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AB-43 Sales and use taxes: claim for refund: customer refunds.(2013-2014)

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Amended  IN  Senate  August 05, 2014
Amended  IN  Assembly  January 06, 2014
Amended  IN  Assembly  April 29, 2013
Amended  IN  Assembly  March 19, 2013

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2013–2014 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 43

Introduced by Assembly Member Bocanegra

December 14, 2012

An act to amend Section 6901 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 43, as amended, Bocanegra. Sales and use taxes: claim for refund: customer refunds.
Under the Sales and Use Tax Law, any amount collected or paid in excess of what is due under that law is required to be credited by the State Board of Equalization against any other amounts due and payable from the person from whom the excess amount was collected or by whom it was paid, and the balance refunded to the person, as provided. Under existing law, when an amount represented by a person to a customer as constituting reimbursement for taxes due under the Sales and Use Tax Law is computed upon an amount that is not taxable or is in excess of the taxable amount and is actually paid by the customer to the person, the amount paid is required to be returned by the person to the customer upon notification by the board or by the customer that this excess has been ascertained.
This bill would authorize a person to make an irrevocable election to assign to the customer the right to receive the amount that would be refunded to the person, provided specified conditions are met, including that the amount be $50,000 or greater, and would authorize the board to make that payment to the customer.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 6901 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:

6901.
 (a) If the board determines that any amount, penalty, or interest has been paid more than once or has been erroneously or illegally collected or computed, the board shall set forth that fact in the records of the board and shall certify the amount collected in excess of the amount legally due and the person from whom it was collected or by whom paid. The excess amount collected or paid shall be credited by the board on any amounts then due and payable from the person from whom the excess amount was collected or by whom it was paid under this part, and the balance shall be refunded to the person, or his or her successors, administrators, or executors, or customer as provided in subdivision (b), if a determination by the board is made in any of the following cases:
(1) Any amount of tax, interest, or penalty was not required to be paid.
(2) Any amount of prepayment of sales tax, interest, or penalty paid pursuant to Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 6480) of Chapter 5 was not required to be paid.
(3) Any amount that is approved as a settlement pursuant to Section 7093.5.
(b) A person may make an irrevocable election to assign to the customer the right to receive the amount refunded if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The entire amount represents excess tax reimbursement that is required to be paid by the person to a single customer under Section 6901.5.
(2) The amount to be refunded is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or greater.
(3) The irrevocable election to assign to the customer the amount refunded is evidenced by a statement signed by the person and the customer authorizing the named customer to receive the amount refunded.
(4) The Notwithstanding any other law, the signed statement is submitted to the board in conjunction with the person’s or customer’s claim for refund.
(c)  Any overpayment of the use tax by a purchaser to a retailer who is required to collect the tax and who gives the purchaser a receipt therefor pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6201) of Chapter 3 shall be credited or refunded by the state to the purchaser.
(d) Any proposed determination by the board pursuant to this section with respect to an amount in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall be available as a public record for at least 10 days prior to the effective date of that determination.