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Members of the media can contact the Public Affairs Office at 916.845.4800 or email publicaffairsoffice@ftb.ca.gov. All others, please see our other contact options.

Statewide Press Releases

Date	Topic
July 2, 2009	State’s New Home Tax Credit Gone
June 22, 2009	State’s New Home Tax Credit Going Fast
June 19, 2009	California Taxpayers Urged to Report Offshore Bank Income
June 11, 2009	Taxpayers Should Review Their Withholding to Avoid Tax Bills Next April
May 20, 2009	State Tax Information Available Online
April 29, 2009	State Reports on Median Income for 2007 Median Income in PDF format for: 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004 \| 2003 \| 2002 \| 2001 \| 2000 \| 1999
April 22, 2009	California Taxpayers Go Green
April 14, 2009	Last Minute Tips for California Taxpayers
April 09, 2009	State Releases List of Top 250 Tax Debtors
March 27, 2009	FTB Offers Tax Guidance for Ponzi Scheme Victims
March 26, 2009	FTB’s Free e-file Program, CalFile, Now Available in Spanish Spanish
March 24, 2009	One Half Million State Tax Returns Ready and Waiting
March 16, 2009	Free Tax Help is Available
March 02, 2009	State’s Annual Nonfiler Program Begins
February 27, 2009	Taxpayers Cautioned to Carefully Choose Tax Preparers
January 23, 2009	Franchise Tax Board Offers Help to Taxpayers Experiencing Financial Stress
January 21, 2009	State Announces Tax Changes at Start of Filing Season Chinese \| Korean \| Spanish \| Vietnamese

Regional Press Releases

Date	Topic
June 18, 2009	Former Sacramento Auto Dealer Bookkeeper Sentenced to Prison for State Income Tax Evasion
June 15, 2009	Former Cedars-Sinai Employee Sentenced on Grand Theft, State Income Tax Charges
June 03, 2009	San Diego Used Auto Dealer Arrested on Additional State Income Tax Charges
May 22, 2009	Former Sacramento Auto Dealer Bookkeeper Faces Added State Income Tax Charges
May 08, 2009	Doctor Sentenced to 16 Years in Prision for Performing Unnecessary Surgeries on Healthy Patients in $154 Million Medical Insurance Fraud Scheme - Issued by the Orange County District Attorney's Office
Mary 05, 2009	La Mirada Physician Sentenced on State Income Tax Evasion
April 02, 2009	Danville Couple Pleads in Underground Economy Case
April 02, 2009	Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance and State Income Tax Evasion
April 02, 2009	Sacramento Attorney Pleads to Grand Theft, State Income Tax Evasion
April 02, 2009	Inland Empire Tax Preparer Sentenced for Filing False State Income Tax Returns
March 05, 2009	Restitution Ordered in Identity Theft, Online Auction House Scam
February 23, 2009	Former Vice President of Finance Pleads Guilty to Grand Theft, False State Income Tax Returns
February 20, 2009	Capper Pleading Guilty In the Largest Medical Insurance Fraud Case In the Nation May Be Sentenced To 20 Years - Issued By the Orange County District Attorney's Office
February 20, 2009	Inland Empire Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False State Income Tax Returns
February 18, 2009	Ukiah Banker Pleads No Contest to Grand Theft, State Income Tax Fraud
February 09, 2009	Sacramento Bookkeeper Pleads to Grand Theft, State Income Tax Fraud
February 03, 2009	Former San Diego Woman Pleads Guilty to Grand Theft, State Income Tax Evasion
January 29, 2009	Sacramento Bookkeeper Arrested on Grand Theft, Embezzlement
January 09, 2009	Phony CPA Arrested On State Income Tax Charges, Business Colleague Also Arrested

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Media Clips - Video

If you need a different file type or resolution, call Public Affairs at 916.845.4800.

Topic	Media Clips
Tax returns being processed at the Franchise Tax Board	B-Roll Part 1 \| Part 2

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Media Host Guide

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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
Over 1.9 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.