State Board of Equalization: administration: managed audit program.

The Sales and Use Tax Law provides for a managed audit program, in which, if the State Board of Equalization determines a taxpayer's account is eligible for the program by meeting specified criteria and the taxpayer agrees to participate, the taxpayer examines its books, records, and equipment to determine if it has any unreported tax liability for the audit period, in compliance with the managed audit instructions provided by the board. Under that law, upon completion of the managed audit and verification by the board, interest on any unpaid liability is computed at 12 the rate that would otherwise be imposed for liabilities covered by the audit period. This bill would authorize a managed audit program for the Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Law, Use Fuel Tax Law, Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Law, Alcoholic Beverage Tax Law, Energy Resources Surcharge Law, Emergency Telephone Users Surcharge Act, Hazardous Substances Tax Law, Integrated Waste Management Fee Law, Oil Spill Response, Prevention, and Administration Fees Law, Underground Storage Tank Maintenance Fee Law, fees collected pursuant to the Fee Collection Procedures Law, and Diesel Fuel Tax Law.