HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 083-2009RESOLUTION NO. 83-2009
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BURLINGAME APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
FINANCE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE FRANCHISE TAX
BOARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXCHANGING AND
SHARING BUSINESS TAX DATA
WHEREAS, California Revenue and Taxation Code (R&TC) Section 19551 requires cities
to provide the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) business tax data and also authorizes the City to enter
into a reciprocal agreement with the FTB for the exchange of city business license tax and income
tax information between a city and the FTB for tax administration purposes; and
WHEREAS, under the terms of the agreement, the City and the FTB shall each bear their
own respective costs for the production of the information which they will share with the other
entity; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into this tax data sharing and exchange agreement
with the FTB in order to comply with the requirement of the Revenue and Taxation Code and in
order to more effectively and efficiently administer the City's business license tax regulations;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
1) All of the facts recited above and in the staff report are true and correct.
2) The City Council approves the agreement between the City of Burlingame and the
California State Franchise Tax Board, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
3) The Finance Director/Treasrrrer is authorized to execute said agreement with the
California State Franchise Tax Board.
Ann Kei r
an, Mayor
I, Mary Ellen Kearney, Clerk of the City of Burlingame, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the San Rafael
City Council held on the 17`h day of August, 2009, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councihnembers BAYLOCK, DEAL, KEIGHRAN, HAZEL, O'NAHONY
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSENT: Councihnembers: NONE A
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Mary E116 Kearney, City Clerk