California Revenue and Taxation Code

§ 19764

RTC § 19764 Effective Mar 24, 2011Div. 2 · Part 10.2 · Ch. 9.5 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The voluntary compliance initiative described in this article applies to any taxpayer who, during the period from August 1, 2011, to October 31, 2011, makes an election as described in Section 19762 and does both of the following:

(1)(A) Files an amended tax return under this part for each taxable year for which the taxpayer has previously filed a tax return using an abusive tax avoidance transaction or an offshore financial arrangement to underreport the taxpayer’s tax liability for that taxable year or failed to include income from the offshore financial arrangement. Each amended return shall report all income from all sources, without regard to the abusive tax avoidance transaction, including all income from offshore financial arrangements. No deduction shall be allowed for transaction costs associated with an abusive tax avoidance transaction or for transaction or other costs associated with unreported income from the use of an offshore financial arrangement.

(B)For purposes of this article, an “offshore financial arrangement” means any transaction involving financial arrangements that in any manner rely on the use of offshore payment cards, including credit, debit, or charge cards, issued by banks in foreign jurisdictions or offshore financial arrangements, including arrangements with foreign banks, financial institutions, corporations, partnerships, trusts, or other entities to avoid or evade income or franchise tax.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 14, Sec. 21. (SB 86) Effective March 24, 2011.