Cal. RTC § 531.8
This is the official text of Cal. RTC § 531.8, part of California’s Revenue and Taxation Code — governs state and local taxation, including income and property tax.
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Official statutory text
No escape assessment shall be enrolled under this article before 10 days after the assessor has mailed or otherwise delivered to the affected taxpayer a “Notice of Proposed Escape Assessment” with respect to one or more specified tax years. The notice shall prominently display on its face the following heading:
“NOTICE OF PROPOSED ESCAPE ASSESSMENT”
The notice shall contain all of the following:
(a) The amount of the proposed escape assessments for each tax year at issue.
(b) The telephone number of the assessor’s office to allow a taxpayer to contact that office with respect to the proposed escape assessment or assessments.
“NOTICE OF PROPOSED ESCAPE ASSESSMENT”
The notice shall contain all of the following:
(a) The amount of the proposed escape assessments for each tax year at issue.
(b) The telephone number of the assessor’s office to allow a taxpayer to contact that office with respect to the proposed escape assessment or assessments.
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