Article 1. Transfers To General Fund of California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10.2. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 1.
The Franchise Tax Board shall transmit promptly to the
Treasurer all moneys and remittances received by it under this part.
It shall at the same time furnish copies of the schedules covering
the transmittals to the Controller.
Except for amounts collected or accrued under Sections
17935, 17941, 17948, 19532, and 19561, and revenues deposited
pursuant to Section 19602.5, all moneys and remittances received by
the Franchise Tax Board as amounts imposed under Part 10 (commencing
with Section 17001), and related penalties, additions to tax, and
interest imposed under this part, shall be deposited, after clearance
of remittances, in the State Treasury and credited to the Personal
Income Tax Fund.
(a) There is in the State Treasury the Mental Health
Services Fund (MHS Fund). The estimated revenue from the additional
tax imposed under Section 17043 for the applicable fiscal year, as
determined under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision
(c), shall be deposited to the MHS Fund on a monthly basis, subject
to an annual adjustment as described in this section.
(b) (1) Beginning with fiscal year 2004-2005 and for each fiscal
year thereafter, the Controller shall deposit on a monthly basis in
the MHS Fund an amount equal to the applicable percentage of net
personal income tax receipts as defined in paragraph (4).
(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the applicable
percentage referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 1.76 percent.
(B) For fiscal year 2004-2005, the applicable percentage shall be
0.70 percent.
(3) Beginning with fiscal year 2006-2007, monthly deposits to the
MHS Fund pursuant to this subdivision are subject to suspension
pursuant to subdivision (f).
(4) For purposes of this subdivision, "net personal income tax
receipts" refers to amounts received by the Franchise Tax Board and
the Employment Development Department under the Personal Income Tax
Law, as reported by the Franchise Tax Board to the Department of
Finance pursuant to law, regulation, procedure, and practice
(commonly referred to as the "102 Report") in effect on the effective
date of the act establishing this section.
(c) No later than March 1, 2006, and each March 1 thereafter, the
Department of Finance, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board,
shall determine the annual adjustment amount for the following fiscal
year.
(1) The "annual adjustment amount" for any fiscal year shall be an
amount equal to the amount determined by subtracting the "revenue
adjustment amount" for the applicable revenue adjustment fiscal year,
as determined by the Franchise Tax Board under paragraph (3), from
the "tax liability adjustment amount" for applicable tax liability
adjustment tax year, as determined by the Franchise Tax Board under
paragraph (2).
(2) (A) (i) The "tax liability adjustment amount" for a tax year
is equal to the amount determined by subtracting the estimated tax
liability increase from the additional tax imposed under Section
17043 for the applicable year under subparagraph (B) from the amount
of the actual tax liability increase from the additional tax imposed
under Section 17043 for the applicable tax year, based on the returns
filed for that tax year.
(ii) For purposes of the determinations required under this
paragraph, actual tax liability increase from the additional tax
means the increase in tax liability resulting from the tax of 1
percent imposed under Section 17043, as reflected on the original
returns filed by October 15 of the year after the close of the
applicable tax year.
(iii) The applicable tax year referred to in this paragraph means
the 12-calendar month taxable year beginning on January 1 of the year
that is two years before the beginning of the fiscal year for which
an annual adjustment amount is calculated.
(B) (i) The estimated tax liability increase from the additional
tax for the following tax years is:
Estimated Tax
Liability Increase
from the Additional
Tax Year Tax
2005 $634 million
2006 $672 million
2007 $713 million
2008 $758 million
(ii) The "estimated tax liability increase from the additional tax"
for the tax year beginning in 2009 and each tax year thereafter
shall be determined by applying an annual growth rate of 7 percent to
the "estimated tax liability increase from additional tax" of the
immediately preceding tax year.
(3) (A) The "revenue adjustment amount" is equal to the amount
determined by subtracting the "estimated revenue from the additional
tax" for the applicable fiscal year, as determined under subparagraph
(B), from the actual amount transferred for the applicable fiscal
year.
(B) (i) The "estimated revenue from the additional tax" for the
following applicable fiscal years is:
Applicable Estimated Revenue
Fiscal Year from Additional Tax
2004-05 $254 million
2005-06 $683 million
2006-07 $690 million
2007-08 $733 million
(ii) The "estimated revenue from the additional tax" for
applicable fiscal year 2007-08 and each applicable fiscal year
thereafter shall be determined by applying an annual growth rate of 7
percent to the "estimated revenue from the additional tax" of the
immediately preceding applicable fiscal year.
(iii) The applicable fiscal year referred to in this paragraph
means the fiscal year that is two years before the fiscal year for
which an annual adjustment amount is calculated.
(d) The Department of Finance shall notify the Legislature and the
Controller of the results of the determinations required under
subdivision (c) no later than 10 business days after the
determinations are final.
(e) If the annual adjustment amount for a fiscal year is a
positive number, the Controller shall transfer that amount from the
General Fund to the MHS Fund on July 1 of that fiscal year.
(f) If the annual adjustment amount for a fiscal year is a
negative number, the Controller shall suspend monthly transfers to
the MHS Fund for that fiscal year, as otherwise required by paragraph
(1) of subdivision (b), until the total amount of suspended deposits
for that fiscal year equals the amount of the negative annual
adjustment amount for that fiscal year.
The balance of the moneys in the Personal Income Tax Fund
shall, upon order of the Controller, be drawn therefrom for the
purpose of making refunds under this part or be transferred to the
General Fund. All undelivered refund warrants shall be redeposited in
the Personal Income Tax Fund upon receipt by the Controller.
(a) Except for fees received for services under Section
23305e, all moneys and remittances received by the Franchise Tax
Board as amounts imposed under Part 11 (commencing with Section
23001), and related penalties, additions to tax, fees, and interest
imposed under this part, shall be deposited in a special fund in the
State Treasury, to be designated the Corporation Tax Fund. The moneys
in the fund shall, upon the order of the Controller, be drawn
therefrom for the purpose of making refunds under this part or be
transferred into the General Fund. All undelivered refund warrants
shall be redeposited into the Corporation Tax Fund upon receipt by
the Controller. Fees received for services under Section 23305e shall
be treated as reimbursement of the Franchise Tax Board's costs and
shall be deposited into the General Fund.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all
moneys in the Corporation Tax Fund are hereby continuously
appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the Franchise Tax
Board for purposes of making all payments as provided in this
section.
All moneys and remittances received by the Franchise Tax
Board as fees imposed under Section 19532 or 19561 shall be treated
as reimbursement of the Franchise Tax Board's costs and shall be
deposited into the General Fund.
All moneys and remittances received by the Franchise Tax
Board as amounts imposed under Sections 17935, 17941, and 17948 and
related penalties, additions to tax, interest, and other related
amounts imposed under this part, shall be deposited, after clearance
of remittances, in the State Treasury and credited to the Corporation
Tax Fund.