(a) Section 6112 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to material advisors of reportable transactions that must keep lists of advisees, applies except as otherwise provided.

(b) Section 6112 of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting the phrase “Secretary or the Franchise Tax Board” for the word “Secretary” each place it appears.

(c) The requirement to maintain lists under this section shall apply to any material advisor, as defined in Section 6111 of the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to any reportable transaction, as defined in Section 6707A(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and regardless of whether a return is required to be filed under Section 18628 with respect to that reportable transaction and with respect to a material advisor that satisfies any of the following conditions:

(1) Is organized in this state.

(2) Is doing business in this state.

(3) Derives income from sources in this state.

(4) Provides any material aid, assistance, or advice with respect to organizing, managing, promoting, selling, implementing, insuring, or carrying out any reportable transaction with respect to a taxpayer that meets any of the following conditions:

(A) Is organized in this state.

(B) Does business in this state.

(C) Derives income from sources in this state.

(d) (1) In addition to any regulation issued under Section 6112 of the Internal Revenue Code, the list required to be maintained by this section for listed transactions, as defined in Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, shall be maintained in the form and manner prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board.

(2) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to any requirement prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board under this section.

(3) For transactions entered into on or after February 28, 2000, that become listed transactions (as defined under Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code) at any time, the lists shall be provided to the Franchise Tax Board by the later of:

(A) Sixty days after entering into the transaction.

(B) Sixty days after the transaction becomes a listed transaction.

(4) For transactions entered into on or after September 2, 2003, that are specifically identified by the Franchise Tax Board for California income or franchise tax purposes (under the authority of paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 18407) as a “listed transaction” at any time, the list shall be provided to the Franchise Tax Board by the later of:

(A) Sixty days after entering into the transaction.

(B) Sixty days after the transaction becomes a listed transaction.

(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 691, Sec. 43.5. Effective October 7, 2005.)