News releases
Here are official FTB news releases for media outlets for the current and previous year. This webpage is updated when new news releases are published.
Subscribe for updates2021
- May 14, 2021 — Taxpayers With Income from Unemployment or In-Home Support Can Benefit from Recent Changes
- May 06, 2021 — State Issues 2.5 Million Golden State Stimulus Payments
- May 05, 2021 — May 17 Tax Deadline Approaching
- April 26, 2021 — State Postpones Deadline For Claiming 2016 Tax Refunds to May 17, 2021
- March 19, 2021 — State Tax Deadline for Individuals Postponed until May 17, 2021
- February 22, 2021 — State Suspends Certain Debt Collection Activities
- January 06, 2021 — What You Need to Know This Tax Filing Season
2020
- November 19, 2020 — State’s Top 500 Tax Delinquencies Total Nearly $179 Million
- November 05, 2020 — Additional Tax Relief for California Taxpayers Affected by September Wildfires
- October 09, 2020 — October 15 Tax Deadline Approaching
- October 07, 2020 — California Taxpayers Affected by Wildfires Granted Extension to File 2019 Returns
- August 28, 2020 — California Taxpayers Affected by Wildfires Granted Extension to File 2019 Returns
- July 16, 2020 — State’s Top 500 Tax Delinquencies Total $151 Million
- July 08, 2020 — State Income Tax Payments Due by July 15
- June 22, 2020 — What You Need to Know Before Tax Day
- April 16, 2020 — FTB Updates COVID-19 FAQ Page for Tax Relief and Assistance
- April 6, 2020 — April 15 Tax Day Postponed until July 15, 2020
- March 30, 2020 — State Postpones Deadlines for Filing Tax Protests, Appeals, and Refund Claims Due to COVID-19
- March 18, 2020 — State Postpones Tax Deadlines Until July 15 Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- March 13, 2020 — More Time to File, Pay for California Taxpayers Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic
- January 30, 2020 — California tax filing season news
2019
- December 02, 2019 — Get health care coverage now to avoid state penalty later
- November 18, 2019 — Updated VITA video training
- October 14, 2019 — Taxpayers Affected by October California Wildfires Receive More Time to File
- October 10, 2019 — State’s Top 500 Tax Delinquencies Total $587 Million
- September 26, 2019 — FTB to Host Board Meeting About Gig Economy on October 1
- June 26, 2019 — New Franchise Tax Board website aims to improve service
- April 19, 2019 — State’s top 500 tax delinquencies exceed $688 million
- April 12, 2019 — What you need to know as tax day approaches
- April 12, 2019 — State Controller Betty T. Yee available for interviews on Monday, (Tax Day) April 15
- April 10, 2019 — State Controller Betty T. Yee available on April 12 for last-minute tax season interviews
- April 5, 2019 — Beware of scams as tax day approaches
- January 22, 2019 — California tax filing season opens