California CDTFA Disaster Penalty & Interest Relief
Financial Products
About
- Allows taxpayers and businesses directly affected by a declared disaster to request extensions and relief from qualifying California sales/use tax and other CDTFA penalties or interest caused by the disaster.
Eligibility — Participant Type
- CDTFA taxpayer / business with affected filing or payment obligation
Eligibility — Residency
- The taxpayer or business must be directly affected by the declared disaster such that the disaster caused or contributed to the filing/payment problem.
Benefits
- Case-specific; equals qualifying penalties/interest or timing relief approved by CDTFA. (Case-based by affected tax period.)
- Tax filing/payment extension and penalty/interest relief
Documents needed
- CDTFA account/taxpayer information
- Affected tax/fee period(s)
- Explanation of direct disaster impact
- Any supporting records requested
How to apply
- online
- Processing time: Varies by tax account, relief type and supporting documentation.
