Head of Household (HOH) Notices of Proposed Assessment September 2019 Tax News

Beginning in late September through October 2019, we will be mailing 66,500 Notices of Proposed Assessment denying HOH filing status for the 2018 tax year.

What’s new this year? We will no longer be sending education, demand, or document request letters this year. We will only be sending Notices of Proposed Assessment.

Taxpayers who may disagree with the Notice of Proposed Assessment may follow the same protest procedure as prior years. The instructions included with the Notice or they may follow the methods below:

• Go to ftb.ca.gov and log into MyFTB to upload the protest and/or substantiation. They will need their account number (FTB ID) from their Notice of Proposed Assessment or their social security number (SSN). Tax Professional: Submit Protest to a Proposed Assessment

• Mail the HOH Protest and substantiation to:

Mail

Franchise Tax Board
PO Box 942840
Sacramento CA 94240-5340

Web

Go to our Head of Household webpage for more information about the HOH filing status or refer to California Head of Household Filing Status Publication 1540.