California · Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC

RTC §19073: The amounts of the following liabilities, except as hereinafter provided in this section and Section 19074, shall be assessed, collected, and paid in the same manner and subject to the same provisions

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The amounts of the following liabilities, except as hereinafter provided in this section and Section 19074, shall be assessed, collected, and paid in the same manner and subject to the same provisions and limitations as in the case of a deficiency (including the provisions in the case of a delinquency in payment after notice and demand, the provisions authorizing proceedings in court for collection, and the provisions prohibiting claims and suits for refunds): (a) The liability, at law or in equity, of a transferee of property of a taxpayer, in respect of the tax (including interest, additional amounts, and additions to the tax provided by law) imposed upon the taxpayer. (b) The liability of a fiduciary under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) in respect of the payment of any such tax from the estate of the taxpayer. Any such liability may be either as to the amount of tax shown on the return or as to any deficiency in tax.

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