Revenue and Taxation Code section 8404

(a)

Any person required to make, render, sign, or verify any return or report who makes any false or fraudulent return or report with intent to defeat or evade the determination of an amount due required by law to be made is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 8402.

(b)

Any person who willfully aids or assists in, or procures, counsels, or advises in the preparation or presentation under, or in connection with any matter arising under this part, of a return, report, affidavit, claim, or other document which is fraudulent or is false as to any material matter, whether or not the falsity or fraud is with knowledge or consent of the person authorized or required to present the return, report, affidavit, claim, or document is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 8402.

Source: Section 8404, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=RTC§ionNum=8404.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2001; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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