California Department of Tax and Fee Administration’s

Norwalk Office Relocating to Cerritos

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) will close their Norwalk office on Friday, November 3, 2017, at 3 p.m., and open a new office in Cerritos on Monday, November 6, 2017, at 8 a.m.

CDTFA Cerritos Office

12750 Center Court Drive South, Suite 400

Cerritos, CA 90703-8594

1-562-356-1102

Fax: 1-562-402-8503

The new office will offer taxpayers free parking and easy access from SR-91. A state-of-the-art queuing system will direct taxpayers as they check in, and self-serve kiosks will allow taxpayers to complete transactions and make payments conveniently and efficiently.

Representatives at CDTFA offices can help taxpayers register for or close out a permit, complete a return, make a payment, make changes to an account, sign up for taxpayer education classes, file for a use tax or escrow tax clearance, or offer tax advice and assistance with electronic services. Many of these services are also available online at www.cdtfa.ca.gov/services/.

For more information, call our Customer Service Center at 1-800-400-7115 (TTY:711), Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Pacific time), excluding state holidays.

Important Notice: Recent legislation created the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) to administer the taxes and fees previously collected by the Board of Equalization, with the exception of Property Tax, Alcoholic Beverage Tax and Insurance Tax. Additional information concerning this recent change can be found at www.boe.ca.gov and ​at www.cdtfa.ca.gov. For more information on other taxes and fees in California, visit the California Tax Service Center.

California Department of Tax and Fee Administration

Releases New Anti-Nepotism Policy

On October 27 the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) today released its new anti-nepotism policy, requiring all current and prospective agency employees to disclose any personal relationships they may have with other CDTFA employees. The policy also prohibits an individual from supervising anyone with whom they have a personal relationship. Employees who violate the policy can be disciplined with punishment up to termination depending on the severity of the offense.

“We need to ensure that all of our personnel decisions are based solely on merit,” said CDTFA Director Nicolas Maduros. “Not only is that the law, it’s also essential to making CDTFA the best tax agency in the country and the best place to work in state government.”

The policy defines nepotism as “any relationship so personal that other CDTFA employees may reasonably perceive that one of the employees may be motivated to treat the other one more favorably than other employees. That includes, but is not limited to, any familial relationship established by blood, adoption, marriage, or registered domestic partnership.”

The policy also states that nepotism may include two employees “within the same chain of command (although not direct) or within the same division or office,” and employees may not attempt to exert any influence over personnel matters involving hiring, promotion, discipline, performance reviews, and any other personnel action.