Section 23204 Of Article 3.5. Credit For Prepaid Tax From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.5.

. (a) No credit under this article shall be allowed or made after four years from the last day prescribed for filing the return for the taxable year of dissolution or withdrawal, or within the periods prescribed under Article 1 of Chapter 22, whichever period expires the latest, unless before the expiration of such period a claim therefor is filed by the taxpayer.
  (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 23204(a), no credit under this article shall be allowed or made to a taxpayer which has been suspended for a period of four continuous years beginning on or after January 1, 1975.