IRS Extends Deadlines for California Residents to November 16
Today, October 16, 2023, the IRS issued an announcement, further postponing tax deadlines for most California taxpayers to November 16, 2023. Because of the last winter’s natural disasters, the normal April 15 due dates had previously been postponed to October...
Michele Weiss Quoted in Bloomberg Tax Article on FTB Conservation Easement Settlement Program
Michele Weiss, principal at Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin, was quoted in a Bloomberg Tax article on the FTB’s recently announced settlement program for California taxpayers who invested in syndicated conservation easement transactions (“FTB Settlement Program”). The...
Own a Business Outside California? You May be Subject to California Tax Without Even Knowing It.
The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) may determine that an out-of-state business is subject to California tax if the business has enough of a connection with the State of California. The FTB is a taxing agency that has taken aggressive positions against...
Failing to Notify the Franchise Tax Board of an IRS Audit Means the Tax May Not Be Dischargeable in Bankruptcy
No one wants to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). However, if the IRS examines your tax return and makes any changes to it, then California taxpayers have an extra obligation to notify the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) of these changes. Under...
Skipping FTB Installment Payments
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the California Franchise Tax Board (“FTB”) has followed the IRS’ lead and given taxpayers penalty-free extensions to July 15, 2020 to file and pay their California tax obligations for 2019 and for the first two quarters of 2020.