FRANCHISE TAX BOARD CALFILE & OTHER PROGRAMS - FTB

FRANCHISE TAX BOARD


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local_phone
  • Phone 1
    From outside the US
    916-845-6500
  • TTY
    800-822-6268
  • Toll-Free
    800-852-5711

COVID-19 frequently asked questions for tax relief and assistance
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/about-ftb/newsroom/covid-19/help-with-covid-19.html

List of California disasters
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/business/deductions/disaster-codes.html
Includes counties affected and whether there was a state and/or federal disaster declaration.

How to file your tax return online
Do your Federal return first, then use CalFile to e-file your state tax return directly to the Franchise Tax Board for free.  https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/ways-to-file/online/calfile/index.asp. Or find other free options on the FTB website.

Go to https://www.ftb.ca.gov/ and click on the button that says CalFile.

Here's a CalFile how-to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Xgp6xT9vE&feature=youtu.be

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Franchise Tax Board Programs: Filing, Collection, Audit, Technology, Legal - https://www.ftb.ca.gov/about-ftb/our-programs.html#filing

To contact the FTB, visit https://www.ftb.ca.gov/help/contact/index.html

FILING
  • designs and distributes tax forms
  • processes tax returns and payments
  • manages non-filer and real estate withholding activities
  • provides resources so taxpayers can comply with the tax laws
COLLECTION
The Collection program collects tax owed through:
  • self-assessment
  • audit
  • settlement
  • filing enforcement
Automated systems collect revenue from taxpayers who voluntarily comply. Manual collection efforts make sure taxpayers who don’t comply pay their fair share.

AUDIT
  • conducts audits of income tax returns filed by corporations, partnerships, and individual taxpayers
  • runs a federal/state automated audit program
  • performs non-tax audits of political entities
TECHNOLOGY
The Technology program uses the latest technologies to help taxpayers:
  • get answers to their questions
  • file tax returns
  • pay the correct amounts due
The goal is to make it easy and fast for taxpayers to do business with the FTB.

LEGAL
  • handles administrative tax, bankruptcy/collection and personnel matters
  • assists the Attorney General in court with litigation cases
  • issue guidance to our staff on legal issues
  • issue guidance to the public with legal rulings, public notices, and regulations