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California Offering Tax Relief for Businesses Impacted by Fires

Business owners and other tax & fee payers affected by the fires may request file extensions and relief from penalties and/or interest.

REDWOOD CITY-WOODSIDE, CA - From the California Department of Taxes and Fee Administration: The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) is offering tax relief to those impacted by the fires throughout the state.

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an emergency proclamation for Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Solano, Sonoma, and Yuba counties due to the effects of multiple fires, including the Atlas, Canyon, Cascade, Cherokee, LaPorte, Lobo, Potter, Sulphur, and Tubbs fires. Business owners and other tax and fee payers affected by these fires may request extensions to file returns and relief from penalties and/or interest.

Tax and fee payers for the programs below can request relief from penalties and/or interest and ask for an extension of time to file their tax or fee returns either online or by calling CDTFA’s 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), excluding state holidays.

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