Section 6471 Of Article 1.1. Prepayment From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.1.
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. (a) Upon written notification by the board, any person whose
estimated measure of tax liability under this part averages seventeen
thousand dollars ($17,000) or more per month, as determined by the
board, shall, without regard to the measure of tax in any one month,
make prepayments as prescribed in this section.
(1) In the first, third, and fourth calendar quarters, the person
shall prepay not less than 90 percent of the amount of state and
local tax liability for each of the first two monthly periods of each
quarterly period.
(2) In the second calendar quarter, the person shall make a first
prepayment of 90 percent of the amount of state and local tax
liability for the first monthly period of the quarterly period and a
second prepayment of either of the following:
(A) Ninety percent of the amount of state and local tax liability
for the second monthly period of the quarterly period, plus 90
percent of the amount of state and local tax liability for the first
15 days of the third monthly period of the quarterly period.
(B) Ninety percent of the amount of state and local tax liability
for the second monthly period of the quarterly period, plus 50
percent of 90 percent of the amount of state and local tax liability
for the second monthly period of the quarterly period.
(b) Persons engaged in their present business during all of the
corresponding quarterly period of the preceding year, or persons who
are successors to a business that was in operation during all of that
quarterly period, may satisfy the above monthly prepayment
requirements for the first, third, and fourth calendar quarters by
payment of an amount equal to one-third of the measure of tax
liability reported on the return or returns filed for that quarterly
period of the preceding year multiplied by the state and local tax
rate in effect during the month for which the prepayment is made.
These persons may satisfy their prepayment requirements for the
second calendar quarter by making a first prepayment of an amount
equal to one-third of the measure of tax liability reported, and a
second prepayment of an amount equal to one-half of the measure of
tax liability reported, on the return or returns filed for that
quarterly period of the preceding year multiplied by the state and
local tax rate in effect during the month for which the prepayment is
made.
Prepayments shall be made during the quarterly periods designated
by the board and during each succeeding quarterly period until
further notified in writing by the board.