FTB to publicize names of delinquent taxpayers.

• Position: FTB News - Franchise Tax Board - Brief article

The California Franchise Tax Board is going after taxpayers who collectively owe more than $250 million in back taxes by threatening to list their names and debts on the agency's website.

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Of California's roughly 20 million taxpayers, about 250 owe anywhere from $185,000 to more than $26 million in back taxes, according to the FTB.

The notification letters, titled Notice of Public Disclosure, provide taxpayers 30...