing checks that, in the course of that trade or business, cashes checks other than one-party checks, payroll checks, or government checks totaling more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in one transaction or two or more transactions for the same person within the calendar year, shall file an informational return with the Franchise Tax Board with respect to that transaction or transactions. (b) The return required in subdivision (a) shall be filed no later than 90 days after the end of the calendar year and in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, and shall, at a minimum, contain both of the following: (1) The name, address, taxpayer identification number, and any other identifying information of the person presenting the check that the Franchise Tax Board deems necessary. (2) The amount and date of the transaction or transactions. (c) For purposes of this section the following definitions apply: (1) Except as otherwise provided, “check casher” means a check casher as defined under Section 1789.31 of the Civil Code. (2) “Checks” includes warrants, drafts, money orders, and other commercial paper serving the same purposes, including payroll checks, government checks, and one-party checks. (3) “Government check” means a check issued by a federal, state, or local governmental entity and treated as a government check pursuant to Section 1789.35 of the Civil Code for fee-setting purposes. (4) “Payroll check” means a check for wages subject to withholding pursuant to Section 13020 of the Unemployment Insurance Code and treated as a payroll check pursuant to Section 1789.35 of the Civil Code for fee-setting purposes. (5) “One-party check” means a check drawn upon the maker’s account and presented by the maker. (d) With respect to a person who fails to file the report required by this section or fails to include all of the information required to be shown on that report, both of the following apply: (1) Sections 6721 and 6724 of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply, except that the “Franchise Tax Board” is substituted for the “secretary” in each place it appears in those sections. (2) If the failure was willful, the person, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or, in the case of a corporation, not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by both that fine and imprisonment, together with the costs of prosecution.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18632. Section 18632.

Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code sets forth provisions administered by the Employment Development Department relating to the reporting, collection, refunding to the employer, and enforcement of taxes required to be withheld from wages paid by employers.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18633. Section 18633.

(a) (1) Every partnership, on or before the 15th day of the third month following the close of its taxable year, shall make a return for that taxable year, stating specifically the items of gross income and the deductions allowed by Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001). Except as otherwise provided in Section 18621.5, the return shall include the names, addresses, and taxpayer identification numbers of the persons, whether residents or nonresidents, who would be entitled to share in the net income if distributed and the amount of the distributive share of each person. The return shall contain or be verified by a written declaration that it is made under penalty of perjury, signed by one of the partners. (2) In addition to returns required by paragraph (1), every limited partnership subject to the tax imposed by subdivision (b) of Section 17935, on or before the 15th day of the third month following the close of its taxable year, shall make a return for that taxable year, containing the information identified in paragraph (1). In the case of a limited partnership not doing business in this state, the Franchise Tax Board shall prescribe the manner and extent to which the information identified in paragraph (1) shall be included with the return required by this paragraph. (b) Each partnership required to file a return under subdivision (a) for any taxable year shall (on or before the day on which the return for that taxable year was required to be filed) furnish to each person who is a partner or who holds an interest in that partnership as a nominee for another person at any time during that taxable year a copy of the information required to be shown on that return as may be required by regulations. (c) Any person who holds an interest in a partnership as a nominee for another person shall do both of the following: (1) Furnish to the partnership, in the manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, the name, address, and taxpayer identification number of that other person, and any other information for that taxable year as the Franchise Tax Board may by form and regulation prescribe. (2) Furnish to that other person, in the manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, the information provided by that partnership under subdivision (b). (d) The provisions of Section 6031(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to the separate statement of items of unrelated business taxable income, shall apply. (e) The provisions of Section 6031(f) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to electing investment partnerships, shall apply, except as otherwise provided. (f) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18633.5. Section 18633.5.

(a) Every limited liability company that is classified as a partnership for California tax purposes that is doing business in this state, organized in this state, or registered with the Secretary of State shall file its return on or before the 15th day of the third month following the close of its taxable year, stating specifically the items of gross income and the deductions allowed by Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001). The return shall include the names, addresses, and taxpayer identification numbers of the persons, whether residents or nonresidents, who would be entitled to share in the net income if distributed and the amount of the distributive share of each person. The return shall contain or be verified by a written declaration that it is made under penalty of perjury, signed by one of the limited liability company members. In the case of a limited liability company not doing business in this state, and subject to the tax imposed by subdivision (b) of Section 17941, the Franchise Tax Board shall, for returns required to be filed on or after January 1, 1998, prescribe the manner and extent to which the information identified in this subdivision shall be included with the return required by this subdivision. (b) Each limited liability company required to file a return under subdivision (a) for any limited liability company taxable year shall, on or before the day on which the return for that taxable year was required to be filed, furnish to each person who holds an interest in that limited liability company at any time during that taxable year a copy of that information required to be shown on that return as may be required by forms and instructions prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board. (c) Any person who holds an interest in a limited liability company as a nominee for another person shall do both of the following: (1) Furnish to the limited liability company, in the manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, the name, address, and taxpayer identification number of that person, and any other information for that taxable year as the Franchise Tax Board may prescribe by forms and instructions. (2) Furnish to that other person, in the manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, the information provided by that limited liability company under subdivision (b). (d) The provisions of Section 6031(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to the separate statement of items of unrelated business taxable income, shall apply. (e) (1) A limited liability company shall file with its return required under subdivision (a), in the form required by the Franchise Tax Board, the agreement of each nonresident member to file a return pursuant to Section 18501, to make timely payment of all taxes imposed on the member by this state with respect to the income of the limited liability company, and to be subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for purposes of the collection of income taxes, together with related interest and penalties, imposed on the member by this state with respect to the income of the limited liability company. If the limited liability company fails to timely file the agreements on behalf of each of its nonresident members, then the limited liability company shall, at the time set forth in subdivision (f), pay to this state on behalf of each nonresident member of whom an agreement has not been timely filed an amount equal to the highest marginal tax rate in effect under Section 17041, in the case of members that are individuals, estates, or trusts, and Section 23151, in the case of members that are corporations, multiplied by the amount of the member’s distributive share of the income source to the state reflected on the limited liability company’s return for the taxable period, reduced by the amount of tax previously withheld and paid by the limited liability company pursuant to Section 18662 and the regulations thereunder with respect to each nonresident member. A limited liability company shall be entitled to recover the payment made from the member on whose behalf the payment was made. (2) If a limited liability company fails to attach the agreement or to timely pay the payment required by paragraph (1), the payment shall be considered the tax of the limited liability company for purposes of the penalty prescribed by Section 19132 and interest prescribed by Section 19101 for failure to timely pay the tax. Payment of the penalty and interest imposed on the limited liability company for failure to timely pay the amount required by this subdivision shall extinguish the liability of a nonresident member for the penalty and interest for failure to make timely payment of all taxes imposed on that member by this state with respect to the income of the limited liability company. (3) No penalty or interest shall be imposed on the limited liability company under paragraph (2) if the nonresident member timely files and pays all taxes imposed on the member by this state with respect to the income of the limited liability company. (f) Any agreement of a nonresident member required to be filed pursuant to subdivision (e) shall be filed at either of the following times: (1) The time the annual return is required to be filed pursuant to this section for the first taxable period for which the limited liability company became subject to tax pursuant to Chapter 10.6 (commencing with Section 17941). (2) The time the annual return is required to be filed pursuant to this section for any taxable period in which the limited liability company had a nonresident member on whose behalf an agreement described in subdivision (e) has not been previously filed. (g) Any amount paid by the limited liability company to this state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) shall be considered to be a payment by the member on account of the income tax imposed by this state on the member for the taxable period. (h) Every limited liability company that is classified as a corporation for California tax purposes shall be subject to the requirement to file a tax return under the provisions of Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401) and the applicable taxes imposed by Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001). (i) (1) Every limited liability company doing business in this state, organized in this state, or registered with the Secretary of State, that is disregarded pursuant to Section 23038 shall file a return that includes information necessary to verify its liability under Sections 17941 and 17942, provides its sole owner’s name and taxpayer identification number, includes the consent of the owner to California tax jurisdiction, and includes other information necessary for the administration of this part, Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001). (2) If the owner’s consent required under paragraph (1) is not included, the limited liability company shall pay on behalf of its owner an amount consistent with, and treated the same as, the amount to be paid under subdivision (e) by a limited liability company on behalf of a nonresident member for whom an agreement required by subdivision (e) is not attached to the return of the limited liability company. (3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the return required under paragraph (1) shall be filed on or before the 15th day of the fourth month after the close of the taxable year of the owner subject to tax under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 23101) of Part 11. (B) In the event that the owner is an “S corporation,” a partnership, or a limited liability company classified as a partnership for California tax purposes, the return required under paragraph (1) shall be filed on or before the 15th day of the third month after the close of the taxable year. (4) For limited liability companies disregarded pursuant to Section 23038, “taxable year of the owner” shall be substituted for “taxable year” in Sections 17941 and 17942. (j) The amendments made by Chapter 264 of the Statutes of 2005 apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2005. (k) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to returns for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18635. Section 18635.

Every trust claiming a charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational deduction under Section 642(c) of the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year shall furnish information with respect to the taxable year, at the time and in the manner as the Franchise Tax Board may by regulations prescribe, setting forth all of the following: (a) The amount of the charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational deduction taken under Section 642(c) of the Internal Revenue Code within that year (showing separately the amount of the deduction which was paid out and the amount which was permanently set aside for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational purposes during that year). (b) The amount paid out within that year which represents amounts for which charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational deductions under Section 642(c) of the Internal Revenue Code have been taken in prior years. (c) The amount for which charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational deductions have been taken in prior years but which has not been paid out at the beginning of that year. (d) The amount paid out of principal in the current and prior years for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational purposes. (e) The total income of the trust within that year and the expenses attributable thereto. (f) A balance sheet showing the assets, liabilities, and net worth of the trust as of the beginning of that year. This section shall not apply in the case of a taxable year if all the taxable income for that year, determined under the applicable principles of the law of trusts, is required to be distributed currently to the beneficiaries.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18635.5. Section 18635.5.

(a) Section 6034A of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to information to beneficiaries of estates and trusts, shall apply, except as otherwise provided. (b) Section 6034A(a) is modified to refer to Section 18505 in lieu of Section 6012(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. (c) Section 6034A(c)(3) is modified to refer to Section 19051 in lieu of Section 6213(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. (d) Section 6034A(c)(5) is modified to refer to Article 7 of Chapter 4 of this part in lieu of Part II of Subchapter A of Chapter 68 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18639. Section 18639.

(a) (1) In addition to those reports required under paragraph (8) of subdivision (c) of Section 18631, information returns shall be required, at the time and in the form and manner and to the extent that the Franchise Tax Board may prescribe, from both of the following: (A) Every person who makes payments of exempt-interest dividends, as described in Section 852(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code, that are not exempt-interest dividends, as described in Section 17145 of this code, aggregating ten dollars ($10) or more to any person, other than to any person described in paragraph (2), during any calendar year. (B) Every person who receives payments of interest as a nominee and who makes payments aggregating ten dollars ($10) or more during any calendar year to any other person, other than to any person described in paragraph (2), with respect to the interest so received. For purposes of this paragraph, “interest” is limited to interest on any obligation if the interest is exempt from tax under Section 103(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or if the interest is exempt from tax, without regard to the identity of the holder, under any other provision of Title 26 of the United States Code, but which is not exempt from income tax under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001). (2) For purposes of this subdivision, a person shall not be required to make a report pursuant to paragraph (1) if the person receiving the payment is any of the following: (A) A corporation. (B) An organization exempt from taxation under Section 23701 or an individual retirement plan. (C) The United States or any wholly owned agency or instrumentality thereof. (D) A state, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or any wholly owned agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing. (E) A foreign government, a political subdivision of a foreign government, or any wholly owned agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing. (F) An international organization or any wholly owned agency or instrumentality thereof. (G) A foreign central bank of issue. (H) A dealer in securities or commodities required to register under the laws of the United States or a state, the District of Columbia, or possession of the United States. (I) A real estate investment trust, as defined in Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code. (J) An investment company, as defined in Section 80a-3 of the United States Code, registered at all times during the taxable year under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (K) A common trust fund, as defined in Section 17671. (L) Any trust that is exempt from tax under Section 664(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. (b) Every person required to make a return under this section shall also furnish a statement to each person whose name is set forth in the return, as required to do so by the Internal Revenue Code.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18640. Section 18640.

(a) Any corporation allocating amounts as patronage dividends, rebates, or refunds (whether in cash, merchandise, capital stock, revolving fund certificates, retain certificates, certificates of indebtedness, letters of advice, or in some other manner that discloses to each patron the amount of the dividend, refund, or rebate) shall render a correct return that shall contain or be verified by a written declaration that it is made under the penalty of perjury, stating both of the following: (1) The name and address of each patron to whom it has made those allocations amounting to one hundred dollars ($100) or more during the calendar year. (2) The amount of those allocations to each patron. If required by the Franchise Tax Board, any corporation described in this subdivision shall render a correct return, which shall contain or be verified by a written declaration that it is under penalty of perjury, of all patronage dividends, rebates, or refunds made during the calendar year to its patrons. This section shall not apply in the case of any corporation exempt from tax under Article 1 (commencing with Section 23701) of Chapter 4 of Part 11. (b) Every cooperative required to make a return under subdivision (a) shall furnish to each person whose name is required to be set forth in that return a written statement showing both of the following: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the cooperative required to make that return. (2) The aggregate amount of the allocations required to be made to the person as shown on that return. (c) The written statement required under subdivision (b) shall be furnished (either in person or in a separate mailing by first-class mail which includes adequate notice that the statement is enclosed) to the person on or before January 31 of the year following the calendar year for which the return under subdivision (a) was required to be made, and shall be in the form which the Franchise Tax Board may prescribe. (d) The amendments made by this act adding this subdivision are operative for information returns required to be filed on or after January 1, 1999.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18642. Section 18642.

(a) All owners and transferors of an interest in real property or a mobilehome shall file a return upon written request by the Franchise Tax Board which includes a social security number or other identification number prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, identification of the property interest, and any other pertinent information about the interest requested by the Franchise Tax Board. (b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Property granted a homeowner’s property tax exemption. (2) Property which is not assessed by a California county assessor. (c) Owners and transferors failing to file a return required by subdivision (a) on or before the due date of the return shall be subject to the penalty provided by Section 19183, unless the failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect. (d) Owners failing to file a return required by subdivision (a) within 60 days of the due date of the return shall be subject to the sanctions provided by Section 17299.9 disallowing certain expenses related to the property for which a return is required, unless it is shown that the failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect. (e) The Franchise Tax Board shall mail to each owner and transferor required to file a return pursuant to subdivision (a) a notice at least 60 days prior to the due date of the return. The notice shall be in a form and shall include any information which the Franchise Tax Board prescribes and shall advise owners and transferors of all of the following: (1) The requirement to provide the Franchise Tax Board with a social security number or other identification number prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board. (2) When the statement is due. (3) A general description of the tax consequences of not providing the requested information. (f) The social security number or other identification number furnished pursuant to this section shall be used exclusively for tax administration purposes. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to utilize the social security number or other identification number for the sole purpose of establishing the identification of individuals or entities affected by state tax laws.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18644. Section 18644.

(a) The operator of a boat on which one or more individuals, during a calendar year, perform services described in subdivision (o) of Section 13009 of the Unemployment Insurance Code shall submit to the Franchise Tax Board (at the time, and in the manner and form, as the Franchise Tax Board shall by regulations prescribe) information respecting all of the following: (1) The identity of each individual performing those services. (2) The percentage of each individual’s share of the catches of fish or other forms of aquatic animal life, and the percentage of the operator’s share of those catches. (3) If that individual receives his or her share in kind, the type and weight of that share, together with the other information as the Franchise Tax Board may prescribe by regulations reasonably necessary to determine the value of those shares. (4) If that individual receives a share of the proceeds of those catches, the amount so received. (b) Every person required to make a return under subdivision (a) shall furnish to each person whose name is required to be set forth in that return a written statement showing the information relating to that person contained in that return. The written statement required under the preceding sentence shall be furnished to the person on or before January 31 of the year following the calendar year for which the return under subdivision (a) was required to be made.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18646. Section 18646.

(a) The head of every state agency (as defined by Section 11000 of the Government Code) entering into any contract shall make a return (at the time and in the form the Franchise Tax Board may by regulation prescribe) setting forth all of the following: (1) The name, address, type of business entity, and taxpayer identification number of each person with which that agency entered into a contract during the calendar year. (2) Any other information the Franchise Tax Board may require. (b) The Franchise Tax Board may provide that this section also shall apply to any of the following: (1) Licenses granted by state agencies. (2) Subcontracts under contracts to which subdivision (a) applies. (c) This section shall not apply to contracts or licenses in any class which are below a minimum amount or value which may be determined by the Franchise Tax Board for that class.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18648. Section 18648.

(a) Section 6112 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to material advisors of reportable transactions that must keep lists of advisees, applies except as otherwise provided. (b) Section 6112 of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting the phrase “Secretary or the Franchise Tax Board” for the word “Secretary” each place it appears. (c) The requirement to maintain lists under this section shall apply to any material advisor, as defined in Section 6111 of the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to any reportable transaction, as defined in Section 6707A(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and regardless of whether a return is required to be filed under Section 18628 with respect to that reportable transaction and with respect to a material advisor that satisfies any of the following conditions: (1) Is organized in this state. (2) Is doing business in this state. (3) Derives income from sources in this state. (4) Provides any material aid, assistance, or advice with respect to organizing, managing, promoting, selling, implementing, insuring, or carrying out any reportable transaction with respect to a taxpayer that meets any of the following conditions: (A) Is organized in this state. (B) Does business in this state. (C) Derives income from sources in this state. (d) (1) In addition to any regulation issued under Section 6112 of the Internal Revenue Code, the list required to be maintained by this section for listed transactions, as defined in Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, shall be maintained in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board. (2) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to any requirement prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board under this section. (3) For transactions entered into on or after February 28, 2000, that become listed transactions (as defined under Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code) at any time, the lists shall be provided to the Franchise Tax Board by the later of: (A) Sixty days after entering into the transaction. (B) Sixty days after the transaction becomes a listed transaction. (4) For transactions entered into on or after September 2, 2003, that are specifically identified by the Franchise Tax Board for California income or franchise tax purposes (under the authority of paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 18407) as a “listed transaction” at any time, the list shall be provided to the Franchise Tax Board by the later of: (A) Sixty days after entering into the transaction. (B) Sixty days after the transaction becomes a listed transaction.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18648.5. Section 18648.5.

(a) Section 6115 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to disclosure related to quid pro quo contributions, shall apply, except as otherwise provided. (b) The requirements of subdivision (a) shall be treated as being satisfied upon a showing that the requirements in Section 6115 of the Internal Revenue Code have been met with respect to that contribution for federal purposes. (c) The provisions of this section shall apply to quid pro quo contributions made on or after January 1, 1997.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 18649. Section 18649.

A copy of the information furnished pursuant to Section 1275(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be provided to the Franchise Tax Board by any issuer subject to tax under this part at the time and in the manner required by the Franchise Tax Board.

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