California · Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC
RTC §4911: (a) If an assessee or agent of the assessee, by mistake, pays the tax on other than the property intended and by substantial evidence convinces the tax collector that the payment was intended for anot
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A taxpayer or their agent may recover a tax payment made by mistake on the wrong property if they provide substantial evidence to the tax collector that the payment was intended for different property.
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