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 4. Payments and Assessments [19001 - 19195]
( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 31, Sec. 26. ) ARTICLE 3. Deficiency Assessments [19031 - 19067]
( Article 3 added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 31, Sec. 26. ) 19044.
(a) If a protest is filed, the Franchise Tax Board shall reconsider the assessment of the deficiency and, if the taxpayer has so requested in his or her protest, shall grant the taxpayer or his or her authorized representatives an oral hearing. Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to a hearing under this subdivision.
(b) The Franchise Tax Board may act on the protest in whole or in part. In the
event the Franchise Tax Board acts on the protest in part only, the remaining part of the protest shall continue to be under protest until the Franchise Tax Board acts on that part.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 87. Effective January 1, 1996. Operative July 1, 1997, by Sec. 98 of Ch. 938.)