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This page groups the current guides so you can browse the site by topic instead of relying on one notice, one keyword search, or one hub page.

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What to know first

  • The site is grouped first by routing pages, then by FTB guides, EDD guides, and policy or trust pages.
  • Each guide is written to stay useful even if you never submit the follow-up form.
  • When thresholds, forms, or procedural details matter, use the official source links provided on the guide page.

How to use this page

  • Start with routing if the agency is still unclear.
  • Use the FTB group for California income-tax notices, balances, and collections issues.
  • Use the EDD group for payroll-tax filings, payments, penalties, and employer-account issues.
  • Use the policy and trust pages if you want to understand how the site works before using the optional form.
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Guide groups

Browse the current guides by routing, FTB, EDD, and policy topics.

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Homepage

The main triage page for sorting out the agency, problem type, and next likely step.

 California tax notice router

Answer three questions to route a notice, bank record, paycheck issue, or payroll-tax account problem.

 Which California tax agency is involved?

Use the notice, tax type, and problem pattern to separate FTB from EDD.

 FTB vs EDD triage

Use this notice-first route when the agency is unclear from the document or account event.

 FTB vs EDD

Use the side-by-side comparison when you want a faster agency split.

 FTB vs IRS

Use this when you need to separate California FTB collection from federal IRS collection.
FTB guides
FTB hub

The main FTB overview for notices, collections, and payment-plan paths.

 FTB notices and letters

Start here if the first problem is identifying which FTB notice you received.

 FTB notice of state income tax due

Use this page for a California income-tax balance-due notice.

 FTB notice of tax return change

Use this page when FTB says something on the return was changed.

 FTB bank levy

Use this page if you think FTB took or froze money in a bank account.

 FTB legal order debit on a bank statement

Use this page for bank-statement wording like legal order debit Franchise Tax Board.

 FTB order to withhold

Use this page when the collections language specifically says Order to Withhold or OTW.

 FTB withholding orders

Use this page for the broader official FTB collections order framework.

 FTB wage garnishment

Use this page when paychecks are already being affected.

 FTB payment plans

Use this page when the balance appears established and the question is how to pay over time.

 FTB help with payment plans

Use this page when an FTB payment plan already exists and the issue is support or maintenance.
EDD guides
EDD hub

The main EDD overview for payroll-tax notices, filings, payments, account issues, and escalation paths.

 EDD payroll tax notice

Use this page when an EDD notice needs to be sorted into the right payroll-tax issue type.

 EDD employer account issue

Use this page for broader EDD employer account questions that do not fit one narrow problem.

 EDD required filings and due dates

Use this page when payroll-tax reports or deadlines are the central issue.

 EDD payroll tax penalties

Use this page when extra charges or penalty language are part of the payroll-tax problem.

 EDD payroll tax penalties and collection issues

Use this page when penalties, late filing, late payment, and collection pressure overlap.

 EDD payroll taxes

Use this page for the broad payroll-tax map and tax-type context.

 EDD file and pay

Use this page for filing returns, making payments, and remittance workflow.

 EDD payroll tax installment agreement

Use this page when an employer payroll-tax balance may need payment-arrangement routing.

 EDD installment agreement

Use this page for conservative payment-agreement guidance after the filing picture is clearer.

 EDD installment agreement request

Use this page when the DE 927B request form is the practical focus.

 EDD Employers' Bill of Rights

Use this page for process and rights context around payroll-tax problems.

 EDD Taxpayer Advocate

Use this page when normal EDD channels are not resolving the issue.
Policy and trust pages
About

Learn who operates the site and what the site is meant to help with.

 How this site works

See how optional follow-up works and what the site does not promise.

 Privacy Policy

Review what information the site may collect and how optional form submissions are handled.

 Terms of Use

Review the informational-use terms, no-guarantee language, and relationship limits.
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Related and next pages

Which agency?

Use this next if you want the clearest routing page before browsing deeper.

 FTB hub

Use this next for California income-tax notices and collections.

 EDD hub

Use this next for payroll-tax and employer-account issues.