§ 18531

Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 31, Sec. 26. Effective June 16, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 31.

For the purposes of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 19701) which relates to criminal penalties in the case of fraudulent returns, the term “return” includes a separate return filed by a spouse with respect to a taxable year for which a joint return is made under Section 18522 after the filing of the separate return.

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