Section 7204.2 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 1.5. >> Chapter 1.
7204.2
. (a) The State Board of Equalization shall continue to
negotiate a settlement with the government of the United States
relating to the amount and repayment of the sales tax refund
liability of the state and local agencies pursuant to the court
decision in Aerospace Corporation v. State Board of Equalization, 218
Cal. App. 3d 1300. To the maximum extent possible, the board shall
include in the settlement agreement a provision that, upon adoption
of the settlement agreement between the board and the government of
the United States, the board, the government of the United States,
and the aerospace contractors affected by the court's decision in
Aerospace Corporation v. State Board of Equalization shall cease to
incur any further costs associated with the audit of claims for sales
tax refunds, and the repayment of the sales tax refund by local
agencies shall be made on or after July 1, 1993, through deductions
in sales and use tax transmittals to cities and counties pursuant to
a method to be determined as specified in subdivisions (b) and (c),
respectively, or pursuant to the formula determined by the board as
specified in subdivision (e).
(b) (1) The State Board of Equalization shall establish a Cities
Task Force on Aerospace Refunds. The task force shall be appointed by
the League of California Cities. The task force shall meet regularly
for the purpose specified in paragraph (2).
(2) The task force shall be responsible for establishing a method
for the distribution of the sales tax refund liability among cities
in the state arising from the court decision in Aerospace Corporation
v. State Board of Equalization, 218 Cal. App. 3d 1300.
(3) On or before April 1, 1993, the task force shall submit to the
board its recommendation of the method for the distribution of the
sales tax refund liability among cities associated with the Aerospace
Corporation case.
(4) The board shall adopt the recommendation of the task force and
implement the method contained in the recommendation for making the
deduction from city sales and use tax transmittals effective July 1,
1993.
(5) If the task force fails to submit its recommendation to the
board as specified in paragraph (3), the board shall implement the
formula specified in subdivision (e) to govern the distribution of
deductions of sales and use tax transmittals among cities effective
July 1, 1993.
(c) (1) The State Board of Equalization shall establish a Counties
Task Force on Aerospace Refunds. The task force members shall be
appointed by the California State Association of Counties. The task
force shall meet regularly for the purpose specified in paragraph
(2).
(2) The task force shall be responsible for establishing a method
for the distribution of the sales tax refund liability among counties
in the state arising from the court decision in Aerospace
Corporation v. State Board of Equalization, 218 Cal. App. 3d 1300.
(3) On or before April 1, 1993, the task force shall submit to the
board its recommendation of the method for the allocation of the
sales tax refund liability among counties associated with the
Aerospace Corporation case.
(4) The board shall adopt the recommendation of the task force and
implement the method contained in the recommendation for making the
deduction from county sales and use tax transmittals effective July
1, 1993.
(5) If the task force fails to submit its recommendation to the
board as specified in paragraph (3), the board shall implement the
formula as specified in subdivision (e) to govern the distribution of
deductions of sales and use tax transmittals among counties
effective July 1, 1993.
(d) The deductions from the sales and use tax transmittals
pursuant to the methods established pursuant to subdivisions (b) and
(c) shall, in the aggregate, equal the amount of the refund required
of cities and counties by the Aerospace Corporation court decision.
(e) (1) If, on or before April 1, 1993, the Cities Task Force on
Aerospace Refunds or the Counties Task Force on Aerospace Refunds
does not submit its recommendation to the board for distributing the
deductions from the sales and use tax transmittals among cities and
counties, respectively, the board shall use the formula specified in
this subdivision to govern the distribution among cities and
counties.
(2) With regard to transmittals to each city, county, and city and
county pursuant to Section 7204, the board, on or after July 1,
1993, shall deduct from the transmittals those refunds required to be
paid as a result of the decision in Aerospace Corporation v. State
Board of Equalization. Refunds of local taxes attributable to the
Aerospace decision shall be allocated based on the following
calculations:
(A) In the case of a contractor with a single business location in
this state: