Section 18864 Of Article 15. California Cancer Research Fund From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10.2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 15.
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. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), this
article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018, and as of
that date is repealed.
(b) (1) By September 1 of the second calendar year and each
subsequent calendar year that the California Cancer Research Fund
appears on the tax return, the Franchise Tax Board shall do all of
the following:
(A) Determine the minimum contribution amount required to be
received during the next calendar year for the fund to appear on the
tax return for the taxable year that includes that next calendar
year.
(B) Provide written notification to the Regents of the University
of California of the amount determined in subparagraph (A).
(C) Determine whether the amount of contributions estimated to be
received during the calendar year will equal or exceed the minimum
contribution amount determined by the Franchise Tax Board for the
calendar year pursuant to subparagraph (A). The Franchise Tax Board
shall estimate the amount of contributions to be received by using
the actual amounts received and an estimate of the contributions that
will be received by the end of that calendar year.
(2) If the Franchise Tax Board determines that the amount of the
contributions estimated to be received during a calendar year will
not at least equal the minimum contribution amount for the calendar
year, this article is repealed with respect to taxable years
beginning on or after January 1 of that calendar year.
(3) For purposes of this section, the minimum contribution amount
for a calendar year means two hundred fifty thousand dollars
($250,000) for the second calendar year after the first appearance of
the California Cancer Research Fund on the personal income tax
return or the adjusted minimum contribution amount adjusted pursuant
to subdivision (c).
(c) For each calendar year, beginning with the third calendar year
after the first appearance of the California Cancer Research Fund on
the personal income tax return, the Franchise Tax Board shall
adjust, on or before September 1 of that calendar year, the minimum
contribution amount specified in subdivision (b) as follows:
(1) The minimum estimated contribution amount for the calendar
year shall be an amount equal to the product of the minimum estimated
contribution amount for the calendar year multiplied by the
inflation factor adjustment as specified in subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 17041, rounded off to the
nearest dollar.
(2) The inflation factor adjustment used for the calendar year
shall be based on the figures for the percentage change in the
California Consumer Price Index received on or before August 1 of the
calendar year pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (h) of
Section 17041.
(d) Notwithstanding the repeal of this article, any contribution
amounts designated pursuant to this article prior to its repeal shall
continue to be transferred and disbursed in accordance with this
article as in effect immediately prior to that repeal.