I happened to look at my bank account today and saw over $2,000 withdrawn for Franchise Tax Bo Payments. I did some research and it turns out this is the California Franchise Tax Board. I have no clue why they took money for me for any reason. I don't own any businesses. Does anyone know why this could have happened??

My dad had a seizure 2 years ago and has been on medication since. He hasn't had any more but he's had a few amnesia-like episodes. My parents just called me and said they got a notice from the IRS for over $100k in back taxes. My dad has always taken care of bills and has had no issues so mom thought all was good.

They've been getting statements saying they owe for a couple of days now. I have not seen the statements. They had a CPA help them and we all thought everything was okay. I have access to their accounts only and see my dad has written 6 checks to FTB exceeding $100k in the last two days all online from his bank app.

I cannot get over until tomorrow but I am terrified right now. If those checks went to the IRS and it is not owed, do they get that back?

Sometime in August, I received a letter from the State of California claiming that I owed somewhere around $1,100 dollars for the 2019 tax year.

I paid it through fta.ca.gov without creating an account; I just using WebPay. I see the proof in Wise that the payment was sent, and I have a confirmation number for the payment from ftb.ca.gov via e-email. The payment was initiated on June 29, and my account was debited on July 2.

I just got a letter saying that as of August 5, 2024, my account balance is $1,115.36 for the same tax year.

Has this ever happened to anyone? I guess there can be a lag between when they process the payment and when they sent me the letter, but the notice date is August 5, 2024, and that's over one month of lag, which is kind of unbelievable.

I guess the next step is to call them during business hours and figure out what happened?

EDIT: I'm fairly sure I chose the wrong payment time when I paid on WebPay. Thanks to u/iamoneofscottstots for helping me root-cause.

Hi, I made the payment this Monday, The money was taken out from my account this Wed, but I called FTB today (Friday), they say the money is still pending and they have not received it yet.

Can anyone help? I'm really afraid of the penalty or interests..

I've tried daily since receiving an erroneous billing notice. I get through the 2min 30sec phone tree to where someone might pick up or put me on hold, it rings once, and then a recorded voice says in two languages something to the effect of "we're too busy to take your call, try our website or call again later, bye!" and hangs up on me.

(How do I know the bill is erroneous? When I filed my state LLC return in Feb, I didn't have a Secretary of State-issued registered entity number. I created one and paid FTB on time for Apr 15 using a guest payment profile, but they apparently do not cross-reference the business name or FEIN to the tax return. In hindsight I should have had my tax preparer wait to file until I had the state entity ID, but I didn't know this would be an issue).

Although I was able to pay the correct amount owed on time, the FTB doesn't know that because the entity ID and business address don't match my tax return (tax preparer also used my home address instead of office :/).

I do not default to the phone but I have accepted that I need to talk to a person to resolve this. When I tried to create a MyFTB account, a clearly marked text box says "if your address doesn't match your return, call us first" so I can't even try to resolve this online.

UPDATE: I got through by calling at exactly 8am (thank you to commenters who suggested this). Was on hold for about 25 minutes before I got connected to someone. That person put me on hold a couple of times to look things up for about 2-5 mins each. Ultimately I'll have to call back in 3-4 weeks when the correct payments I made in April have been processed internally, because they are unable to apply those payments to the erroneous bill until then.

Hello everyone,

I recently set up my Limited Liability Company (LLC) in California and am running into major confusion regarding the mandatory initial $800 Franchise Tax payment to the Franchise Tax Board (FTB).

Here is the situation:

1. The Goal: I am trying to make the first payment via the FTB website's online payment system.

2. FTB's Requirement: The FTB system asks for an "Entity ID" or "CA SOS ID" to proceed with the payment.

3. The Mix-up: I registered my LLC with SAM.gov and received a UEI (Unique Entity Identifier) to use as my entity ID. The UEI is a long alpha-numeric code (letters and numbers combined).

4. The Problem: The FTB payment portal is rejecting this UEI, stating that it will only accept a numeric ID.

This is where I'm completely stuck.

• What exactly is the numeric ID that the FTB is looking for?

• Should I be using the 7- or 12-digit number provided by the California Secretary of State (CA SOS ID)?

• Or are they asking for my Employer Identification Number (EIN), which I received from the IRS?

• Have others run into this issue when paying the initial $800 fee?

Any advice from someone who has successfully navigated this process would be greatly appreciated. I want to pay this fee on time but cannot get past this ID field!

Thank you in advance for your help!

Would like to know if it's possible to pay the CA Pass-Through Entity Elective Tax (Form 3893) with a credit card via ACI Payments. The following are the payment type options available, but none explicitly mention "Pass-Through Entity Elective Tax (Form 3893)" as it would on the CA FTB website with Web Pay (pay with bank account). Are any of these options equivalent, or is it just not possible?

I've been trying all day to try to pay my estimated taxes for this quarter. It won't let me create an account. It says that my last name and my social security number don't match. They are both correct. Spend hours with their stupid automated system to still never speak to an actual person. HELP!

I received a notice of balance due from the California Franchise Tax Board for $1,645. $1,505 as the prepayment tax assessment and $140 for underpayment penalties.

However, I paid the $1,505 back in February. I have the confirmation number. I've been trying to call the FTB but have been unable to connect with anyone for the past 3 days.

Should I make the $140 payment online and just forget about it? The payment is due on 5/29. I requested to open an account but am waiting on a pin number that will arrive via mail after this date so I can see my payment history online.

This is the first year I've had to file with California as an S-Corp so I'm new to all this.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I’ve never owed state before. I thought I could pay on the irs website but apparently not. Which also means I put money towards nothing? Can I get that money back? Wtf. I feel dumb as shit. I at least didn’t try to pay the full amount on IRS but still pretty stupid that I put any money there.

I tried aci payments but I’m locked out. Access denied. Reached out to customer support and haven’t gotten anything in days. It won’t let me login.

I’m just a dumb girly trying to pay my goddamn taxes and struggling.

Me and all my homies HATE the California Franchise Tax Board.

SALT Practitioner gang rise up.

Please have a functioning staff level so that one of the biggest and most aggressive state DORs can actually deal with the absolute sheer amount of bullshit they kick up somehow, with like every single engagement I’m on. Please can the state that’s home to Silicon Valley please please please PLEASE have a functioning call system that doesn’t just randomly drop calls for no reason. Especially after I waited for 45 to talk to some asshole who tells me he can’t help me and then transfers me over to another fucking hotline where I have to wait another 30 minutes.

I’ve had jobs shoveling garbage and cleaning heroin needles that I liked better than this.

/rant

I'm so confused. I used TurboTax and paid around 7,000 in taxes between state and federal. Last week I received a balance due notice saying I owe 2,000 more. I paid the entire amount TurboTax said I owed. I thought they used some algorithm that's always correct.

I've tried very hard to contact CA FTB and haven't been able to get through. I tried creating an myFTB account but it keeps saying the information I entered is incorrect, but it's definitely not.

I'm currently unemployed so this is really a pain. I'm going to pay it so I don't have an increase in penalty but I'm furious that I can't even get an explanation of why I owe more.

Does anybody know what could have caused this?

I don't owe anything, and have the documents to show I only had losses to report. I sent them robin hood records along with the letter of dispute to the FTB but they ignored me and sent another letter claiming I have 30 days now to pay.

How can they trap people like this? I don't have anything near that much money.

Edit:I forgot to mention that for ten year on question, I was between jobs on such a way that I never got a w2, having not made. Any gains from rh, I thought there was nothing to report.

My husband received a State Income Tax Due Notice from California Franchise Tax Board but we are not living in California (we are in VA) nor we have lived there. I keep calling the hotline number but it doesn't connect. We also don't have an account from them even use the chat help. I noticed the PO box number is different from the website's letter sample PO box number but everything else looks legit for online payments. Thank you for any response.

Edit: I searched that the PO box is for FTB's Lien payoff. What does this mean!