ARTICLE 1.1. Prepayment [6470. - 6479.]

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC 1.1.
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Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6470. Section 6470.

The provisions of this article do not apply to persons filing returns for other than quarterly periods. The provisions of this article apply to taxes imposed under ordinances adopted pursuant to Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200), Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251), or Article 2 (commencing with Section 37021) of Part 17 of this division in the same manner and to the same extent that the provisions of this article apply to taxes imposed under this part.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6471. Section 6471.

(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.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6471.4. Section 6471.4.

Any person required to make prepayment pursuant to Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 6480) may not be required to make additional prepayment pursuant to this article, provided that more than 75 percent of the gross receipts of that person are from the retail sale of motor vehicle fuel, diesel fuel, aircraft jet fuel, or any combination of those fuels.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6471.6. Section 6471.6.

The department, in its discretion, may relieve any person from the requirement to make prepayments pursuant to Section 6471 if both of the following apply: (a) The person is a dealer required to pay any sales or use tax, as applicable, to the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to Section 6295. (b) During the prior calendar year, more than 75 percent of the gross receipts of that person are from retail sales of motor vehicles required to be registered under the Vehicle Code, except for a recreational vehicle that is either truck-mounted, permanently towable on the highways without a permit, or a park trailer, as those terms are defined in Section 18010 of the Health and Safety Code.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6472. Section 6472.

Except in the case of persons required to remit amounts due in accordance with Article 1.2 (commencing with Section 6479.3), for purposes of Section 6471, a prepayment shall be accompanied by a report of the amount of the prepayment in a form prescribed by the board and shall be made to the board as follows: (a) In the first, third, and fourth calendar quarters, on or before the 24th day next following the end of each of the first two monthly periods of each quarterly period. (b) In the second calendar quarter, as follows: (1) The first prepayment on or before the 24th day next following the end of the first monthly period of the quarterly period. (2) The second prepayment on or before the 24th day of the third monthly period of the quarterly period for the second monthly period and the first 15 days of the third monthly period of the quarterly period.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6474. Section 6474.

In determining whether a person’s estimated measure of tax liability averages seventeen thousand dollars ($17,000) or more per month for purposes of Section 6471.5, the board may consider tax returns filed pursuant to this part as well as any information in the board’s possession or which may come into its possession.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6476. Section 6476.

Any person required to make a prepayment pursuant to Section 6471 who fails to make a timely prepayment but makes such prepayment before the last day of the monthly period following the quarterly period in which the prepayment became due, shall also pay a penalty of 6 percent of the amount of prepayment.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6477. Section 6477.

Any person required to make a prepayment pursuant to Section 6471 or Section 6471.5 who fails to make a prepayment before the last day of the monthly period following the quarterly period in which the prepayment became due and who files a timely return and payment for the quarterly period in which the prepayment became due shall pay a penalty of 6 percent of the amount equal to 90 percent of the tax liability, as prescribed in those sections, for each of the periods during that quarterly period for which a required prepayment was not made.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6478. Section 6478.

(a) If a failure to make a prepayment as described in Section 6477 is due to negligence or intentional disregard of this part or authorized rules and regulations, the penalty shall be 10 percent instead of 6 percent. (b) If any part of a deficiency in prepayment is due to negligence or intentional disregard of this part or authorized rules and regulations, a penalty of 10 percent of the deficiency shall be paid. (c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to amounts subject to the provisions of Sections 6484, 6485, 6511, 6514, and 6591. (d) The 10 percent negligence penalty shall become due and payable and shall be ascertained and determined in the same manner as the deficiency determination under Article 2 (commencing with Section 6481) of this chapter. The provisions of Article 5 (commencing with Section 6561) of this chapter shall be applicable with respect to the finality of the determination and the right to petition for redetermination.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6479. Section 6479.

Notification by the board, provided for in Section 6471, may be served personally or by mail in the manner prescribed in Section 6486 for service of notice of a deficiency determination.
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