California Code of Regulations
Title 18 - Public Revenues
Division 5 - California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
Chapter 1 - Appeals
Article 4b - Other Requests for Relief of Penalties and Interest
Section 35048 - Authority to Grant Relief of Penalty for Reasonable Cause and Contents of a Request for Such Relief

Universal Citation: 18 CA Code of Regs 35048

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Authority to Grant Relief. If a taxpayer's failure to make a timely return, report, payment, or prepayment, or failure to comply with a written notice issued under Revenue and Taxation Code section 6074, subdivision (a) is due to reasonable cause and circumstances beyond the person's control, and occurred notwithstanding the exercise of ordinary care and the absence of willful neglect, the taxpayer may be relieved of the penalties imposed under:

(1) Sales and Use Tax Law: Revenue and Taxation Code sections 6074, 6476, 6477, 6479.3, 6480.4, 6480.8, 6511, 6565, 6591, 7051.2, 7073, and 7074.

(2) Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Law: Revenue and Taxation Code sections 7655, 7659.5, 7659.6, 7659.9, 7660, 7705, 7713, 7726, and 7727.

(3) Use Fuel Tax Law: Revenue and Taxation Code sections 8760, 8801, 8854, and 8876.

(4) Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Law: Revenue and Taxation Code sections 30171, 30190, 30221, 30264, and 30281.

(5) Timber Yield Tax Law: Revenue and Taxation Code sections 38421 and 38451.

(6) Energy Resources Surcharge Law: Revenue and Taxation Code sections 40067, 40081, 40096, and 40101.

(7) Emergency Telephone Users Surcharge Law: Revenue and Taxation Code sections 41060, 41080, 41090, and 41095.

(8) Hazardous Substances Tax Law: Revenue and Taxation Code sections 43155, 43170, and 43306.

(9) Integrated Waste Management Fee Law: Revenue and Taxation Code sections 45153, 45160, and 45306.

(10) Oil Spill Response, Prevention, and Administration Fees Law: Revenue and Taxation Code sections 46154, 46154.1, 46160, 46251, and 46356.

(11) Underground Storage Tank Maintenance Fee Law: Revenue and Taxation Code sections 50112, 50112.7, and 50119.

(12) Fee Collection Procedures Law: Revenue and Taxation Code sections 34013, 55042, 55050, and 55086.

(13) Diesel Fuel Tax Law: Revenue and Taxation Code sections 60207, 60250, 60301, 60338, 60355, 60361, and 60361.5.

(b) Contents of Request.

(1) A request for relief of penalty based upon reasonable cause and circumstances beyond the taxpayer's control must be in writing, identify the penalty from which relief is sought, state the specific facts upon which the request is based, and be signed by the taxpayer requesting relief under penalty of perjury.

(2) A request for relief of penalty based upon reasonable cause and circumstances beyond the taxpayer's control may also be filed online through CDTFA's website at www.cdtfa.ca.gov.

1. New section filed 3-19-2018 as an emergency; operative 3-19-2018 (Register 2018, No. 12). Pursuant to Government Code section 15570.40, this action is a deemed emergency and exempt from OAL review. A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-17-2018 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 9-17-2018 as an emergency; operative 9-17-2018 (Register 2018, No. 38). Pursuant to Government Code section 15570.40, this action is a deemed emergency and exempt from OAL review. A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-17-2018 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section refiled 12-17-2018 as an emergency; operative 12-17-2018 (Register 2018, No. 51). Pursuant to Government Code section 15570.40, this action is a deemed emergency and exempt from OAL review. A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-18-2019 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Repealed by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) (Register 2019, No. 12).
5. New section filed 3-19-2019; operative 3-19-2019. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only. Exempt from the APA pursuant to Government Code section 15570.40(b) (Register 2019, No. 12).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 15570.40 and 15606, Government Code; Section 25215.74, Health and Safety Code; and Sections 7051, 8251, 9251, 30451, 34013, 38701, 40171, 41128, 42020, 42103, 43501, 45851, 46601, 50152, 55301 and 60601, Revenue and Taxation Code. Reference: Sections 6074, 6592, 7657, 7726, 7727, 8877, 30282, 38452, 40102, 41096, 43157, 45155, 46156, 50112.2, 55044, 60209, 60361 and 60361.5, Revenue and Taxation Code.

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