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2016 Enforcement Results

Friday, April 1, 2016 - 0 comments

As of March 29, 2016, the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) enforcement team has contacted 703 tax preparers since the start of tax season in January. Of those, 160 were paid visits by FTB enforcement teams. 

Unregistered tax preparers who are caught preparing, or assisting with preparing, tax returns for a fee will be issued a $2,500 penalty letter from FTB. They have 90 days to register with CTEC before the penalty is enforced. If a tax preparer does not comply, the $2,500 penalty is enforced. If a tax preparer still fails to comply the next year, a $5,000 penalty will be issued.

To report a suspected unregistered tax preparer, click here. All reports submitted are investigated by FTB.

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