Free Tax Filing and Reporting Act of 2017.

Existing law requires taxes to be paid to the state, including sales and use taxes, payroll taxes, and income and franchise taxes. Under existing law the Legislature finds and declares that taxes are the most sensitive point of contact between citizens and their government and establishes the Taxpayers' Rights Advocate in specified agencies and makes the advocate or his or her designee responsible for coordinating the resolution of taxpayer complaints and problems, including any taxpayer complaints regarding unsatisfactory treatment of taxpayers, as specified. This bill would require the Franchise Tax Board, the State Board of Equalization, and the Employment Development Department, to, among other things, develop tutorials and a joint Internet Web site designed to educate California taxpayers on how to self-file their income, sales and use, and payroll taxes and how to comply with basic tax laws. The bill would require the Internet Web site to include, among other information, the contact information for the Taxpayers' Rights Advocate of each agency. The bill would also make specified findings and declarations.