“We encourage taxpayers affected by these fires to reach out to us if they will have trouble filing,” said Nick Maduros, Director of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA, formerly the Board of Equalization). “We stand ready and willing to work with impacted business owners to make sure they have the time and support necessary to meet their tax and fee obligations.”
Tax and fee payers for the programs below can call the CDTFA Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-800-400-7115 (TTY: 711), Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific Time), to request relief from penalties and/or interest and ask for an extension of time to file their tax or fee returns. They may also do so online for most tax and fee programs.
| Sales and Use Taxes |
Oil Spill Response and Administration Fee |
| Lead-Acid Battery Fee |
Lumber Products Assessment |
| Underground Storage Tank Maintenance Fee |
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Fee |
| Cigarettes and Tobacco Products Taxes and Licensing |
Integrated Waste Management Fee |
| Energy Resources Surcharge |
Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Fee |
| Emergency Telephone Users Surcharge |
Covered Electronic Waste Recycling (eWaste) Fee |
| Natural Gas Surcharge |
Marine Invasive Species Fee (Ballast Water Management Fee) |
| Water Rights Fee |
California Tire Fee |
| Fuel Taxes (Diesel Fuel Tax, Interstate User Tax, Use Fuel Tax, Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax, Jet Fuel Tax) |
Hazardous Substances Fees (Environmental Fee, Generator Fee, Disposal Fee, Facility Fee) |
| Mobile Telephony Surcharge |
Timber Yield Tax |
On July 9, 2017, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an emergency proclamation for Butte County; on July 16, 2017, for Santa Barbara County; and on July 18, 2017, for Mariposa County due to the effects of the Wall, Alamo and Whittier, and Detwiler Fires respectively.
Source: CDFTA
