Bills and Notices

Tax debt

• Notice codes
• Respond to a request or demand for tax return
• Information about bills and notices
• Tax audit
• Head of household audit
• FAQs

Court-Ordered debt

• FAQs (debtor)
• FAQs (employer)
• Payment options
• Contact information
• My Court-Ordered Debt Account

Vehicle registration debt

• FAQs
• Payment options
• Contact information
• DMV related FAQs

Earnings withholding and collection actions

Employers

• Wage withholding calculator
• Tax Debt
• Court-Ordered Debt
• Vehicle Registration Debt

Individuals

• Wage garnishment
• Bank levy or garnishment
• Liens

Businesses

• Bank levy or garnishment
• Liens
• Web Pay
• Installment agreement

Private debt collection program

• Overview
• Pay your tax debt
• FAQs
• Quarterly Performance Evaluation

Agency offsets

• Individuals
  • Treasury Offset Program
  • Multistate Offset Program

Common notices and their meaning

Notice	What it means
Request for Tax Return Demand for Tax Return	We have no record of your California personal income tax return for the year specified.
Notice of Tax Change Return Information Notice	We found and corrected one or more errors while processing your tax return.
Income Tax Due Notice	If you do not pay the balance due or contact us within 30 days from the date of the notice, we can impose collection fees, contact third parties, file state tax liens, and take other collection actions.
Court-Ordered Debt (COD)	We collect delinquent court-ordered debt for participating courts and agencies. Bills (debtor) | Bills (employer) | Payments | Courts
Vehicle Registration Debt	We collect delinquent vehicle registration debt for the Department of Motor Vehicles. Bills | Payments | Contacts | DMV
Earnings Withholding Order	We issue this order  to your employer to send us a percentage of your wages to pay your debt. Wage garnishment | Employer information
Order to Withhold	We issue this order to your financial institution to attach your assets to pay your debt. Individuals: Bank levy or garnishment | Businesses: Bank levy or garnishment
Notice of Tax Lien	We file a lien against your real or personal property to secure an amount you owe.
Demand for Payment	You must pay the amount you owe to prevent further collection action.
Collection Referral	If you do not pay the balance in full or contact us within 30 days from the date of the notice, we may refer your account to a private collection agency.
Collection notice from a private collection agency on behalf of Franchise Tax Board	Your account has been referred to a private collection agency. Contact the agency at the number on the notice.
Audit Contact Letter	We are examining your tax return.
Notice of Proposed Assessment	We made audit adjustments to your account for a specified tax year.
Intent to Offset Federal Payments	We intend to submit your debt to the U.S. Treasury Offset Program if you do not pay a balance in full. This allows us to intercept eligible federal tax payments (including IRS refunds) due to you, and may result in an additional offset fee.
Intercept Notice	We intercepted your state income tax refund, lottery winnings, or unclaimed property payment (up to the amount you owe) to state, local, or other government agencies.

If you disagree with our notice

See the notice for information about how to handle disagreements and how to contact us.