Cal. RTC § 105
This is the official text of Cal. RTC § 105, part of California’s Revenue and Taxation Code — governs state and local taxation, including income and property tax.
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[Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 58, Sec. 3. (SB 364) Effective September 9, 2020. Conditionally repealed by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 4 of Stats. 2020, Ch. 58.]
(a) “Improvements” includes both of the following:
(1) All buildings, structures, fixtures, and fences erected on or affixed to the land.
(2) All fruit, nut-bearing, or ornamental trees and vines, not of natural growth, and not exempt from taxation, except date palms under eight years of age.
(b) This section shall be in effect until the date Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 83) of Part 0.5 goes into effect pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 88, and as of that date is repealed.
[Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 58, Sec. 4. (SB 364) Effective September 9, 2020. Section conditionally operative by it own provisions.]
(a) Except as provided in Section 83.5, “improvements” includes both of the following:
(1) All buildings, structures, fixtures, and fences erected on or affixed to the land.
(2) All fruit, nut-bearing, or ornamental trees and vines, not of natural growth, and not exempt from taxation, except date palms under eight years of age.
(b) This section shall go into effect on the date Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 83) goes into effect pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 88.
(a) “Improvements” includes both of the following:
(1) All buildings, structures, fixtures, and fences erected on or affixed to the land.
(2) All fruit, nut-bearing, or ornamental trees and vines, not of natural growth, and not exempt from taxation, except date palms under eight years of age.
(b) This section shall be in effect until the date Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 83) of Part 0.5 goes into effect pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 88, and as of that date is repealed.
[Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 58, Sec. 4. (SB 364) Effective September 9, 2020. Section conditionally operative by it own provisions.]
(a) Except as provided in Section 83.5, “improvements” includes both of the following:
(1) All buildings, structures, fixtures, and fences erected on or affixed to the land.
(2) All fruit, nut-bearing, or ornamental trees and vines, not of natural growth, and not exempt from taxation, except date palms under eight years of age.
(b) This section shall go into effect on the date Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 83) goes into effect pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 88.
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