Section 1531 Of Article 14. Tax Provisions From California Insurance Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 14.
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. (a) On and after January 1, 1994, and before January 1, 1995,
every exchange and its corporate attorney in fact that is considered
a single unit whose annual taxes exceed fifty thousand dollars
($50,000) shall make payment by electronic funds transfer. On and
after January 1, 1995, every exchange and its corporate attorney in
fact that is considered a single unit whose annual taxes exceed
twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) shall make payment by electronic
funds transfer. The exchange and its corporate attorney in fact
considered as a single unit shall choose one of the acceptable
methods described in Section 45 for completing the electronic funds
transfer.
(b) Payment is deemed complete on the date the electronic funds
transfer is initiated, if settlement to the state's demand account
occurs on or before the banking day following the date the transfer
is initiated. If settlement to the state's demand account does not
occur on or before the banking day following the date the transfer is
initiated, payment is deemed to occur on the date settlement occurs.
(c) (1) Any exchange and its corporate attorney in fact considered
as a single unit required to remit taxes by electronic funds
transfer pursuant to this section who remits those taxes by means
other than an appropriate electronic funds transfer, shall be
assessed a penalty in an amount equal to 10 percent of the taxes due
at the time of the payment.
(2) If the department finds that the failure of an exchange and
its corporate attorney in fact, considered as a single unit, to make
payment by an appropriate electronic funds transfer in accordance
with subdivision (a) is due to reasonable cause or circumstances
beyond the exchange's and its corporate attorney in fact's control,
and occurred notwithstanding the exercise of ordinary care and in the
absence of willful neglect, that exchange and its corporate attorney
in fact shall be relieved of the penalty provided in paragraph (1).
(3) Any exchange and its corporate attorney in fact seeking to be
relieved of the penalty provided in paragraph (1) shall file with the
department a statement under penalty of perjury setting forth the
facts upon which the claim for relief is based.