Franchise Tax Board

Press Release Archive 2006

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Statewide Press Releases

December 19, 2006 In Time for the Holidays: FTB Seeks Owners of Tax Refunds
November 28, 2006 Franchise Tax Board's Annual Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Hearing
October 24, 2006 Westly Announces New Tax Law: Equal Treatment For Domestic Partners - Issued by State Controller Westly
October 19, 2006 FTB Follows Federal Postponement Dates for Victims of Hawaii Earthquake
October 11, 2006 $8 Million in Undelivered Tax Refunds
September 20, 2006 Westly Announces $524 Million Collection Effort - Issued by State Controller Westly
September 7, 2006 State Announces 2006 Income Tax Changes Due to Indexing
August 23, 2006 State Streamlines the Tax Offer In Compromise Process - Issued jointly with the State Board of Equalization and the Employment Development Department.
August 10, 2006 Audits Commence for Head of Household Tax Filers
August 4, 2006 San Jose Couple Sentenced For Felony Tax Evasion - Issued by the Board of Equalization
July 6, 2006 Chiang Says New State Budget Gives BOE Collections a Boost - Issued by Board of Equalization Chair John Chiang
June 30, 2006 Westly Offers Cash to Aid Homeowners and Renters - Issued by State Controller Westly
June 2, 2006 State Tax Information More Accessible

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May 31, 2006 Bay Area Again Leads in Median Income
May 26, 2006 Westly Clamps Down on Delinquent Taxpayers - Issued by State Controller Westly
April 28, 2006 State Tax Deposits Hit All-Time High
April 14, 2006 Westly Urges Last Minute Tax Filers to Take Advantage of Free Help - Issued by State Controller Westly
March 30, 2006 Less Than Three Weeks To File State/Federal Income Taxes - Issued by Board of Equalization Chair John Chiang
March 29, 2006 California Tax Service Center: Virtual One-Stop Shop For Taxpayers - Issued by State Board of Equalization
March 29, 2006 State Warns IRS Participants
March 20, 2006 Deadline Looming for California Tax Shelter Resolution Initiative
March 17, 2006 Westly Reminds CA of Free Tax Help Online, By Phone or In Person as April 17 Approaches - Issued by State Controller Westly
March 16, 2006 Westly Warns of Predatory Tax Preparers - Issued by State Controller Westly
March 15, 2006 FTB Wins Two Awards for Taxpayer Education and Assistance - Issued by Federation of Tax Administrators
March 8, 2006 Westly Warns of Tax Shelter Program Deadline - Issued by State Controller Westly
March 8, 2006 FTB Postpones Deadlines for Victims Hardest Hit by Hurricane Katrina
February 23, 2006 State's Free e-file Program Issues Tax Refunds in 5-7 Days - Issued by Board of Equalization Chair John Chiang
February 16, 2006 Westly Urges People to Avoid Hassles and Get Tax Refunds in 7 Days with CalFile - Issued by State Controller Westly
February 8, 2006 Westly Announces Program To Find State Millions - Issued by State Controller Westly
January 17, 2006 New Executive Officer Sworn in at Franchise Tax Board
January 11, 2006 Franchise Tax Board Names Selvi Stanislaus New Executive Officer
January 11, 2006 California Follows IRS Tax Shelter Initiative
January 3, 2006 State Tax Filing Season Kicks Off

Regional Press Releases

December 12, 2006 Ventura Woman Sentenced in County Public Office Tax Evasion Scheme
October 24, 2006 San Jose Bookkeeper Sentenced in Embezzlement, Tax Case
October 20, 2006 Huntington Beach Man Sentenced in Embezzlement, Tax Case
October 20, 2006 Trina Jesson Sentenced for Her Role in Tax Evasion Scheme
October 3, 2006 Encinitas Couple Pleads Not Guilty in Tax Evasion Case
September 29, 2006 Tax Evasion Results in Prison for Orange County Man
September 21, 2006 Illegal Cigarette Sales Burn San Gabriel Woman
September 8, 2006 Unpaid Income Taxes Result in Conviction for Orange County Man
August 7, 2006 False W-2 Form Leads to Jail, $10,000 Restitution for Hesperia Man
July 24, 2006 Orange County Millionaire Sentenced in Tax Evasion Scheme
July 12, 2006 Casino Controller Sentenced to Prison in Embezzlement, Tax Case
July 7, 2006 Irvine Businessman Jailed for Grand Theft and Tax Evasion
June 30, 2006 LA Man Sent to Prison in Large-Scale Auto Fraud
June 30, 2006 LA Dentist Held in NY in Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
June 30, 2006 Former Marin County Sheriff's Deputy Guilty in Tax Case
June 15, 2006 Red Bluff Couple to Stand Trial on Felony Tax Charges
June 12, 2006 Million Dollar Real Estate Fraud Lands Beverly Hills Man in Prison
June 8, 2006 Used Car Dealer Parked in Prison for Tax Evasion
June 2, 2006 Bounce House Owners Bound for Jail for Tax Evasion, Money Laundering
May 25, 2006 Santa Barbara Couple Arrested for Theft Scam Involving Millions
May 23, 2006 Former Benefits Clerk Doesn't Benefit from Grand Theft, Forgery
May 11, 2006 Valencia Couple Arrested for Tax Evasion
May 2, 2006 Saratoga Woman Pleads Guilty to Grand Theft and State Income Tax Evasion
May 2, 2006 Fontana Woman Arrested on State Tax Charges
May 2, 2006 San Bernardino Woman Pleads to Felony Tax Charges
April 17, 2006 San Marino Physician Faces Deportation After Sentencing on State Tax Charges
March 10, 2006 Electrician Family Charged in Tax Evasion
February 28, 2006 Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty in State Tax Fraud Case
February 15, 2006 A San Diego Roofer Pleads Guilty in Underground Economy Tax Case
February 8, 2006 FTB Arrests Three in Tax Refund Fraud Sweep
January 25, 2006 Tax Fraud Scam Lands SD Man in State Prison
January 24, 2006 Restaurant Bookkeeper Pleads No Contest To "Cooking the Books"
January 12, 2006 Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty in State Tax Fraud Case
January 6, 2006 Van Nuys Tax Preparer Pleads No Contest to Preparing False Returns

By special permission of the Los Angeles Daily Journal
Fraud Interdiction Program Gains Strength
DA Pursues Doctors in Fraud Probe
March 14, 2006 Fraud Interdiction Program Gains Strength - Crisis in Health Care Caused by Fraud

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