Section 40103.5 - Relief from interest if failure to pay surcharge due to error or delay by board employee(a) The board, in its discretion, may relieve all or any part of the interest imposed on a person by this part where the failure to pay the surcharge is due in whole or in part to an unreasonable error or delay by an employee of the board acting in his or her official capacity.(b) For purposes of this section, an error or delay shall be deemed to have occurred only if no significant aspect of the error or delay is attributable to an act of, or a failure to act by, the person liable for the surcharge.(c) Any person seeking relief under this section shall file with the board a statement under penalty of perjury setting forth the facts on which the claim for relief is based and any other information which the board may require.(d) The board may grant relief only for interest imposed on surcharge liabilities that arise during taxable periods commencing on or after January 1, 2000.Ca. Rev. and Tax. Code § 40103.5
Amended by Stats 2001 ch 251 (AB 1123), s 28, eff. 1/1/2002.Added October 10, 1999 (Bill Number: AB 1638) (Chapter 929).