ORDLOCK v. FRANCHISE TAX BD.

No. S127649.

44 Cal.Rptr.3d 212 (2006)

38 Cal.4th 897

135 P.3d 628

Bayard M. ORDLOCK et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. FRANCHISE TAX BOARD, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

June 8, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric M. Zolt, Los Angeles; Bingham McCutchen, Vreeland Law Firm, Clayton J. Vreeland and Donald J. Kula, Los Angeles, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David S. Chaney, Assistant Attorney General, W. Dean Freeman, Michael R. Weiss, Gregory S. Price, William L. Carter and Amy J. Winn, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Respondent.


GEORGE, C.J.

California personal income tax law references its federal counterpart as the basis upon which to calculate a taxpayer's state taxable income and, ultimately, the state income tax owed for a specified tax period. California law does so by recognizing the amount reported as taxable income in the taxpayer's federal income tax return and then applying adjustments to that amount as required by state law. Accordingly, in the majority of cases, a determination...

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