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That seems surprising - can you elaborate?

by tikkun 3y ago

briantakita 3y ago
The FTB will attempt to contact you by mail at your last known address about not filing for the year you moved out onward. If the FTB is unable to contact you, the funds in the bank account will be seized for the "estimated income tax"...probably a few years later. Perhaps you can give the FTB a notice that you moved out of the state before this happens? It would be nice if the FTB contacts your bank about contacting you before the seizure, but that's not what they do. It can be particularly inconvenient if they seize all of the funds (and they will if that's what is estimated to be owed), as it may be difficult to hire a CPA in that event. Hopefully the paperwork is in order or a CPA is already hired.
- schmookeeg 3y ago
  I left CA in 2016 and experienced none of this. I assume there is some specific trigger, or taxpayer ghosting, needed to trigger this?
  - briantakita 3y ago
    I don't know what the trigger is. I know of 2 people this happened to including me. My CPA mentioned that CA was "very aggressive" & he had dealt with this before. I had already filed in a different state far away from CA for multiple years after moving out. The seizure happened on a Friday late December & my CPA got all of my funds back by the next Tuesday. Did you notify the FTB that you moved out of CA? Edit My friend recently had his funds seized from when he moved out for the 2016 year. He got 1/2 back but his paperwork is not in order & got cleaned out. Currently does not have enough to hire a CPA to get the rest. Btw, I had already done several of the steps listed in https://www.modernfp.com/blog/leaving-ca https://www.modernfp.com/blog/leaving-ca I will never move back to CA. Another word of warning from a CHP officer. If you happen to drive in CA as a former resident, make sure you have your out of state license on you. If you forget your wallet, you could be cited for driving with an expired license.
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That seems surprising - can you elaborate?

by tikkun 3y ago

That seems surprising - can you elaborate?

The FTB will attempt to contact you by mail at your last known address about not filing for the year you moved out onward. If the FTB is unable to contact you, the funds in the bank account will be seized for the "estimated income tax"...probably a few years later. Perhaps you can give the FTB a notice that you moved out of the state before this happens? It would be nice if the FTB contacts your bank about contacting you before the seizure, but that's not what they do. It can be particularly inconvenient if they seize all of the funds (and they will if that's what is estimated to be owed), as it may be difficult to hire a CPA in that event. Hopefully the paperwork is in order or a CPA is already hired.

schmookeeg 3y ago
I left CA in 2016 and experienced none of this. I assume there is some specific trigger, or taxpayer ghosting, needed to trigger this?
- briantakita 3y ago
  I don't know what the trigger is. I know of 2 people this happened to including me. My CPA mentioned that CA was "very aggressive" & he had dealt with this before. I had already filed in a different state far away from CA for multiple years after moving out. The seizure happened on a Friday late December & my CPA got all of my funds back by the next Tuesday. Did you notify the FTB that you moved out of CA? Edit My friend recently had his funds seized from when he moved out for the 2016 year. He got 1/2 back but his paperwork is not in order & got cleaned out. Currently does not have enough to hire a CPA to get the rest. Btw, I had already done several of the steps listed in https://www.modernfp.com/blog/leaving-ca https://www.modernfp.com/blog/leaving-ca I will never move back to CA. Another word of warning from a CHP officer. If you happen to drive in CA as a former resident, make sure you have your out of state license on you. If you forget your wallet, you could be cited for driving with an expired license.
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