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Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy
FYI... California is one of the most aggressive states who will HOUND your ass over state tax. They can be ruthless.
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They are the worst and it used to be (and may still be) that the FTB was exempt from this clause in Section 3294 of the civil code -
In an action for the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, where it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant has been guilty of oppression, fraud, or malice, the plaintiff, in addition to the actual damages, may recover damages for the sake of example and by way of punishing the defendant.
Which meant they pretty much had a get out of jail free card to fuck with you.
Here is an interesting read of how bad the FTB can be. Fortunately for Hyatt he won his case against them -
http://www.hgexperts.com/article.asp?id=5410