Laws, Regulations & Annotations
Business Taxes Law Guide – Revision 2013
Tax on Insurers Law
Chapter 4. Assessment and Effect of Tax*
Article 3. Deficiency Assessments
Section 12422
Text of section operative through June 30, 2012
12422. Proposed deficiency assessment. (a) If the commissioner determines that the amount of tax disclosed by the insurer's tax return and assessed by the board is less than the amount of tax disclosed by his or her examination, he or she shall propose, in writing, to the board a deficiency assessment for the difference. The proposal shall set forth the basis for the deficiency assessment and the details of its computation.
(b) If the commissioner determines that the amount of tax disclosed by the surplus line broker's tax return is less than the amount of tax disclosed by his or her examination, he or she shall propose, in writing, to the board a deficiency assessment for the difference. The proposal shall set forth the basis for the deficiency assessment and the details of its computation.
(c) If the commissioner determines that the amount of tax disclosed by the Medi-Cal managed care plan's tax return is less than the amount of tax disclosed by his or her examination, he or she shall propose, in writing, to the board a deficiency assessment for the difference. The proposal shall set forth the basis for the deficiency assessment and the details of its computation.
(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2012, and, as of January 1, 2013, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before July 1, 2012, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
History.—Added by Stats. 1961, p. 1986, operative January 1, 1962. Stats. 1995, Ch. 721, in effect January 1, 1996, added subdivision designation "(a)", added "insurer's tax" after "disclosed by the", added "or her" after "disclosed by his", and added "or she" after "examination, he", in the first sentence of subdivision (a); and added subdivision (b). Stats. 2009, Ch. 157 (AB 1422), in effect September 22, 2009, added commas before and after "in writing" in subdivisions (a) and (b) and added subdivisions (c) and (d). Stats. 2010, Ch. 717 (SB 853), in effect October 19, 2010, deleted former subdivision (d) which provided that "This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2011, and as of that date is repealed." and added the new subdivision (d). Stats. 2011, Ch. 11x1 (ABx1 21), in effect September 16, 2011, substituted "2012" for "2011" after "inoperative on July 1,", substituted "2013" for "2012" after "as of January 1,", substituted "July" for "January" after "operative on or before" in subdivision (d).
Text of section operative July 1, 2012
12422. Proposed deficiency assessment. (a) If the commissioner determines that the amount of tax disclosed by the insurer's tax return and assessed by the board is less than the amount of tax disclosed by his or her examination, he or she shall propose, in writing, to the board a deficiency assessment for the difference. The proposal shall set forth the basis for the deficiency assessment and the details of its computation.
(b) If the commissioner determines that the amount of tax disclosed by the surplus line broker's tax return is less than the amount of tax disclosed by his or her examination, he or she shall propose, in writing, to the board a deficiency assessment for the difference. The proposal shall set forth the basis for the deficiency assessment and the details of its computation.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2012.
History.—Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 157 (AB 1422), in effect September 22, 2009, but operative January 1, 2011. Stats. 2010, Ch. 717 (SB 853), in effect October 19, 2010, substituted "July 1, 2011" for "January 1, 2011" after "operative on" in subdivision (c). Stats. 2011, Ch. 11x1 (ABx1 21), in effect September 16, 2011, substituted "2012" for "2011" after "operative on July 1," in subdivision (c).
* Stats. 1961, p. 1984, operative January 1, 1962, amended the title of Chapter 4 by substituting "Effect of Tax" for "Levy".

