State Tax Resources
- California Tax Service Center
The one stop site for California state taxes. Online services, local tax offices, phone numbers, and email. - Franchise Tax Board All about your state income taxes and more.
- Employment Development Department All about payroll taxes.
- State Board of Equalization About property taxes, sales and use taxes, and special taxes.
- Homeowner and Renter Assistance A payment by the State to offset property taxes of qualified homeowners and renters.
- Non-Refundable Renter’s Credit A personal state income tax credit for qualified renters.
- Property Tax Postponement For senior citizens, and blind or disabled citizens.
- California Estate Tax The current status of the California estate tax, inheritance tax, and gift tax.
- California Estate Tax Information Filing requirements, forms and instructions
Local Tax Resources
- Sales and Use Tax Sellers permits, sales tax rates for cities and counties, business tax guide.
Less Money in Your Paycheck?
- California Witholding Tax Rates As a result of the passage of Assembly Bill x4_17, the California Withholding Schedules for 2009 have been replaced effective November 1, 2009, to accelerate withholding.
Federal Taxes
IRS tax forms, publications, and tax table
- Internal Revenue Service official site: http://www.irs.gov
- View and print IRS tax forms and publications and the 1040 Tax Table.
Phone numbers for Federal income tax assistance
- For live IRS assistance call: 1-800-829-1040 (M-F, 7 AM - 10 PM)
- To order IRS tax forms and publications, call: 1-800-829-3676
- For the Walnut Creek IRS office, call: 925-935-9308
- For the Oakland IRS office, call: 510-637-2487
- People with hearing impairments may call: 1-800-829-4059 (TTY/TDD)
- For other IRS contact numbers, go to http://www.irs.gov
Local IRS Tax Offices
Visit Internal Revenue Services offices Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- Walnut Creek: 185 Lennon Lane 925-935-9308
- Oakland: 1301 Clay Street 510-637-2487
State Taxes
State tax forms, Publications, Tax Tables and Schedules
- Franchise Tax Board official site: http://www.ftb.ca.gov
- View and print California income tax forms and tax tables
- Payroll tax: tax forms, tax rates and withholding schedules
- Other states: State Tax Forms
Phone numbers for California State tax assistance
- For live State FTB assistance or state tax forms, call: 1-800-852-5711 (7 AM-6 PM)
- For state Homeowners and Renter Assistance, call: 1-800-868-4171
- People with hearing impairments may call 1-800-822-6268 (TTY/TDD)
- For automated forms request and refund information, call 1-800-338-0505
Local FTB Tax Offices
Visit Franchise Tax Board offices Monday to Friday, 8 AM-5 PM
- Oakland: 1515 Clay Street
- San Francisco: 121 Spear Street
ALERT from the State Board of Equalization
New Registration Requirements for Qualified Purchasers to Report Use Tax.
Special Notice: September 2009 ( Click on link for Full Text of Notice)
New legislation, Assembly Bill x4-18 (Stats. 2009, Ch. 16), added section 6225 of the Revenue and Taxation Code which requires a “qualified purchaser” to register with the Board of Equalization and report and pay use tax directly to the Board of Equalization. Under this section, a “qualified purchaser” includes businesses with at least $100,000 in annual gross receipts from business operations.
If you have any questions, please contact our Taxpayer Information Section at 800-400-7115 (TDD/TTY: 800-735-2929)
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