Cal. Code Regs., tit. 18, § 35054 — 35054. Acknowledgement and Review of a Request for Relief Separate from a Petition or Claim

Reference: Sections 6074, 6592, 6593, 6593.5, 6596, 7657, 7657.1, 7658, 7658.1, 7726, 7727, 8877, 8878, 8878.5, 8879, 30282, 30283, 30283.5, 30284, 38452, 38453, 38454, 38455, 40102, 40103, 40103.5, 40104, 41096, 41097, 41097.5, 41098, 43157, 43158, 43158.5, 43159, 45155, 45156, 45156.5, 45157, 46156, 46157, 46157.5, 46158, 50112.2, 50112.3, 50112.4, 50112.5, 55044, 55045, 55046, 55046.5, 60209, 60210, 60211, 60212, 60361 and 60361.5, Revenue and Taxation Code.

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A request for relief that has been assigned pursuant to regulation 35053, subdivision (b), will be reviewed as provided in this regulation.

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The assigned section will review the request for relief, and may request additional information from the taxpayer. When the assigned section completes its review and determines whether the request should be granted, denied, or granted in part and denied in part, the assigned section will mail its findings to the taxpayer. Where the assigned section denies the request, in whole or in part, the letter will explain that the taxpayer may request reconsideration by the Deputy Director if the taxpayer mails a request for reconsideration to the assigned section within 30 days of the date of the letter. If the taxpayer does not submit a timely written request for reconsideration, the assigned section's findings as stated in the letter become final.

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If the taxpayer mails a timely request for reconsideration, the Deputy Director will reconsider the findings of the assigned section, and will mail the taxpayer a letter containing his or her decision. If the Deputy Director's decision is to deny the requested relief, in whole or in part, the Deputy Director's letter will state that the taxpayer may appeal the Deputy Director's decision by mailing a request for appeals conference to the assigned section within 30 days of the date of the Deputy Director's letter. The letter will also explain that a request for an appeals conference may be granted or may be denied. If the taxpayer does not submit a timely written request for appeals conference, the Deputy Director's decision becomes final.

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If the taxpayer requests an appeals conference, the assigned section will notify the taxpayer whether an appeals conference is granted or denied. If the request for an appeals conference is granted, the request for relief will be forwarded to the Appeals Bureau for the scheduling of an appeals conference. If the request for an appeals conference is denied, the Deputy Director's decision becomes final.
History-New regulation filed March 19, 2018, as an emergency; effective and operative March 19, 2018. Regulation refiled September 17, 2018, as an emergency; effective and operative September 17, 2018. Regulation refiled December 17, 2018, as an emergency; effective and operative December 17, 2018. Certificate of Compliance transmitted to OAL on February 20, 2019 and filed March 19, 2019. (The regulation incorporates provisions from regulation 5249.6 in division 2.1.)
Note.-Authority cited: Sections 15570.40 and 15606, Government Code; Section 25215.74, Health and Safety Code; Sections 7051, 8251, 9251, 30451, 34013, 38701, 40171, 41128, 42020, 42103, 43501, 45851, 46601, 50152, 55301 and 60601, Revenue and Taxation Code.