Got a notice from CA Franchise tax board and messed up with the option to reply?
November 4th, 2009 | Author:
Chokka L asked:
Hi,
I got a CA franchise tax board notice for the year 2005. I was not a resident of CA for the whole year 2005. The address I put on 1040 form belong to my employer who was in CA. I was a resident of Texas for the year 2005 and I filed the federal promptly.
Hi,
I got a CA franchise tax board notice for the year 2005. I was not a resident of CA for the whole year 2005. The address I put on 1040 form belong to my employer who was in CA. I was a resident of Texas for the year 2005 and I filed the federal promptly.
But when I’m replying the notice online, by mistake I chose the option “My attorney was there in the address given” instead of “other” option.
The thing was I couldnt explain the reason. Once I chose the attorney option, it said the case has been resolved.
Adding insult to the injury, I failed to print the confirmation from the fab.ca.gov website.
Will there be any further communication on this one, since I chose the option attorney. If so, would I get a chance to explain it to them.
Share your thoughts/opinions.
~lchokka
Maybe. Just wait but don’t worry about it. Just in case, IF you think you CA any money, put it aside. If they haven’t contacted you in the next 2 years, I’d forget about it. All they’re probably looking for is some income tax you might owe them .. your explanation is not very detailed. Good luck.
In my opinion, you should call the FTB and inquire about the status of your account. Their number is (800) 852-5711 – but you may be on hold for 15-30 minutes before you can get through to them. Explain that you moved out of CA prior to 2005 and lived in Texas for all of 2005. The response you gave MAY have already taken care of this, if not, the next notice you might get could be one that assesses a significant amount of income tax, with penalties and interest added to the balance. Better to take care of it right now, and not let it fester into a bigger problem.
This is a pretty straight forward item and you should be able to handle this on your own.
Bill
Me too, Im from Cali but was stationed on the east coast until the very end of 2005( I was here 2 weeks of the entire year) and because I filed with a California address they are freaking out. When I lived out of state I was exempt from paying state taxes for being stationed out of state( I filed federal though) Now Im having to go through all my tax paperwork and I am attaching a letter to the letter they sent me with a copy of my return, W2, and the exact reason these sh*theads cant find my information for that year. Its ridiculous! I dont know why you had the problems that you did with yours but send them a letter stating you did not live here in 2005 and if you paid taxes in Texas for that year screw California you dont owe this state a f*ckin dime for that year. I think they are realizing with the rebate checks that they can try to fool others into paying the system back. Dont be a victim to this. Send them a letter, make a copy of it, and see what response you get.