California · Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC
RTC §2783: The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed as prohibiting a tax collector’s exercise of reasonable judgment in applying a payment for which the wrong payment stub has been returned by the p
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This statute allows tax collectors to use reasonable judgment when applying payments made with incorrect payment stubs.
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The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed as prohibiting a tax collector’s exercise of reasonable judgment in applying a payment for which the wrong payment stub has been returned by the payor or in any case in which no indication of intended application has been made.
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