Article 7. Collection Of Tax Debts Due To The Internal Revenue Service Or Other States of California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10.2. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 7.
(a) The Franchise Tax Board may enter into an agreement to
collect any delinquent tax debt due to the Internal Revenue Service
or any other state imposing an income tax or tax measured by income
if, pursuant to Section 19377.5, the Internal Revenue Service or that
state has entered into an agreement to collect delinquent tax debts
due the Franchise Tax Board.
(b) Upon written notice to the debtor from the Franchise Tax
Board, any amount referred to the Franchise Tax Board under
subdivision (a) shall be treated as final and due and payable to the
State of California, and shall be collected from the debtor by the
Franchise Tax Board in any manner authorized under the law for
collection of a delinquent income tax liability, including, but not
limited to, the recording of a notice of state tax lien under Article
2 (commencing with Section 7170) of Chapter 14 of Division 7 of
Title 1 of the Government Code, and the issuance of an order and levy
under Article 4 (commencing with Section 706.070) of Chapter 5 of
Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure in the
manner provided for earnings withholding orders for taxes.
(c) Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), this part, Part 10.7
(commencing with Section 21001), and Part 11 (commencing with Section
23001) shall apply to amounts referred under this section in the
same manner and with the same force and effect and to the full extent
as if the language of those laws had been incorporated in full into
this section, except to the extent that any provision is either
inconsistent with this section or is not relevant to this section.
(d) The activities required to implement and administer this
section shall not interfere with the primary mission of the Franchise
Tax Board to administer Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) and
Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001).
(e) In no event shall a collection under this section be construed
as a payment of income taxes imposed under Part 10 (commencing with
Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001).