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California Department of Tax and Fee Administration

Title 18. Public Revenues
Division 5. California Department of Tax and Fee Administration

Chapter 1. Appeals

Article 3. Claims for Refund

Rule 35036

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35036. General Contents of a Claim for Refund.

Reference: Sections 6904, 8129, 9153, 30176, 30176.1, 30176.2, 30177, 30363, 38603, 40113, 41102, 43452, 45652, 46503, 50140, 55222, 60501, 60502, 60505.5 and 60523, Revenue and Taxation Code.

(a) All Claims. A claim for refund must be in writing, must be signed by the claimant or the claimant’s authorized representative, and must include:

(1) The specific grounds or reasons upon which the claim is founded;

(2) The reporting period for which the claimed overpayment was made;

(3) The amount of the refund being claimed, if known; and

(4) Information necessary to contact the claimant or claimant’s authorized representative.

(b) Supporting Documentation. A claim for refund should be accompanied by whatever supporting written arguments and documentary evidence is necessary to verify and approve the claim. Failure to include such information along with a claim may delay its processing.

(c) Forms. The filing of a completed form provided by CDTFA for use as a claim for refund will satisfy the requirements of this regulation, other than subdivision (b).

(d) Returns and Payments. In no event may the claimant deduct amounts included in a claim for refund from the amount required to be reported and paid for any reporting period.

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. When the regulation was refiled September 17, 2018, subdivision (c) was revised to replace the reference to subdivision "(c)" with a reference to subdivision "(b)." (The regulation incorporates provisions from regulation 5232 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.