1730 Franchise Tax Board
Major Program Changes
  • The Governor's Budget proposes $6.4 million General Fund and 68 positions for initiatives to help close the state's tax gap. The initiatves, which will generate General Fund revenues of $22 million in 2008-09 and $39 million in 2009-10, will concentrate on persons who fradulently claim tax refunds or credits, and will address workload growth in the Audit Program.

  • The Governor's Budget proposes an adjustment of $7.9 million General Fund for the California Child Support Automation System project, which reflects the project's continuing transition from development to implementation.

  • The Governor's Budget proposes $1.6 million for information technology improvements that include the replacement of obsolete check encoding machines, and replacement of the Withhold at Source System, which processes non-wage withholding payments.