Article 5. Redeterminations of California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 31. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 5.

Any person against whom a determination is made by the board under Article 2 (commencing with Section 60301) and Article 3 (commencing with Section 60310) may petition for a redetermination within 30 days after the date the notice thereof is given to him or her. If a petition for redetermination is not filed within the 30-day period, the determination becomes final at the expiration of the period.

Every petition for redetermination shall be in writing and shall state the specific grounds upon which the petition is founded. The petition may be amended to state additional grounds at any time prior to the date on which the board issues its order or decision upon the petition for redetermination.

If a petition for redetermination is filed within the 30-day period, the board shall reconsider the determination and, if the person has so requested in his or her petition, shall grant him or her an oral hearing and shall give 10 days' notice of the time and place of the hearing. Service of notice shall be as prescribed by Section 60173. The board may continue the hearing from time to time as may be necessary.

The board may decrease or increase the amount of the determination before it becomes final, but the amount may be increased only if a claim for the increase is asserted by the board at or before the hearing. Unless the penalty imposed by Section 60303, 60313, or 60361 applies to the amount of the determination as originally made or as increased, the claim for increase must be asserted within eight years after the date the return for the period for which the increase is asserted was due.

The order or decision of the board upon a petition for redetermination becomes final 30 days after the giving of notice thereof to the person as prescribed by Section 60173.

All determinations made by the board under this chapter are due and payable at the time they become final. If they are not paid when due and payable, a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the determination, exclusive of interest and penalties, shall be added thereto. Payment shall be made in the form of a remittance payable to the board and shall be filed with the board together with a copy of the notice of determination which the board shall furnish to the person for that purpose.

In making a determination, the board may offset overpayments for a period or periods, together with interest on the overpayments, against underpayments for another period or periods, against penalties, and against the interest on the underpayments. The interest on the underpayments and overpayments shall be computed in the manner set forth in Sections 60314 and 60524.