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Posted by Bill on May 31, 2007, 12:58 am
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johnbkim@gmail.com (John) posted:
> I did my 2005 California tax through CA
> Franchise Tax Board's website. I owed about
> $900, so I entered my checking account
> routing & account number into their website to
> pay it. I thought everything went through fine,
> but I just got a notice from the CA Franchise
> Tax Board saying I owe $84 penalty because
> the payment did not go through. I checked the
> printout from when I entered my info on their
> website, and I realized that I made a typo
> when I entered my bank account number. The
> $84 penalty seems a bit excessive, given that
> it was just an honest mistake. I've been calling
> Franchise Tax Board's 800 number but cannot
> get through to a live person. Am I just stuck
> with paying this penalty? Or is there a chance
> they might forgive it somehow? How can I
> have this penalty waived?
I'm sure as far as they're concerned, it's exactly as if you
bounced a check.
My advice: Pay the $84, chalk it up to experience, and learn
to double- and triple-check those numbers, in the future.
Just be thankful you didn't hit a _real_ account for that
money, and then maybe you'd be chargeable for embezzlement?
Bill
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