Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC
DIVISION 2. OTHER TAXES [6001 - 61050]
( Heading of Division 2 amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 279. ) PART 10.2. ADMINISTRATION OF FRANCHISE AND INCOME TAX LAWS [18401 - 19802]
( Part 10.2 added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 31, Sec. 26. ) CHAPTER 2. Returns [18501 - 18677]
( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 31, Sec. 26. ) ARTICLE 1. Individuals and Fiduciaries [18501 - 18572]
( Article 1 added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 31, Sec. 26. ) 18530.
Where the amount shown as the tax by the spouses on a joint return made under Section 18522 exceeds the aggregate of the amounts shown as the tax upon the separate return of each spouse, each of the following shall apply:
(a) If any part of the excess is attributable to negligence or intentional disregard of rules and regulations (but without intent to
defraud) at the time of the making of the separate return, then 20 percent of the total amount of the excess shall be assessed, collected, and paid, in lieu of the 20-percent addition to the tax provided in subdivision (a) of Section 19164.
(b) If any part of the excess is attributable to fraud with intent to evade tax at the time of the making of the separate return, then 75 percent of the total amount of the excess shall be assessed, collected, and paid, in lieu of the 75-percent addition to the tax provided in subdivision (b) of Section 19164.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 104. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)