Newsroom

Members of the media can contact the Public Affairs Office at (916) 845-4800. All others, please see our other contact options.

Statewide Press Releases

Date	Topic
May 2, 2008	California Tax Program Will Aid Certain Out-of-State Nonfilers
April 25, 2008	State Reports on Median Income for 2006 Median Income for 2006 (pdf) Median Income for 2005 (pdf) Median Income for 2004 (pdf) Median income for 2003 (pdf) Median Income for 2002 (pdf) Median Income for 2001 (pdf) Median Income for 2000 (pdf) Median Income for 1999 (pdf)
April 22, 2008	Taxpayers Go Green When They E-File
April 14, 2008	Franchise Tax Board Provides Last Minute Tax Tips
April 11, 2008	Franchise Tax Board Extends Phone Hours for the Final Stretch of Tax Season
April 08, 2008	Error on State Tax Form for IRA Income Phase Out Amount
April 07, 2008	FTB Updates List of Top 250 Income Tax Debts
April 01, 2008	Last Minute Filing Tip: Tax Errors Can Cause Major Delays to Your Refund Top 10 Personal Income Tax Errors That Delay Return Processing - 2007 Top 10 Business Entity Errors That Delay Return/Payment Processing - 2007
March 24, 2008	FTB´s Free e-file Program, CalFile, Now Available in Spanish Spanish
March 11, 2008	Looking for Someone to Do Your Taxes For You for Free? FTB Has 250,000 ReadyReturns Available for Taxpayers at Its Website
February 25, 2008	FTB Reminds Taxpayers to Select Tax Preparers Wisely
February 4, 2008	FTB Seeks Tax Returns from 750,000 Non-Filers
January 15, 2008	FTB Warns Taxpayers of Error on State Tax Form
January 14, 2008	Mortgage Debt Forgiveness May Be Taxable in California
January 2, 2008	FTB Launches Tax Season With New Taxpayer Services Spanish \| Chinese \| Korean \| Vietnamese

Regional Press Releases

Date	Topic
May 14, 2008	Issued by the Board of Equalization - Los Gatos Businessman Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion in Underground Economy Case
April 23, 2008	Insurance Agent Charged with Defrauding Business Owners Out of More than $2.5 Million in Insurance Premiums - Issued by Orange County District Attorney Office
April 22, 2008	Former Collections Manager Sentenced in Embezzlement Scheme
April 15, 2008	Upland Man Arrested on State Income Tax Charges
April 08, 2008	Martinez Woman Arrested on State Income Tax Charges
April 04, 2008	Sacramento Woman Guilty of Grand Theft, State Tax Fraud
February 29, 2008	Emergency Room Physician Arrested on State Income Tax Evasion Charges
February 26, 2008	Former Collections Manager Guilty in Embezzlement Scheme
January 25, 2008	Embezzlement, Tax Evasion, Equal State Prison for Ventura County Man
January 10, 2008	Diamond Springs Couple Face State Income Tax Evasion Charges
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Media Clips - Video and Audio

If you need a different file type or resolution, call Public Affairs at (916) 845-4800.

Date	Topic	Media Clips
April 4, 2008	Tax returns being processed at the Franchise Tax Board	B-Roll Part 1 \| Part 2
April 1, 2008	State Controller and FTB Chair, John Chiang, processing jobs in FTB’s pipeline	B-Roll

Media Host Guides

These guides will assist you in planning tax news programs for your broadcast audience. We appreciate your support in helping us get this information to the people in your community.

Filing Season: English | Español

Homeowner and Renter Assistance (HRA) Program: English

Filing Season Fact Sheets

These fact sheets provide summarized information on tax filing options, filing assistance, credits, tax trivia, and general filing information that will assist you in planning tax news programs for your broadcast audience. We appreciate your support in helping us get this information to the people in your community.

Outreach Toolkits

Covering a specific topic? We may have an outreach toolkit just for you. Get the facts, stats, and FTB contact information. Download feature articles and promotional content.

ReadyReturn - Nearly 1 million taxpayers qualify for this free service. A completed California income tax return may be ready and waiting for them. All they need to do is come to our website, review their return, make any necessary changes, and e-file it directly to us. Taxpayers can also choose to print and mail their return.
CalFile - English | Español
Over 6 million taxpayers qualify for this free service available in English and Spanish. Taxpayers enter their personal information and answer basic questions to complete and e-file their California income tax return directly to us. Taxpayers can also choose to print and mail their return.