California · Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC

RTC §866: Any assessment to which the penalty provided in Section 863 must be added shall be made within six years of July 1 of the assessment year in which the property escaped assessment.

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Any assessment to which the penalty provided in Section 863 must be added shall be made within six years of July 1 of the assessment year in which the property escaped assessment. Any other escaped assessment shall be made within four years of July 1 of the assessment year in which the property escaped assessment.

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