Penalty for mistake with bank acct number - forgiveness possible?

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16 years ago

Wed, May 30, 2007 2:45 AM

I did my 2005 California tax through CA Franchise Tax Board's website. I owed about $900, so I entered my checking account routing & account number into their website to pay it. I thought everything went through fine, but I just got a notice from the CA Franchise Tax Board saying I owe $84 penalty because the payment did not go through. I checked the printout from when I entered my info on their website, and I realized that I made a typo when I entered my bank account number. The $84 penalty seems a bit excessive, given that it was just an honest mistake. I've been calling Franchise Tax Board's 800 number but cannot get through to a live person. Am I just stuck with paying this penalty? Or is there a chance they might forgive it somehow? How can I have this penalty waived? Thanks.

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16 years ago

Thu, May 31, 2007 4:58 AM

snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com (John) posted:

I'm sure as far as they're concerned, it's exactly as if you bounced a check. My advice: Pay the $84, chalk it up to experience, and learn to double- and triple-check those numbers, in the future. Just be thankful you didn't hit a _real_ account for that money, and then maybe you'd be chargeable for embezzlement? Bill

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