CDTFA-82 REV.4 (10-20)                                                                                                           STATE OF CALIFORNIA 
AUTHORIZATION FOR                                                                    CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE ADMINISTRATION 
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF DATA 

NAME OF TAXPAYER(S)                                                                  TAXPAYER’S EMAIL ADDRESS 
                                                                                           
TAXPAYER’S ACCOUNT NUMBER                                                            CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (if applicable) 
                                                                                           
TAXPAYER’S REPRESENTATIVE                                                            TAXPAYER’S REPRESENTATIVE’S EMAIL ADDRESS 
                                                                                           
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) collects and stores confidential 
information about taxpayers and has a responsibility under the law to protect this information from 
unauthorized access, use, and disclosure. Taxpayers may authorize the transmission of confidential 
information via unencrypted email or other unencrypted electronic transmission by providing written 
authorization to CDTFA. If authorization is provided, the confidential information will only be sent to the 
email address listed above. 

The following statement will be included on each email: 

      Confidential information from  the  California Department of Tax and Fee Administration 
      (CDTFA) – unauthorized use or disclosure is strictly prohibited by law. If you receive this email 
      in error, please immediately notify CDTFA by replying to this email and delete this message 
      from your device, without printing it, and without disclosing its contents to any person other 
      than the sender or recipient. Persons who copy or disclose such confidential information are 
      subject to applicable legal penalties. 

To authorize the transmission of confidential information to you and/or your representative via 
unencrypted email  or other unencrypted electronic transmission, please sign this CDTFA-82, 
Authorization for Electronic Transmission of Data,  and provide it to a CDTFA  representative.  This 
authorization will remain in effect until rescinded in writing. 

    By signing, you acknowledge the following statement with respect to the account noted above: 

      I authorize the transmission of confidential or sensitive information via unencrypted email or 
      other unencrypted electronic transmission. I understand that transmission via unencrypted 
      email or other unencrypted electronic transmission is not  secure  and  CDTFA  is not 
      responsible if confidential or sensitive information sent via email or any other unencrypted 
      electronic transmission is accessed by third parties. 

SIGNED BY* (taxpayer, corporate officer, or representative with a power of attorney)                          DATE SIGNED 
                                                                                                                    
PRINT NAME OF SIGNATORY                                                              CONTACT PERSON (if other than signatory) 
                                                                                           
TITLE OR POSITION                                                                                             TELEPHONE NUMBER 
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TITLE OR POSITION OF CONTACT PERSON                                                                           TELEPHONE NUMBER 
                                                                                                              (     )            

                  *Signatory, if not a corporate officer, partner, or owner, certifies under penalty of perjury 
                          that he or she holds a power of attorney to execute this document. 

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