Section 19147 Of Article 7. Penalties And Additions To Tax From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10.2. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 7.
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. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 19142 to 19145, inclusive, the
addition to the tax with respect to any underpayment of any
installment shall not be imposed if the total amount of all payments
of estimated tax paid on or before the last date prescribed for the
payment of the installment equals or exceeds the amount which would
have been required to be paid on or before that date if the estimated
tax were whichever of the following is the lesser:
(1) (A) The tax shown on the return of the taxpayer for the
preceding taxable year if a return showing a liability for tax was
filed by the taxpayer for the preceding year and that preceding year
was a year of 12 months. The tax shown on the return, in the case of
the tax imposed by Article 3 (commencing with Section 23181) of
Chapter 2 of Part 11, means the amount of tax shown on the return for
the taxable year as prescribed in Section 19021.
(B) In the case of a large corporation, subparagraph (A) shall not
apply, except as provided in clauses (i) and (ii).
(i) Subparagraph (A) shall apply for purposes of determining the
amount of the first required installment for any taxable year.
(ii) Any reduction in the first required installment by reason of
clause (i) shall be recaptured by increasing the amount of the next
required installment by the amount of that reduction.
(2) (A) An amount equal to the applicable percentage specified in
Section 19144 of the tax for the taxable year computed by placing on
an annualized basis the taxable income:
(i) For the first three months of the taxable year, in the case of
the installment required to be paid in the fourth month.
(ii) For the first three months of the taxable year, in the case
of the installment required to be paid in the sixth month.
(iii) For the first six months of the taxable year, in the case of
the installment required to be paid in the ninth month.
(iv) For the first nine months of the taxable year, in the case of
the installment required to be paid in the 12th month of the taxable
year.
(B) (i) If the taxpayer makes an election under this clause, each
of the following shall apply:
(I) Clause (i) of subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
substituting "two months" for "three months."
(II) Clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
substituting "four months" for "three months."
(III) Clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
substituting "seven months" for "six months."
(IV) Clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
substituting "ten months" for "nine months."
(ii) If the taxpayer makes an election under this clause, each of
the following shall apply:
(I) Clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
substituting "five months" for "three months."
(II) Clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
substituting "eight months" for "six months."
(III) Clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
substituting "eleven months" for "nine months."
(iii) An election under clause (i) or (ii) shall apply to the
taxable year for which the election is made and shall be effective
only if the election is made on or before the date required for the
payment of the first required installment for that taxable year.
(iv) This subparagraph shall apply to taxable years beginning on
or after January 1, 1997.
(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the taxable income shall be
placed on an annualized basis in the following manner:
(i) Multiply by 12 the taxable income referred to in subparagraph
(A).
(ii) Divide the resulting amount by the number of months in the
taxable year referred to in subparagraph (A).
"Taxable income" as used in this paragraph means "net income"
includable in the measure of tax or "alternative minimum taxable
income" (as defined by Section 23455).
(D) In the case of any corporation which is subject to the tax
imposed under Section 23731, any reference to taxable income shall be
treated as including a reference to unrelated business taxable
income and, except in the case of an election under subparagraph (B),
each of the following shall apply:
(i) Clause (i) of subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
substituting "two months" for "three months."
(ii) Clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
substituting "four months" for "three months."
(iii) Clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
substituting "seven months" for "six months."
(iv) Clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
substituting "ten months" for "nine months."
(3) The applicable percentage specified in Section 19144 or more
of the tax for the taxable year was paid by withholding of tax
pursuant to Section 18662.
(4) The applicable percentage specified in Section 19144 or more
of the net income for the taxable year consists of items from which
an amount was withheld pursuant to Section 18662, the amount of the
first installment under Section 19025 equals at least the minimum
franchise tax specified in Section 23153, and the amount of any
installment under Section 19025 includes an amount equal to the
applicable tax under Section 23800.5.
(b) (1) For purposes of this section, "large corporation" means
any corporation if that corporation (or any predecessor corporation)
had taxable income (computed without regard to net operating loss
deductions) of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more for any
taxable year during the testing period.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, "testing period" means the
three taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year involved.
(c) (1) Any dividend received from a closely held real estate
investment trust by any person that owns (after application of
Sections 856(d)(5) and 856(l)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code) 10
percent or more (by vote or value) of the stock or beneficial
interests in the trust shall be taken into account in computing
annualized income installments under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a)
in a manner similar to the manner under which partnership income
inclusions are taken into account.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "closely held real
estate investment trust" means a real estate investment trust with
respect to which five or fewer persons own (after application of
Sections 856(d)(5) and 856(l)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code) 50
percent or more (by vote or value) of the stock or beneficial
interests in the trust.
(3) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this
subdivision shall apply to estimated tax payments due on or after
January 1, 2001.