§ 17948
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(a)Except as provided in subdivision (e), for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1997, every limited liability partnership doing business in this state (as defined in Section 23101) and required to file a return under Section 18633 shall pay annually to the Franchise Tax Board a tax for the privilege of doing business in this state in an amount equal to the applicable amount specified in paragraph
(1)of subdivision
(d)of Section 23153 for the taxable year.
(b)In addition to any limited liability partnership that is doing business in this state and therefore is subject to the tax imposed by subdivision (a), for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1997, every registered limited liability partnership that has registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 16953 of the Corporations Code and every foreign limited liability partnership that has registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 16959 of the Corporations Code shall pay annually the tax prescribed in subdivision (a). The tax shall be paid for each taxable year, or part thereof, until any of the following occurs:
(1)A notice of cessation is filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision
(b)of Section 16954 or 16960 of the Corporations Code.
(2)A foreign limited liability partnership withdraws its registration pursuant to subdivision
(a)of Section 16960 of the Corporations Code.
(3)The registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership has been dissolved and finally wound up.
(c)The tax assessed under this section shall be due and payable on the date the return is required to be filed under Section 18633.
(d)If a taxpayer files a return with the Franchise Tax Board that is designated as its final return, the Franchise Tax Board shall notify the taxpayer that the annual tax shall continue to be due annually until a certificate of cancellation is filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 16954 or 16960 of the Corporations Code.
(1)Every limited liability partnership doing business in this state as described in subdivision
(a)that registers with the Secretary of the State pursuant to subdivision
(b)on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2024, shall not be subject to the tax imposed under this section for its first taxable year.
(2)This subdivision shall become operative only for a taxable year in which any budget measure appropriates one dollar ($1) or more to the Franchise Tax Board for the costs associated with administration of this subdivision.