ARTICLE 5. Redeterminations [41085. - 41091.]

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC 5.
in effect

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 41085. Section 41085.

Any person against whom a determination is made under Article 3 or 4 of this chapter may petition for a redetermination within 30 days after service upon the person of notice thereof. If a petition for redetermination is not filed within the 30-day period, the determination becomes final at the expiration of the period.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 41086. Section 41086.

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 department issues its order or decision upon the petition for redetermination.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 41087. Section 41087.

If a petition for redetermination is filed within the 30-day period, the department shall reconsider the determination and, if the person has so requested in the person’s petition, shall grant the person an oral hearing and shall give the person 10 days’ written notice of the time and place of the hearing. The department may continue the hearing from time to time as may be necessary.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 41088. Section 41088.

The department 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 department at or before the hearing. Unless the penalty imposed by Section 41074 or Section 41080 applies to the amount of the determination as originally made or as increased, the claim for increase shall be asserted within eight years after the last day of the second calendar month following the month for which the increase is asserted.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 41090. Section 41090.

All determinations made by the department under Article 3 or 4 of 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.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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