Section 43170 Of Article 1.1. Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 22. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.1.
43170
. (a) Any person whose estimated tax liability under this part
averages twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or more per month, as
determined by the board pursuant to methods of calculation prescribed
by the board, shall remit amounts due by an electronic funds
transfer under procedures prescribed by the board.
(b) Any person whose estimated tax liability under this part
averages less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per month may
elect to remit amounts due by electronic funds transfer with the
approval of the board.
(c) Any person remitting amounts due pursuant to subdivision (a)
or (b) shall perform electronic funds transfer in compliance with the
due dates set forth in Article 1 (commencing with Section 43151).
Payment is deemed complete on the date the electronic funds transfer
is initiated if settlement to the state's demand account occurs on or
before the banking day following the date the transfer is initiated.
If settlement to the state's demand account does not occur on or
before the banking day following the date the transfer is initiated,
payment is deemed to occur on the date settlement occurs.
(d) Any person remitting taxes by electronic funds transfer shall,
on or before the due date of the remittance, file a return for the
preceding reporting period in the form and manner prescribed by the
board. Any person who fails to timely file the required return shall
pay a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of taxes, exclusive of
prepayments, with respect to the period for which the return is
required.
(e) Any person required to remit taxes pursuant to this article
who remits those taxes by means other than appropriate electronic
funds transfer shall pay a penalty of 10 percent of the taxes
incorrectly remitted.
(f) Any person who fails to pay any tax to the state or any amount
of tax required to be collected and paid to the state, except
amounts of determinations made by the board under Article 2
(commencing with Section 43201), within the time required shall pay a
penalty of 10 percent of the tax or amount of tax, in addition to
the tax or amount of tax, plus interest at the modified adjusted rate
per month, or fraction thereof, established pursuant to Section
6591.5, from the date on which the tax or amount of tax required to
be collected became due and payable to the state until the date of
payment.
(g) In determining whether a person's estimated tax liability
averages twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or more per month, the
board may consider tax returns filed pursuant to this part and any
other information in the board's possession.
(h) The penalties imposed by subdivisions (d), (e), and (f) shall
be limited to a maximum of 10 percent of the taxes due for any one
return or prepayment. Any person remitting taxes by electronic funds
transfer shall be subject to the penalties under this section and not
Section 43155.
(i) The board shall promulgate regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2
of the Government Code for purposes of implementing this section.