Additional Information
How to Claim the Withholding
If you do not have an outstanding balance on
your tax return, you must pass-through the
If you are an individual, you must claim
For additional information or to speak to
entire amount to your shareholders, partners,
the withholding credit on either Form 540,
a representative regarding this form, call
or members. Use Form 592 to pass the
California Resident Income Tax Return or
the Withholding Services and Compliance
withholding to your domestic shareholders,
Long Form 540NR, California Nonresident or
telephone service at: 888.792.4900 or
partners, or members. Use Form 592-F to pass
Part-Year Resident Income Tax Return.
916.845.4900.
the withholding to your foreign (non U.S.)
If you have backup withholding, you must
partners or members.
OR write to:
contact the FTB to provide a valid Taxpayer
If you are an estate or trust, you must
Identification Number (TIN) before filing a
WITHHOLDING SERVICES AND COMPLIANCE
pass-through the withholding to your
FRANCHISE TAX BOARD
tax return. The following are acceptable TINs:
beneficiaries if the related income was
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social security number (SSN); individual
distributed. Use Form 592 to pass-through the
taxpayer identification number (ITIN); federal
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withholding to your beneficiaries. If you did
employer identification number (FEIN);
You can download, view, and print California
not distribute the income, you must claim the
California corporation number (CA Corp no.);
tax forms and publications at ftb.ca.gov.
withholding on the fiduciary return, Form 541,
or California Secretary of State (CA SOS) file
OR to get forms by mail, write to:
California Fiduciary Income Tax Return.
number. Failure to provide a valid TIN will
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result in the denial of the backup withholding
The amount shown as “Total income subject to
FRANCHISE TAX BOARD
credit. Using the information provided on this
withholding” may be an estimate or may only
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page, contact us as soon as you receive this
reflect how withholding was calculated. Be sure
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form.
to report your actual taxable California source
income. If you are an independent contractor
For all other questions unrelated to withholding
Report the income as required and enter the
or receive rent, endorsement income, royalties,
or to access the TTY/TDD number, see the
amount from Form 592-B, Part IV, line 2 on
see your contract and/or federal Form 1099
information below.
your California tax return as real estate and
to determine your California source income.
other withholding from Form(s) 592-B or 593.
Internet and Telephone Assistance
If you are a shareholder of an S-corporation,
Attach a copy of Form 592-B to your California
Website:
ftb.ca.gov
partner in a partnership, or a member in an
tax return. If you received a composite
Telephone: 800.852.5711 from within the
LLC, see your California Schedule K-1, Share
statement from a broker, attach only the
United States
of Income, Deductions, Credits, etc., issued by
Form 592-B information. Make a copy for your
916.845.6500 from outside the
that entity to determine your California source
records.
United States
income.
If you are an S corporation, partnership, or
TTY/TDD: 800.822.6268 for persons with
LLC, you may either pass-through the entire
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amount to your shareholders, partners, or
Asistencia Por Internet y Teléfono
members or claim the withholding, to the
Sitio web: ftb.ca.gov
extent of your outstanding tax liability, on your
Teléfono:
800.852.5711 dentro de los
tax return.
Estados Unidos
If the withholding exceeds the amount of
916.845.6500 fuera de los Estados
tax you owe on your tax return, you must
Unidos
pass-through the excess to your shareholders,
TTY/TDD: 800.822.6268 para personas con
partners, or members.
discapacidades auditivas o del
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