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Congratulations on the extra money you received! You say it was for Tax year 2021, this could be because a tax payment you made was applied to the wrong year, 

Received a refund but didn't expect it

Common reasons
Reason What to do
Your payment went to the wrong year If you know your payment went to the wrong year, send the refund check back to us with a letter explaining what happened.

Send a letter with:

  • Your name
  • A statement that your payment was applied to the wrong year
  • The correct tax year for the payment
  • Original refund check
    • Endorse the back of the check: Pay to the order of FTB (don’t write VOID on the check)

      Mail these items to:

      Returned Warrant Desk MS F283
      Franchise Tax Board
      PO Box 942867
      Sacramento CA 94267-0001

If you’re unsure why you received a refund, contact us.

 

The best thing to do in this case would be to contact CA FTB and find out why you received this extra refund. 

you can contact them here https://www.ftb.ca.gov/help/contact/phone-fax.html

 

I hope this resolves your question.

Michelle T. 

 

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