BURBANK SITE OFFERS HASSLE-FREE TAX HELP.Byline: Peter Hartlaub Daily News Staff Writer Taxpayers who ventured up to the state Franchise Tax Board's suite in an otherwise empty building in Burbank on Saturday may have noticed something odd about the doors. They were wide open. The Franchise Tax Board helps citizens sort out their state income taxes. Dave and Debbie Mrstik drove to the Saturday session from Rosamond to resolve a back-tax issue from 1993. Expecting a bureaucratic mess, they were happy to get an immediate appointment, write a check and leave early for lunch. ``We're just happy we're not in jail,'' Dave Mrstik joked. The office hours office hours, n.pl See business hours. were extended April 4 and 11 to help local residents file state income tax forms before the April 15 deadline. The Franchise Tax Board also offers state and federal tax forms, arrangement of payment plans and help resolving taxpayer accounts. The Internal Revenue Service scheduled Saturday business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a last fall, hoping to accommodate taxpayers who were disillusioned dis·il·lu·sion tr.v. dis·il·lu·sioned, dis·il·lu·sion·ing, dis·il·lu·sions To free or deprive of illusion. n. 1. The act of disenchanting. 2. The condition or fact of being disenchanted. with the system. Employees at the Franchise Tax Board office in Burbank didn't have as many customers as their federal counterparts did, but those who did show up were just as baffled by the quick, in-and-out service. Peter Minshall Peter Minshall (1941- ) is a Trinidadian Carnival artist who describes his medium as "the mas" and prefers to be called a "masman". Minshall was born in Georgetown, Guyana, but moved to Trinidad as a small child after his father took a job as a cartoonist. of Encino tried to file a year-old return and pick up new forms on Friday, but was two minutes late because ``traffic was so bad.'' On Saturday the part-time accountant, part-time musician coasted to the 333 N. Glenoaks Blvd. office and filed without incident. ``Historically I've found that the Franchise Tax Board is difficult to deal with but this place is really easy,'' Minshall said. ``It seems like they're trying to do what the IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. did. They know people are fed up.'' The Franchise Tax Board will be open next Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call (800) 852-5711. Offices also are open in Long Beach at 4300 Long Beach Blvd., in Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. at 600 W. Santa Ana Blvd., and in West Covina at 100 N. Barranca bar·ran·ca also bar·ran·co n. pl. bar·ran·cas also bar·ran·cos Southwestern U.S. 1. A deep ravine or gorge. 2. A bluff. St. Internet surfers can visit the Franchise Tax Board on the Web at www.ftb.ca.gov |
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