jainen

[MAMalody]

I saw on another message board that CA is considering taxing or assessing a fee of some type for out-of-state preparers who do CA returns. To date I have been unable to locate anything on this. Is this true? Can you provide any info or link if this is so? Thanks.

[Guest Taxed]

How would that work? I am in MA a client of mine also a resident of MA gets some income from CA that requires the filing of a CA non resident return, now I am going to be taxed on that transaction?

If my fee for the return is say $100 (Fed, MA and CA), who gets to decide how much for CA? If I do, it is $1 for CA , so CA taxes me on that $1.

I know NY charges a registration fee if you prepare 10 or more NY returns.

[jainen]

>>CA is considering taxing or assessing a fee of some type... <<

So what else is new?

[Guest Taxed]

This is what I saw on the CTEC website. Could be dated.

Q & A - What if I live outside of California, can I prepare California tax returns?

Yes. The law is limited to overseeing tax preparers who are preparing state and federal tax returns for a fee within the State of California. Out-of-state tax preparers are not obligated to meet California requirements.