California Franchise Tax Board
The board is composed of the California State Controller, the director of the California Department of Finance, and the chair of the California State Board of Equalization. The chief administrative official is the executive officer of the Franchise Tax Board.
History
In 1879, California adopted its state constitution which among many other programs created the State Board of Equalization and the State Controller, which administered all tax programs.
In 1929, the state legislature created the office of the Franchise Tax Commissioner to administer California's Bank and Corporation Franchise Tax Act.
In 1950, California abolished the office of the Franchise Tax Commissioner and created the Franchise Tax Board as it exists today.
The Executive Officers of the Franchise Tax Board have been:
- John J. Campbell (1950–1963)
- Martin Huff (1963–1979)
- Gerald H. Goldberg (1980–2005)
- Selvi Stanislaus (2006–present), the first woman to hold the post
Members
The three members of the Franchise Tax Board are the California State Controller, the Chair of the California State Board of Equalization, and the Director of the California Department of Finance. The State Controller and the Chair of the Board of Equalization are elected officials, while the Director of the Department of Finance is appointed by the Governor of California. The State Controller is elected to a four-year term, and the Director of the Department of Finance serves at the pleasure of the Governor, who is elected to a four-year term. The four members of the State Board of Equalization typically take a one-year turn acting as Chair during their four-year elected term.
| Year | Controller | BOE Chair | Director of Finance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Thomas Kuchel (R) | George R. Reilly | James S. Dean |
| 1951 | James H. Quinn | ||
| 1952 | Jerrold L. Seawell | ||
| 1953 | Robert C. Kirkwood (R) | William G. Bonelli | |
| 1954 | George R. Reilly | John M. Pierce | |
| 1955 | James H. Quinn | ||
| 1956 | Paul R. Leake | ||
| 1957 | Robert E. McDavid | ||
| 1958 | George R. Reilly | John M. Peirce | |
| T.H. Mugford | |||
| 1959 | Alan Cranston (D) | Paul R. Leake | Bert W. Levitt |
| 1960 | John W. Lynch | John E. Carr | |
| 1961 | Hale Champion | ||
| 1962 | George R. Reilly | ||
| 1963 | John W. Lynch | ||
| 1964 | Paul R. Leake | ||
| 1965 | John W. Lynch | ||
| 1966 | George R. Reilly | ||
| 1967 | Houston I. Flournoy (R) | Paul R. Leake | Gordon P. Smith |
| 1968 | Richard Nevins | Caspar W. Weinberger | |
| 1969 | John W. Lynch | ||
| 1970 | George R. Reilly | Verne Orr | |
| 1971 | Richard Nevins | ||
| 1972 | John W. Lynch | ||
| 1973 | William M. Bennett | ||
| 1974 | |||
| 1975 | Ken Cory (D) | John W. Lynch | Roy M. Bell |
| 1976 | William M. Bennett | ||
| 1977 | |||
| 1978 | George R. Reilly | ||
| 1979 | William M. Bennett | Richard Silberman | |
| 1980 | Richard Nevins | Mary Ann Graves | |
| 1981 | Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. | ||
| 1982 | William M. Bennett | ||
| 1983 | Michael Franchetti | ||
| 1984 | Richard Nevins | Jesse Huff | |
| 1985 | Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. | ||
| 1986 | Richard Nevins | ||
| 1987 | Gray Davis (D) | Conway H. Collis | |
| 1988 | Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. | ||
| 1989 | Paul B. Carpenter | ||
| 1990 | Conway Collis | ||
| 1991 | Brad Sherman | Thomas W. Hayes | |
| 1992 | |||
| 1993 | |||
| 1994 | Russell Gould | ||
| 1995 | Kathleen Connell (D) | ||
| 1996 | Johan Klehs | Craig L. Brown | |
| 1997 | Ernest Dronenburg, Jr. | ||
| 1998 | Dean Andal | ||
| 1999 | Johann Klehs | B. Timothy Gage | |
| 2000 | Dean Andal | ||
| 2001 | Claude Parrish | ||
| 2002 | John Chiang | ||
| 2003 | Steve Westly (D) | Carole Migden | Steve Peace |
| Donna Arduin | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2005 | John Chiang | Tom Campbell | |
| 2006 | Michael C. Genest | ||
| 2007 | John Chiang (D) | Betty Yee | |
| 2008 | Judy Chu | ||
| 2009 | Betty Yee | ||
| 2010 | Ana J. Matosantos Cynthia Bryant | ||
| 2011 | Jerome Horton | Ana J. Matosantos | |
| 2012 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2014 | Michael Cohen | ||
| 2015 | Betty Yee (D) | ||
| 2016 | Fiona Ma | ||
| 2017 | Diane Harkey | ||
| 2018 | George Runner | ||
| 2019 | Malia Cohen | Keely Bosler | |
| 2020 | Tony Vazquez | ||
| 2021 | |||
| 2022 | Malia Cohen | ||
| 2023 | Malia Cohen (D) | Tony Vazquez | Joe Stephenshaw |
| 2024 | Sally Lieber |
Notes
- ^ James S. Dean resigned, effective October 30, 1953. He was replaced by the appointment of John M. Pierce, effective November 1, 1953.
- ^ Thomas H. Kuchel resigned, effective January 2, 1953, after his election as a US Senator. He was replaced by the appointment of Robert C. Kirkwood, effective January 6, 1953.
- ^ John M. Pierce resigned, effective July 14, 1958. He was replaced by the appointment of T.H. Mugford, effective July 15, 1958.
- ^ Bert W. Levitt resigned, effective July 31, 1959. He was replaced by the appointment of John E. Carr, effective August 1, 1959.
- ^ John E. Carr resigned, effective June 30, 1961. He was replaced by the appointment of Hale Champion, effective July 1, 1961.
- ^ Gordon P. Smith resigned, effective February 29, 1968. He was replaced by the appointment of Caspar W. Weinberger, effective March 1, 1968.
- ^ Roy M. Bell resigned, effective November 30, 1978. He was replaced by the appointment of Richard T. Silberman, effective December 1, 1978.
- ^ Richard T. Silberman resigned, effective August 20, 1979. He was replaced by the appointment of Mary Ann Graves, effective August 21, 1979.
- ^ Russell Gould resigned, effective February 23, 1996. He was replaced by the appointment of Craig L. Brown, effective March 4, 1996.
- ^ Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Donna Arduin as director of finance on his first day in office after the 2003 recall election to replace Steve Peace, who was finance director under Governor Gray Davis.
- ^ Donna Arduin resigned, effective October 18, 2004, to accept an appointment to the board of directors of a private firm and was replaced by the appointment of Tom Campbell, effective December 1, 2004.
- ^ Tom Campbell resigned, effective November 10, 2005, to return to his post as dean of the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley and was replaced by the appointment of Michael C. Genest, effective December 1, 2005.
- ^ Michael C. Genest resigned effective December 14, 2009 and was replaced by the appointment of Ana J. Matosantos, effective December 31, 2009.
- ^ Ana J. Matosantos resigned, effective December 7, 2010, to run Governor-elect Jerry Brown's transition team. Cythina Bryant served as interim director of finance from December 7, 2010, to January 3, 2011, when Matosantos returned as director after Brown was sworn in as governor.
- ^ Ana J. Matosantos resigned, effective September 13, 2013. She was replaced by the appointment of Michael Cohen, effective September 14, 2013.
- ^ Michael Cohen resigned, effective August 20, 2018. He was replaced by the appointment of Keely Bosler, effective August 21, 2018.
- ^ Keely Bosler resigned, effective July 31, 2022. She was replaced by the appointment of Joe Stephenshaw, effective August 1, 2022.
Tax programs
Personal income tax
The FTB collects personal state income taxes. The FTB collects income taxes from California residents on their income from all sources. Meanwhile, non-residents are taxed on their California-based income. In recent years, the FTB collects more than $50 billion each year in personal income taxes.
Corporate income tax
The FTB levies a franchise tax on businesses for doing business in California. The FTB's name reflects the fact that it was originally created to collect this tax. The agency's name was left unchanged even after the state created a personal income tax and added it to the FTB's responsibilities.
The corporate tax is imposed on businesses that do business in California and derive income from within California. Over the past decade, the FTB has collected an average of $9.5 billion per year in corporate income taxes.
Non-tax programs
The FTB also collects delinquent vehicle registration debt collections on behalf of the California Department of Motor Vehicles and delinquent court ordered debt. The FTB also does financial audits of certain candidates for state office, ballot proposition committees, and lobbyists, according to a random selection process by the California Fair Political Practices Commission.
See also
References
- ^ Publication: Franchise Tax Board at a Glance, page 2
- ^ Publication: Franchise Tax Board at a Glance, page 4
- ^ State Controller's Office: State Finances 101: State Taxes Archived 2014-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- California Franchise Tax Board website
- Franchise Tax Board in the California Code of Regulations
- Revenue and Tax Code
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