I know that my website can be difficult to navigate, so here is a “FTB Table of Contents”: a list of what I have done with links to more information on each item. I am still working on adding links, so if you need more information ASAP on a particular topic, post a comment and I will make digging that particular info up a priority.
- The issue that started it all:
Between the years 2008 and 2016, the Franchise Tax Board, California’s Income Tax Agency, “lost” 16 of the 20 payments that my husband and I had made. When I say “lost,” I mean that they cashed our checks right away, but didn’t apply the money to our account. Instead of locating the “lost fund,” FTB aggressively harassed me to pay the “outstanding balance” and imposed penalties for “paying late.” Here is the list of payments.
- The Bona Fide Criminal Schemes I’ve Uncovered:
The 8 schemes to overcharge taxpayers that were documented via court records.
More information on how FTB covers up its accounting irregularities.
Eventually, I figured out that many government agencies defraud constituents using the same strategies that were used on me.
- The Administrative Process (FTB’s internal bureaucracy)
I filed an Abatement Request (now called a Request for Refund) for tax year 2010. FTB never responded. A FTB employee lied to me and told me that if FTB didn’t respond, I was out of luck. The woman who “found” our “lost” money kindly reopened the request. It was denied without being reviewed. FTB also denied tax years 2011 and 2013, even though we had not yet applied.
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