Article 2. Banks And Corporations of California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10.2. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 2.

In the case of taxpayers subject to the tax imposed by Article 3 (commencing with Section 23181) of Chapter 2 of Part 11, there shall be due and payable on or before the 15th day of the third month following the close of the preceding year from each taxpayer a percentage of its net income as disclosed by its return which is equal to the rate applicable to corporations subject to the tax imposed by Article 2 (commencing with Section 23151) of Chapter 2 of Part 11 plus the personal property tax rate equivalent included in the bank and financial corporation tax rate determination by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to Sections 23186 and 23186.1. The payment required by this section shall not be less than the minimum tax specified in Section 23153.

For purposes of this article, in the case of a corporation or an organization described in Section 23731, the term "estimated tax" means the amount which the corporation or organization described in Section 23731 estimates as the amount of the tax imposed by Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001) and the amount of its liability for the tax of each wholly owned subsidiary under Section 23800.5; but in no event shall the estimated tax of a corporation subject to the tax imposed by Article 2 (commencing with Section 23151) of Chapter 2 of Part 11 be less than the minimum tax prescribed in Section 23153.

(a) If the amount of estimated tax does not exceed the minimum tax specified by Section 23153, the entire amount of the estimated tax shall be due and payable on or before the 15th day of the fourth month of the taxable year.
  (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if the amount of estimated tax exceeds the minimum tax specified by Section 23153, the amount payable shall be paid in installments as follows:

The following percentages of the estimated tax If the shall be paid on the 15th day of the-- requirements ---------------------------------- + + + of this subdivision 4th 6th 9th 12th are first met-- month month month month Before the 1st 30 (but 40 0 30 day of the 4th not less month of the than the taxable year ... minimum tax provided in Section 23153 and any tax under Section 23800.5) After the last day of the 3rd month and before the 1st day of the 6th month of the taxable year ... __ 60 0 40 After the last day of the 5th month and before the 1st day of the 9th month of the taxable year ... __ __ 70 30 After the last day of the 8th month and before the 1st day of the 12th month of the taxable year ........... __ __ __ 100

(c) If a wholly owned subsidiary is first subject to tax under Section 23800.5 after the last day of the third month of the taxable year of owner, the amount of the next installment of estimated tax under subdivision (b) after the wholly owned subsidiary is subject to tax under Section 23800.5 shall not be less than the amount of the tax of the wholly owned subsidiary under Section 23800.5 and an amount equal to that amount shall be due and payable on the date the installment is required to be paid. For purposes of determining which installment is the next installment of estimated tax under subdivision (b), subdivision (b) shall be modified by substituting "includes the tax of a wholly owned subsidiary under Section 23800.5" for "exceeds the minimum tax specified by Section 23153."
  (d) The amendments made to this section by Section 1 of Chapter 1 of the First Extraordinary Session of the Statutes of 2008 shall apply to installments due for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2009, and before January 1, 2010.
  (e) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to installments due for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2010.

If, after paying any installment of estimated tax required by subdivision (b) of Section 19025, the taxpayer makes a new estimate, the amount of each remaining installment (if any) shall be the amount which would have been payable if the new estimate had been made when the first estimate for the taxable year was made, increased or decreased (as the case may be) by the amount computed by dividing--
  (a) The difference between--
  (1) The amount of estimated tax required to be paid before the date on which the new estimate is made, and
  (2) The amount of estimated tax which would have been required to be paid before that date if the new estimate had been made when the first estimate was made, by
  (b) The number of installments remaining to be paid on or after the date on which the new estimate is made.

The application of this article to taxable years of less than 12 months shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board.