California · Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC

RTC §19583: The Franchise Tax Board shall, in preparing tax forms, include the following statement adjacent to the signature line of any income tax return required to be filed by a married individual: “It is unla

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The Franchise Tax Board must include a statement on tax forms for married filers warning that forging a spouse's signature is unlawful.

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The Franchise Tax Board shall, in preparing tax forms, include the following statement adjacent to the signature line of any income tax return required to be filed by a married individual: “It is unlawful to forge a spouse’s signature.”

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