CHAPTER 3. Enforcement of Tax After Erroneous Proceedings [4946. - 4948.]

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC 3.

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Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 4946. Section 4946.

All or any portion of any uncollected tax, penalty, or costs, heretofore or hereafter levied, may on satisfactory proof submitted by the tax collector be canceled by the auditor on order of the board of supervisors upon a showing that the collection of the delinquent tax can not be enforced because of any errors in description, assessment, equalization, levy, or any other proceeding. If all or any portion of the property was taxable for the year or years for which the cancellation is made, the clerk shall send a notice to the last assessee of the property respecting the cancellation. A similar notice shall be sent to the last assessee, except that the grounds of cancellation need not be stated, in the event that any tax, penalty, or costs, or any portion thereof, is ordered canceled or held void or ordered refunded by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 4947. Section 4947.

The notice shall state: (a) The grounds of cancellation; (b) That collection of the tax for the year for which cancellation was made will be enforced unless cause is shown why such action should not be taken; (c) That the assessee may demand a hearing by the board of supervisors within ten days after the notice is sent. If demanded, the board of supervisors shall set a time for the hearing and its decision is final as to whether or not collection of the tax should be enforced. If any portion of the property was taxable for the year for which cancellation is made, the board of supervisors shall order collection of the corrected tax for the year for which cancellation was made.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 4948. Section 4948.

If the board of supervisors orders that collection of the tax should be enforced, the assessor shall assess the property at its value on the lien date of the year for which cancellation was made. The property shall be entered on the roll prepared or being prepared in the assessment year when the cancellation is made. The entry shall be followed with “Taxes canceled for year 19_ and collection ordered enforced by Board of Supervisors ____ 19_.” The amount charged against the property on the roll on which it is entered shall be the corrected tax for the year for which the cancellation was made. No penalties or other charges shall be charged on this assessment except those which may attach to other property assessed for the year in which this property is placed on the roll. If the tax rate for the year for which the cancellation is made has not been held invalid by a court, the tax rate to be applied shall be the rate fixed for such year. If the tax rate or any portion of it has been held invalid by a final judgment of a court, the corrected tax shall be determined by the auditor by applying all such judgments in the manner prescribed by the Controller. Any revenue received on this assessment for the year for which cancellation is made shall be treated like revenue received from delinquent taxes for such year. The collection of the tax shall be enforced in the same manner as the tax on other property on the roll on which it is entered.

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