CHAPTER 10.7. Tax on Registered Limited Liability Partnerships and Foreign Limited Liability Partnerships [17948. - 17948.3.]

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC 10.7.

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Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 17948. Section 17948.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1997, every limited liability partnership doing business in this state (as defined in Section 23101) and required to file a return under Section 18633 shall pay annually to the Franchise Tax Board a tax for the privilege of doing business in this state in an amount equal to the applicable amount specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 23153 for the taxable year. (b) In addition to any limited liability partnership that is doing business in this state and therefore is subject to the tax imposed by subdivision (a), for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1997, every registered limited liability partnership that has registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 16953 of the Corporations Code and every foreign limited liability partnership that has registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 16959 of the Corporations Code shall pay annually the tax prescribed in subdivision (a). The tax shall be paid for each taxable year, or part thereof, until any of the following occurs: (1) A notice of cessation is filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 16954 or 16960 of the Corporations Code. (2) A foreign limited liability partnership withdraws its registration pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 16960 of the Corporations Code. (3) The registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership has been dissolved and finally wound up. (c) The tax assessed under this section shall be due and payable on the date the return is required to be filed under Section 18633. (d) If a taxpayer files a return with the Franchise Tax Board that is designated as its final return, the Franchise Tax Board shall notify the taxpayer that the annual tax shall continue to be due annually until a certificate of cancellation is filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 16954 or 16960 of the Corporations Code. (e) (1) Every limited liability partnership doing business in this state as described in subdivision (a) that registers with the Secretary of the State pursuant to subdivision (b) on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2024, shall not be subject to the tax imposed under this section for its first taxable year. (2) This subdivision shall become operative only for a taxable year in which any budget measure appropriates one dollar ($1) or more to the Franchise Tax Board for the costs associated with administration of this subdivision.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 17948.2. Section 17948.2.

A registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership shall not be subject to the taxes and fees imposed by this chapter if the registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership did no business in this state during the taxable year and the taxable year was 15 days or less.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 17948.3. Section 17948.3.

(a) A registered limited liability partnership shall not be subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter for a taxable year if the registered limited liability partnership does all of the following: (1) Files with the Franchise Tax Board a timely final annual tax return for the preceding taxable year. (2) Does not do business within this state after the end of the taxable year for which the final annual tax return was filed. (3) Files a notice in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 16954 or subdivision (b) of Section 16960 of the Corporations Code with the Secretary of State before the end of the 12-month period beginning with the date of the final annual tax return was filed. (b) For purposes of this section, a “final annual tax return” is a return described in Section 18633 that is filed on or before the due date of the return, as extended, that the taxpayer designates in the manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board as the taxpayer’s final annual tax return for purposes of the tax imposed under this chapter. For purposes of this chapter, a “final annual tax return” is a return filed pursuant to Section 18633 where the taxpayer is not required to file a subsequent return to reflect the imposition of tax under this chapter.

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