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. (a) Section 6707A of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to
penalty for failure to include reportable transactions information
with a return, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.
(b) (1) Section 6707A(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code relating
to amount of penalty is modified by substituting the phrase "or which
would have resulted from such transaction if such transaction were
respected for state tax purposes" for the phrase "or which would have
resulted from such transaction if such transaction were respected
for Federal tax purposes."
(2) The penalty amounts in Section 6707A(b)(2)(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code are modified by substituting "$30,000 ($15,000" for
"$200,000 ($100,000)."
(3) The penalty amounts in Section 6707A(b)(2)(B) of the Internal
Revenue Code are modified by substituting "$15,000 ($5,000" for
"$50,000 (10,000)."
(4) The penalty amounts in Section 6707A(b)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code relating to minimum penalty are modified by substituting
"$2,500 ($1,250" for "$10,000 (5,000)."
(c) (1) Section 6707A(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code relating
to reportable transaction is modified to include reportable
transactions within the meaning of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a)
of Section 18407.
(2) Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code relating to
listed transaction is modified to include listed transactions within
the meaning of paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 18407.
(d) The penalty under this section only applies to taxpayers with
taxable income greater than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000).
(e) Section 6707A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to a
penalty reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission, shall not
apply.
(f) Section 6707A(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to
authority to rescind penalty, shall not apply, and in lieu thereof,
the following shall apply:
(1) The Chief Counsel of the Franchise Tax Board may rescind all
or any portion of any penalty imposed by this section with respect to
any violation if all of the following apply:
(A) The violation is with respect to a reportable transaction
other than a listed transaction.
(B) The person on whom the penalty is imposed has a history of
complying with the requirements of this part and Part 10 (commencing
with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001).
(C) It is shown that the violation is due to an unintentional
mistake of fact.
(D) Imposing the penalty would be against equity and good
conscience.
(E) Rescinding the penalty would promote compliance with the
requirements of this part and Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001)
or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001) and effective tax
administration.
(2) The exercise of authority under paragraph (1) shall be at the
sole discretion of the Chief Counsel of the Franchise Tax Board and
may not be delegated.
(3) Notwithstanding any other law or rule of law, any
determination under this subdivision may not be reviewed in any
administrative or judicial proceeding.
(g) Article 3 (commencing with Section 19031) of Chapter 4
(relating to deficiency assessments) shall not apply with respect to
the assessment or collection of any penalty imposed under this
section.
(h) The penalty imposed by this section is in addition to any
penalty imposed under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part
11 (commencing with Section 23001), or this part.
(i) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this
subdivision shall apply to penalties assessed on or after January 1,
2016.