Controller Steve Westly Announces Tax Amnesty Kick Off.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- State Controller and Franchise Tax Board Chair Steve Westly Steven Paul Westly (born August 27, 1957, in Arcadia, California) is an American businessman and politician. He was the State Controller of California from 2003 to 2007 and was one of the top two candidates in the Democratic primary for Governor of California in the 2006 election. , Board of Equalization In communications, techniques used to reduce distortion and compensate for signal loss (attenuation) over long distances. Chair John Chiang
John Hsiao-yen Chiang (Chinese: 蔣孝嚴, pinyin: Jiǎng Xiàoyán) (born May 2, 1941), formerly surnamed Chang , and Board of Equalization Member Claude Parrish will unveil the state's tax amnesty Tax amnesty is a limited-time opportunity for a specified group of taxpayers to pay a defined amount, in exchange for forgiveness of a tax liability (including interest and penalties) relating to a previous tax period or periods and without fear of criminal prosecution. media campaign that starts on Tuesday. Westly will be revealing for the first time the television commercials, outdoor advertisements, and educational materials that will promote the program. Tax amnesty is expected to raise $672 million for the state. It runs from February 1 through March 31. Amnesty amnesty (ăm`nəstē), in law, exemption from prosecution for criminal action. It signifies forgiveness and the forgetting of past actions. is a limited time chance for taxpayers who owe past due income, franchise, sales, or use taxes to pay what they owe with interest, but free of penalties and the risk of criminal prosecution. Amnesty applies to taxpayers who did not file tax returns, understated their taxes on previously filed returns, or failed to pay taxes previously assessed for tax years 2002 and earlier. California is offering tax amnesty through legislation contained in the state budget (SB 1100), which came out of an earlier bill introduced by Assemblymember Judy Chu Judy May Chu, Ph.D. (趙美心; pinyin: Zhào Měixīn) is an American politician and educator. She is member of the Democratic Party. She is the current Vice Chair of the California Board of Equalization, representing the 4th District. Education Dr. (D-Monterey Park) and co-sponsored by Westly and Chiang. To learn more, visit www.taxes.ca.gov.
Date: February 1, 2005
Times: 9:45 a.m. (Los Angeles)
1:30 p.m. (Sacramento)
Places: 300 South Spring Street (First Floor), Los Angeles
State Capitol (Room 1190), Sacramento
Special Note: DVDs of the commercial ads will be available for the media to take with them. |
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