Category: Office of Tax Appeals

This is the court that you start with when you file an appeal of FTB’s penalties and fees.

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The Playbook That Government Agencies Use To Get Away With Criminal Schemes

I watched a video about a woman in Arizona (AZ) who had her children stolen by Child Protective Services (CPS).

As I watched the video, my jaw dropped as I realized that CPS in AZ used strikingly similar tactics to violate the laws as the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) in California (CA) used against me. It can’t be a coincidence that my experience was so similar to hers when it was a completely different issue, involving a completely different agency, with completely different circumstances. 

I am starting to realize that there must be a playbook of tactics that government agencies use to extract extra revenue for themselves. Obviously, the specific tactics are customized by the agencies, but the general playbook appears to be identical: 1. Lay a trap, 2. Deny due process 3. Rig the justice system and 4. Have other government agencies cover it up.

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CharLee Simons had me back to talk about the $10-million program to hunt down illegals, FTB accounting fraud/Betty Yee, voiding bad legislation/oath update, Civil Grand Juries, legislative requests & more

Below are the show notes. I have a few more links to add, particularly with documents that I need to redact and upload. I won’t be able to finish it today, but I wanted to get this posted anyways since most of the links are already in place.

3:30 — Facebook psychological testing: This is an example of a psychology study done via Facebook that was published. Facebook had to pay a $725 million settlement to users for selling personal preference data to a company that made targeted political ads.

7:00 — Allegations that YouTube manipulates the algorithms to keep certain channels/content from getting many views: this article basically says that the Big Tech companies all say these claims are bogus, but does admit that the algorithms are opaque, so no one really knows for sure.

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How Will Betty Yee Govern, if Elected?

Betty Yee is currently running for governor of California. During her eight years as State Controller, she was also Chairman of the Board for the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB), which is California’s income tax agency. I followed the work she did regarding FTB very closely, and have kept an eye on her since she left office. 

I believe that Ms. Yee is genuinely committed to her ideology, which includes opacity about government spending, increasing government authoritarianism, eliminating constituent’s rights, increasing social welfare programs that are questionable in terms of being ethical and lawful, rewarding corruption and unlawfully overcharging taxpayers. Here are a few of the things she has done over the years that have caused me to form this opinion:

  • When Betty Yee was State Controller, she stated in court that she wasn’t tracking how she was spending California’s money.

OpentheBooks.com, a government watchdog organization, sued her to open the accounting ledgers to show where our tax dollars were being spent.  From the article: 

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Table of Contents of My FTB Fight

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.

  • The Legal Process (Statutory Law)
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I Was Featured on the Uncensored Beat Podcast

Uncensored Beat had me on to talk about my campaign to have people call the State Senate daily to demand that the State Senate comply with state and federal laws. Since Wiener has been working unlawfully since 2019, they are required to immediately vacate Scott Wiener from office, void all his votes, and void all the legislation he authored, co-authored and sponsored.

Here are links to the various topics we discussed:

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I Was Featured on the Restore Rebuild Podcast with Jacques Israel!

We discuss my efforts to hold the California government accountable to “we the people.” The summary is that it is up to each one of us to contact government agents to demand accountability — the only solution right now is enough public pressure to force the government’s hand.

Links to the various things we discussed in the podcast:

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How to Order Oaths and Report Oath Violations — Oath Violations May Have HUGE Impacts!

The explosive information is in the last paragraph. I am also working on uploading all of the Oaths that I have collected. A more recent post gives more info on the how it appears the California State government may be illegitimate due to the lack of bonds/insurance.

September 2024 update: you can apparently also email Complaints to the military at saf.ighotline@us.af.mil

Requesting Oaths

Lately, I have been trying to combat government corruption by filing insurance claims against State Employees. But I haven’t given up on filing Federal Criminal Complaint (FCC); I’ve just put FCCs on the back burner for now.

David Myrland was right: The tax man does own the court system. California law says that on tax matters, jury trials are forbidden. Now I understand why that statute was enacted. “The system” can’t control a jury like they do judges. I am so tired of the games built into “the system” to ensure that the government is never held accountable for their crimes against constituents.

I’ve decided that the next FCC that I (eventually) file will be against all the other agencies who are protecting FTB’s schemes: FTB’s Board of Directors, who knowingly allow these schemes to continue; the three Office of Tax Appeals judges and Superior Court judge who covered up FTB’s unlawful activities in my court cases against FTB; and the people at the Bar Association who won’t prosecute the lawyers who committed crimes to protect FTB.

In preparation for the FCC filing, I needed to order the Oaths for everyone who will be charged in the FCC so that I can add Treason of Oath to the list of crimes. Here is a sample letter, which in which I requested both oaths and bonds.)

Per federal law, every elected or appointed government official must sign an Oath of Office. Per California law, all other government employees are required to take an Oath of Allegiance prior to beginning employment. The law also states that the State must issue an insurance policy or bond on every government employee. Under the California Public Records Request Act (CPRA), which is Gov. Code 7920.54(a), the agencies have to turn over copies of these documents upon request. CPRA is California’s version of FOIA.

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Why The OTA Opinion in My Case Was Blatantly Corrupt

When a taxpayer believes that they have had penalties, fees and interest improperly imposed on them by the Franchise Tax Board, the first step is to request a refund. Refund requests are almost always denied.

The next step is to file an appeal in the Office of Tax Appeals, which is an administrative (specialty) court that deals solely with tax issues.

If OTA denies your refund request, you can then file a trial del novo in Superior Court. In English, that means that the Superior Court judge will look at this as a new case altogether, not simply as an appeal of the lower court’s decision. (More info on the process in FAQs)

I had been warned by two different tax attorneys that OTA usually sides with FTB, so hiring an attorney would be a waste of money.

I thought I had made a strong case for why I should get my money back with my Brief and Oral Arguments, so I was disappointed, but not surprised, when I lost. The Opinion (aka verdict) for my case was so blatantly corrupt that it was shocking.

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