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California Conforms To IRS Filing Extensions For California Storm Victims

The Governor’s office has announced that California will conform to the filing extensions granted by the IRS for California storm victims. This means the FTB has extended filing and payment deadlines for many individuals and businesses in California until May 15, 2023.

This relief applies to the following deadlines falling on or after January 8, 2023, and before May 15, 2023:

Individual income tax returns;
Business return filings normally due between March 15 and April 18, 2023;
Fourth and first quarter estimated tax payments due on January 17, 2023, and April 18, 2023. Individual taxpayers can skip making the fourth quarter estimated tax payment and instead include it with the 2022 return as long as the return is filed on or before May 15, 2023;
IRA and health savings account (HSA) contributions; and
Quarterly payroll and excise tax returns, normally due on January 31, 2023, and April 30, 2023.

Below is the complete press release from the Governor’s office:

SACRAMENTO – Californians impacted by winter storms are now eligible to claim a deduction for a disaster loss and will have more time to file their taxes.

“Whether it’s more time to file your taxes or getting a deduction, this […]

By Linkenheimer LLP|2023-01-16T18:32:49+00:00January 16th, 2023|ca, CA tax, california, disaster, ftb, irs, tax deadlines|0 Comments

Important: More Passthrough Entity Tax Problems

Due to an issue with some software providers, many passthrough entity tax payments made with 2022 vouchers have been improperly applied to the 2021 tax year. This is resulting in refunds of June passthrough entity elective tax prepayments made to preserve the right to make the 2022 passthrough entity tax election. The FTB is aware of this issue, and they are working quickly to address the problem.

This is only an issue for payments made with Form 3893 (PTE), Pass-Through Entity Elective Tax Payment Vouchers, that were generated through tax software programs. Payments made using WebPay or with manually prepared vouchers have been properly applied.

The FTB has confirmed that the incorrect application of these payments will not jeopardize taxpayers’ ability to elect to pay the tax for 2022. However, because these payments have been refunded taxpayers must take action to correct this issue by returning the erroneous refund.

The article above is reproduced with permission from Spidell Publishing, Inc.

If you receive any unexpected refunds from the FTB please contact our office immediately so that we may help you remedy this issue, and feel free to contact your Linkenheimer CPA if you would like to discuss […]

By Linkenheimer LLP|2022-08-03T22:05:26+00:00August 3rd, 2022|entity, ftb|0 Comments

California Tax Updates for 9/23

Update 1:

All California taxpayers who have an active Power of Attorney (POA) will soon be getting a letter from the state Franchise Tax Board (FTB). The letter provides a list of the taxpayer’s active POAs with the FTB and the representative relationship on the taxpayer’s account. The new form is intended to keep taxpayers informed of their POA relationships, the level of access the POAs have (limited or full) and the expiration date of the declaration. The form should not be used to revoke a POA. Contact us with questions.

Update 2:

Property owners in California can apply for property tax deferment for the 2021-2022 tax year. The CA Property Tax Postponement (PTP) Program is administered by the Controller’s Office. It allows qualified homeowners to postpone the property tax on their primary residence. Applicants must be seniors, blind, or have a disability and meet certain income and equity requirements. Funding for the PTP Program is limited, so applications will be processed in […]

By Linkenheimer LLP|2021-09-23T17:05:34+00:00September 23rd, 2021|CA tax, california, ftb, property tax|0 Comments

California Tax Updates for 9/16

Update 1:

Moving out of California? The CA Franchise Tax Board (FTB) acknowledges that a variety of factors have led to many individuals and businesses leaving CA. If you do, be sure to update your address. It’s common, said the FTB, for taxpayers to move after filing a tax return. Without an updated address on file, taxpayers may be unreachable if the FTB needs more information to resolve an issue with a return or payment. Each year, says the FTB, thousands of refunds are returned to them because of a bad address, leaving issues unresolved. Failing to respond to a notice could bring additional penalties, fees and collection action. Contact your Linkenheimer CPA with questions.

Update 2:

Coming soon to California businesses, the Homeless Hiring Tax Credit. The CA Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has announced details of this newly enacted credit. It will be available to qualifying taxpayers who hire new employees deemed to be eligible homeless individuals. Employers may receive $2,500 to […]

By Linkenheimer LLP|2021-09-16T21:18:04+00:00September 16th, 2021|ca, CA tax, california, ftb, New Tax Laws|0 Comments

California Tax Updates for 9/8

Update 1:

New figures that affect your 2021 California taxes have been released, adjusted for inflation. Tax rates and related items have been indexed to reflect an inflation rate of 4.4%, according to the CA Franchise Tax Board (FTB). As it did for 2020, the FTB also included adjustments for the standard deduction. For single or separate taxpayers the standard deduction for 2021 rises from $4,601 to $4,803. For all others it rises from $9,202 to $9,606. Personal and senior exemptions rise from $124 to $129. For a joint or surviving spouse it increases from $248 to $258. The dependent exemption credit rises from $383 to $400. Contact your Linkenheimer CPA with questions.

Update 2:

Certain airport employees in California lose in court. CA wage law requires that employees must be paid for all hours worked. But employees of vendors at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) were subject to waiting in federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) lines without pay on their way […]

By Linkenheimer LLP|2021-09-08T18:42:21+00:00September 8th, 2021|CA tax|0 Comments