On March 7, 2022, I filed another Federal Criminal Complaint (FCC) with the Federal Treasury Inspector General, the Sacramento Grand Jury, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This time it was against two more Franchise Tax Board employees and Department of Justice employee Deputy Attorney General Anna Barsegyan.
Continue reading “I Have Filed a Second Federal Criminal Complaint!”Eleven (11) Requests for FTB’s 2022 Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights Meeting
Every year, the Franchise Tax Board hosts the Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights Meeting, where constituents can make suggestions on how to change tax law and/or FTB policy and procedure to improve the system. FTB asks that you send them a written Request in advance, but it is not required; verbal Requests are accepted. Whether or not people can make a written request without speaking at the meeting is questionable. FTB let me do so in 2017, but others have told me FTB says that is not allowed.
Below is the written submission that I sent to FTB for the 2022 meeting. I participated in the meeting remotely; here is the video that I made of myself giving the speech.
Here is the text of the speech, which is shorter than written submission. The video of the full meeting is here, and I spoke from 14:35 – 19:45.
November 29, 2022
Franchise Tax Board Taxpayer Advocate Office
Email: FTBAdvocate@ftb.ca.gov.
CC: FTB Board Members and Executives
Re: Eleven (11) Requests for Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights Meeting
Hello Taxpayer Advocate Staff:
Here are my eleven (11) requests for the 2022 Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights Meeting. I’ve included the Board Members on this email, as well. Since I know most of you are too busy to read long letters, I have highlighted the key sentence of each item.
Continue reading “Eleven (11) Requests for FTB’s 2022 Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights Meeting “Legislative Change Request #1 for 2023: Close the Married Loophole
The legislative year starts at the beginning of September. From September to December, each legislator decides what they want to introduce for the next year. Below is a Legislative Request that I sent for the 2023 session.
November 29, 2022
Dear Governor Newsom Staff, GovOps Staff, Senate Governance and Finance Committee Members and Staff, Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation Members and Staff, and FTB Legislative Staff:
I request that you immediately change California State law to recognize married couples as one tax entity in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the IRS.
The IRS treats married couples as a single taxpaying entity from the moment the couple notifies IRS of marriage until the couple notifies IRS that the marital status has changed. However, FTB considers all individuals as unmarried. Each year, after a married couple files that year’s return, FTB updates their internal records with proper marital status for only that particular year. I believe that:
1. FTB utilizes this loophole in the system in order to falsely impose penalties and fees via policy and procedure violations
2 FTB utilizes this loophole to unlawfully enrich themselves by demanding extra additional tax liability and penalty payments above and beyond what FTB knows — by its own records — is actually owed.
3. This policy violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution
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Ten (10) Requests for 2021 Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights Meeting
This year’s Franchise Tax Board Annual Taxpayers Bill of Rights Meeting was held online on Thursday, December 2, 2021. Here is the five-minute speech that I made.
FTB prefers, but does not require, that you submit the requests in writing prior to the meeting so they know what to expect. There is no limit to how long a written submission can be, so my written submission was much longer and more detailed than the speech was.
Written Version of the ATBOR Requests
November 30, 2021
Franchise Tax Board Taxpayer Advocate Office
Email: FTBAdvocate@ftb.ca.gov.
Fax: (916) 843-8330
Re: Ten (10) Requests for Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights Meeting
Hello Taxpayer Advocate Staff:
Here are my ten (10) requests for the 2021 Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights Meeting.
- Close the Loophole That Allows FTB To Evade Due Process for Implementation of Collection Tools
Require that FTB appear before a Superior Court judge to procure a proper judgment in accordance with the laws of the State of California prior to implementation of Collection tools, including wage garnishments, levies and liens. Please see email dated October 23, 2021 for details.
Continue reading “Ten (10) Requests for 2021 Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights Meeting”Second Legislative Change Request: Close the Married Loophole
Dear FTB Advocate, FTB Board of Directors, Governor Newsom, and Legislators:
I am requesting that legislators immediately change California State law to recognize married couples as one tax entity in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the IRS.
The IRS treats married couples as a single taxpaying entity from the moment the couple notifies them of marriage until the couple notifies them that the marital status has changed.
However, FTB considers all individuals as unmarried. Each year, after a married couple files that year’s return, FTB updates their records with proper marital status for only that particular year. I believe that:
1. FTB utilizes this loophole in the system in order to falsely impose penalties and fees via policy and procedure violations
Continue reading “Second Legislative Change Request: Close the Married Loophole”How FTB Covers Up Their Accounting Irregularities
As you all know, I filed a Motion to Compel on Specially Prepared Interrogatories, Set #1: Clarification of Policy and Procedure. I also prepared a second set of Interrogatories to address FTB’s accounting irregularities.
And I prepared a set of documents called “Requests for Admissions” to help clarify the methods that FTB uses to cover up the assorted policy/procedure and accounting irregularities that were addressed in the Interrogatories. Here are the questions. Many of the questions refer to attached documents. Here are documents pages 1 – 18 and 19 – 35.
Continue reading “How FTB Covers Up Their Accounting Irregularities”Proof of Accounting Irregularities
As you all know, I filed a Motion to Compel on Specially Prepared Interrogatories, Set #1: Clarification of Policy and Procedure.
I also prepared and submitted to a second set of interrogatories to FTB, called Specially Prepared Interrogatories, Set #2: Accounting Irregularities. Here are the questions. Many of the questions refer to the attached evidence, and specify which page of evidence to look at. Here are evidence pages 1 – 18 and pages 19 – 36.
Continue reading “Proof of Accounting Irregularities”FTB’s 8 Schemes To Overcharge Taxpayers
For those that prefer video, here is a 12-minute speech that I made to State Controller Betty Yee via webinar in December 2020, which sums up the info below. We’re also working on a documentary series exposing the corruption.
The over-simplified explanation of the schemes that I got ensnared in is that the Franchise Tax Board does not apply the money that you send them to your account right away. Then they charge you penalties for “paying late.” Then they over-charge interest on these penalties.
But you have to understand that the reason that they’ve been getting away with their criminal activities is because tax law is complicated, and they work the complex nature of the laws to deceive the public on what the laws actually say.
Continue reading “FTB’s 8 Schemes To Overcharge Taxpayers”My Rebuttal to FTB’s Response to My 2020 Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights Request
Here is FTB’s Response to my 2020 Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights Requests. Here is the rebuttal that I wrote in which I detail the following:
- The Interim Taxpayer Rights Advocate, Chris Smith, committed multiple counts of collusion to cover up criminal activity by misrepresenting what the law says about FTB’s practices of withholding estimated tax payments from the taxpayer’s account .
CA Supreme Court Accusation Filed Against Franchise Tax Board Employee for Covering Up That FTB is Overcharging Taxpayers
I have caught California’s income tax agency, the Franchise Tax Board (FTB), running multiple schemes where they embezzle taxpayer’s money, then impose penalties which would not had been imposed had the money not been embezzled. The false imposition of fees is the crime of racketeering. I’ve also caught them overcharging interest.
I have filed an Accusation in the California Supreme Court in which I detail how the schemes work, show the relevant legal codes that proves they are illegal, and then detail how FTB falsely makes these unlawful practices appear to be legitimate. I also call out the administrative court judges at the Office of Tax Appeals, as well as the California Bar Association, for their roles in covering up the criminal activities.
Continue reading “CA Supreme Court Accusation Filed Against Franchise Tax Board Employee for Covering Up That FTB is Overcharging Taxpayers”