Yesterday, my first client received his Use Tax Enrollment Letter. At least this client managed to ask me if they had to do anything with it. The letter, dated March 1st, arrived on March 9th. The deadline for filing 2007 and 2008 Use Tax returns as noted in the letter is January 31, 2008 and January 31, 2009. The letter notes that penalties will apply but that you can request a penalty abatement.
I just can’t wait for some of my gambling clients in California to get this letter and tell me about it in March…2011.
Bill Leonard, the former member of the Board of Equalization, was going to ask the BOE for a one month-delay. It does not appear that will be going anywhere. (Mr. Leonard resigned from the BOE yesterday.) Spidell was pushing the Legislature for a six-month delay. With State Senator Calderon noting the legislation is working perfectly (a perfect FUBAR?) there’s no possibility of that happening.
Even better is the fact that businesses who aren’t notified by the BOE still must register with the BOE if they meet the criteria.
I hope no one wonders why California’s tax system is now ranked as the worst in the country.
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So in the past two days we now have this demand letter going to all businesses in Calif saying that they forgot to pay their Use Tax for 07,08,09. This is really nuts but I guess that it keeps our government employees busy.
We received our demand letter on Nov 21st saying we had 30 days to register and now owe back user taxes for 2008..the penalties, of course, have as yet to be calculated.