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. For purposes of this article:
(a) "Return" means any tax or information return, or claim for
refund required by, or provided for or permitted under, the
provisions of Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 11
(commencing with Section 23001), or this part which is filed with the
Franchise Tax Board by, on behalf of, or with respect to any person,
estate, or trust, and any amendment or supplement thereto, including
supporting schedules, attachments, or lists which are supplemental
to, or part of, the return so filed.
(b) "Return information" means a taxpayer's identity, the nature,
source, or amount of his, her, or its income, payments, receipts,
deductions, exemptions, credits, assets, liabilities, net worth, tax
liability, tax withheld, deficiencies, overassessments, or tax
payments, whether the taxpayer's return was, is being, or will be
examined or subject to other investigation or processing, or any
other data, received by, recorded by, prepared by, furnished to, or
collected by the Franchise Tax Board with respect to a return or with
respect to the determination of the existence, or possible
existence, of liability, or the amount thereof, of any person under
Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 11 (commencing with
Section 23001), or this part for any tax, addition to tax, penalty,
interest, fine, forfeiture, or other imposition, or offense.
(c) "Taxpayer return information" means return information as
defined in subdivision (b) which is filed with, or furnished to, the
Franchise Tax Board by or on behalf of the taxpayer to whom the
return information relates.
(d) "Tax administration" means the administration, management,
conduct, direction, and supervision of the execution and application
of Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 10.7 (commencing
with Section 21001), Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), and
this part.