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Section 23156 Of Article 2. Tax On General Corporations From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
23156
. (a) The Franchise Tax Board shall abate, upon written
request by a qualified nonprofit corporation, unpaid qualified taxes,
interest, and penalties for the taxable years in which the qualified
nonprofit corporation certifies, under penalty of perjury, that it
was not doing business, within the meaning of subdivision (a) of
Section 23101.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Qualified nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation identified in Section 5059, 5060, or 5061 of the Corporations Code or a foreign nonprofit corporation, as defined in Section 5053 of the Corporations Code that has qualified to transact intrastate business in this state and that satisfies any of the following conditions:
(A) Was operating and previously obtained tax-exempt status with the Franchise Tax Board, but had its tax-exempt status revoked under subdivision (c) of Section 23777.
(B) Was operating and previously obtained tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service, but had its tax-exempt status revoked under Section 6033(j) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(C) Was never doing business, within the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 23101, in this state at any time after the time of its incorporation in this state.
(2) "Qualified taxes, interest, and penalties" means tax imposed under Section 23153 and associated interest and penalties, and any penalties imposed under Section 19141. "Qualified taxes, interest, and penalties" does not include tax imposed under Section 23501 or 23731, or associated interest or penalties.
(c) The qualified corporation must establish that it has ceased all business operations at the time of filing the request for abatement under this section.
(d) (1) The abatement of unpaid qualified tax, interest, and penalties is conditioned on the dissolution of the qualified corporation within 12 months from the date of filing the request for abatement under this section.
(2) If the qualified corporation is not dissolved within 12 months from the date of filing the request for abatement or restarts business operations at any time after requesting abatement under this section, the abatement of qualified tax, interest, and penalties under this section shall be canceled and the qualified taxes, interest, and penalties subject to that abatement shall be treated as if the abatement never occurred.
(e) The Franchise Tax Board shall prescribe any rules and regulations that may be necessary or appropriate to implement this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, or guideline established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Qualified nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation identified in Section 5059, 5060, or 5061 of the Corporations Code or a foreign nonprofit corporation, as defined in Section 5053 of the Corporations Code that has qualified to transact intrastate business in this state and that satisfies any of the following conditions:
(A) Was operating and previously obtained tax-exempt status with the Franchise Tax Board, but had its tax-exempt status revoked under subdivision (c) of Section 23777.
(B) Was operating and previously obtained tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service, but had its tax-exempt status revoked under Section 6033(j) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(C) Was never doing business, within the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 23101, in this state at any time after the time of its incorporation in this state.
(2) "Qualified taxes, interest, and penalties" means tax imposed under Section 23153 and associated interest and penalties, and any penalties imposed under Section 19141. "Qualified taxes, interest, and penalties" does not include tax imposed under Section 23501 or 23731, or associated interest or penalties.
(c) The qualified corporation must establish that it has ceased all business operations at the time of filing the request for abatement under this section.
(d) (1) The abatement of unpaid qualified tax, interest, and penalties is conditioned on the dissolution of the qualified corporation within 12 months from the date of filing the request for abatement under this section.
(2) If the qualified corporation is not dissolved within 12 months from the date of filing the request for abatement or restarts business operations at any time after requesting abatement under this section, the abatement of qualified tax, interest, and penalties under this section shall be canceled and the qualified taxes, interest, and penalties subject to that abatement shall be treated as if the abatement never occurred.
(e) The Franchise Tax Board shall prescribe any rules and regulations that may be necessary or appropriate to implement this section. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, or guideline established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.
