Section 19777 Of Article 4. Penalties And Interest From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10.2. >> Chapter 9.5. >> Article 4.
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. (a) If a taxpayer has been contacted by the Franchise Tax
Board regarding an abusive tax avoidance transaction, and has a
deficiency attributable to an abusive tax avoidance transaction,
there shall be added to the tax an amount equal to 100 percent of the
interest payable under Section 19101 for the period beginning on the
last date prescribed by law for the payment of that tax (determined
without regard to extensions) and ending on the date the notice of
proposed assessment is mailed.
(b) For purposes of this section, "abusive tax avoidance
transaction" means any of the following:
(1) A tax shelter as defined in Section 6662(d)(2)(C) of the
Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of this chapter, Section 6662(d)
(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting the
phrase "income or franchise tax" for "Federal income tax."
(2) A reportable transaction, as defined in Section 6707A(c)(1) of
the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to which the requirements of
Section 6664(d)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code are not met.
(3) A listed transaction, as defined in Section 6707A(c)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
(4) A gross misstatement, within the meaning of Section 6404(g)(2)
(D) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(5) Any transaction to which Section 19774 applies.
(c) The penalty imposed by this section is in addition to any
other penalty imposed under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001),
Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), or this part.
(d) (1) If a taxpayer files an amended return reporting an abusive
tax avoidance transaction, described in subdivision (b), after the
taxpayer is contacted by the Franchise Tax Board regarding that
abusive tax avoidance transaction but before a notice of proposed
assessment is issued under Section 19033, then the amount of the
penalty under this section shall be 50 percent of the interest
payable under Section 19101 with respect to the amount of any
additional tax reflected in the amended return attributable to that
abusive tax avoidance transaction.
(2) If a notice of proposed assessment under Section 19033, with
respect to an abusive tax avoidance transaction as described in
subdivision (a), is issued after the amended return described in
paragraph (1) is filed, the penalty imposed pursuant to subdivision
(a) shall be applicable to the additional tax reflected in the notice
of proposed assessment attributable to that abusive tax avoidance
transaction in excess of the additional tax shown on the amended
return.
(e) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this
subdivision shall apply to notices mailed on or after the effective
date of that act and to amended returns filed more than 90 days after
that effective date with respect to taxable years for which the
statute of limitations for mailing a notice of proposed assessment
has not expired as of that date.