Section 5097 Of Article 1. Refunds Generally From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 1. >> Part 9. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
5097
. (a) An order for a refund under this article shall not be
made, except on a claim:
(1) Verified by the person who paid the tax, his or her guardian,
executor, or administrator.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) or (4), filed within four
years after making the payment sought to be refunded, or within one
year after the mailing of notice as prescribed in Section 2635, or
the period agreed to as provided in Section 532.1, or within 60 days
of the date of the notice prescribed by subdivision (a) of Section
4836, whichever is later.
(3) (A) Filed within one year, if an application for a reduction
in an assessment or an application for equalization of an assessment
has been filed pursuant to Section 1603 and the applicant does not
state in the application that the application is intended to
constitute a claim for a refund, of either of the following events,
whichever occurs first:
(i) After the county assessment appeals board makes a final
determination on the application for reduction in assessment or on
the application for equalization of an escape assessment of the
property, and mails a written notice of its determination to the
applicant and the notice does not advise the applicant to file a
claim for refund.
(ii) After the expiration of the time period specified in
subdivision (c) of Section 1604 if the county assessment appeals
board fails to hear evidence and fails to make a final determination
on the application for reduction in assessment or on the application
for equalization of an escape assessment of the property.
(B) Filed within six months, if an application for a reduction in
an assessment or an application for equalization of an assessment has
been filed pursuant to Section 1603 and the applicant does not state
in the application that the application is intended to constitute a
claim for a refund, after the county assessment appeals board makes a
final determination on the application for reduction in assessment
or on the application for equalization of an escape assessment, and
mails a written notice of its determination to the applicant and the
notice advises the applicant to file a claim for refund within six
months of the date of the county assessment appeals board's final
determination.
(4) Filed within eight years after making the payment sought to be
refunded, if the claim for refund is filed on or after January 1,
2015, and relates to the disabled veterans' exemption described in
Section 205.5.
(b) An application for a reduction in an assessment filed pursuant
to Section 1603 shall also constitute a sufficient claim for refund
under this section if the applicant states in the application that
the application is intended to constitute a claim for refund. If the
applicant does not so state, he or she may thereafter and within the
period provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) file a separate
claim for refund of taxes extended on the assessment which the
applicant applied to have reduced pursuant to Section 1603 or Section
1604.
(c) If an application for equalization of an escape assessment is
filed pursuant to Section 1603, a claim may be filed on any taxes
resulting from the escape assessment or the original assessment to
which the escape relates within the period provided in paragraph (3)
of subdivision (a).
(d) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this
subdivision shall apply to claims for refund filed on or after
January 1, 2015.