California Department of Tax and Fee Administration

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state government agency tax administration agency

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration is a state agency responsible for administering sales, use, and various special taxes and fees in California.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
California Department of Tax and Fee Administration canonical	4
CDTFA	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1404302 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
Context triple: [California State Agencies, include, California Department of Tax and Fee Administration]

A. California Department of Finance
The California Department of Finance is a state agency responsible for preparing the governor’s budget, analyzing fiscal policy, and overseeing the financial management of California’s government.
B. Department of Revenue
The Department of Revenue is the Indian government ministry responsible for formulating and administering tax policies, laws, and revenue collection at the national level.
C. Georgia Department of Revenue
The Georgia Department of Revenue is the state agency responsible for administering tax laws, collecting state revenues, and overseeing related regulatory functions in Georgia.
D. California Department of General Services
The California Department of General Services is a state agency that provides centralized business, facility, and administrative support services to California’s government departments and agencies.
E. Servicio de Administración Tributaria
El Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT) es la autoridad fiscal de México encargada de la recaudación de impuestos federales, la fiscalización de contribuyentes y la administración aduanera del país.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
Target entity description: The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration is a state agency responsible for administering sales, use, and various special taxes and fees in California.

A. California Department of Finance
The California Department of Finance is a state agency responsible for preparing the governor’s budget, analyzing fiscal policy, and overseeing the financial management of California’s government.
B. Department of Revenue
The Department of Revenue is the Indian government ministry responsible for formulating and administering tax policies, laws, and revenue collection at the national level.
C. Georgia Department of Revenue
The Georgia Department of Revenue is the state agency responsible for administering tax laws, collecting state revenues, and overseeing related regulatory functions in Georgia.
D. California Department of General Services
The California Department of General Services is a state agency that provides centralized business, facility, and administrative support services to California’s government departments and agencies.
E. Servicio de Administración Tributaria
El Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT) es la autoridad fiscal de México encargada de la recaudación de impuestos federales, la fiscalización de contribuyentes y la administración aduanera del país.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state government agency ⓘ tax administration agency ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employs	administrative staff ⓘ tax auditors ⓘ tax compliance specialists ⓘ
follows	California state law ⓘ
foundedBy	State of California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
hasDuties	administration of alcoholic beverage tax programs assigned to it ⓘ administration of cannabis taxes ⓘ administration of certain fuel taxes ⓘ administration of environmental fees ⓘ administration of insurance tax programs assigned to it ⓘ administration of sales and use taxes in California ⓘ administration of tobacco taxes ⓘ administration of various special taxes and fees in California ⓘ audit and compliance activities related to state taxes and fees ⓘ collection of taxes and fees for the State of California ⓘ processing of tax returns and payments ⓘ taxpayer education and outreach ⓘ
hasOffice	field offices throughout California ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/ ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Sacramento, California ⓘ linked to: Sacramento
inception	2017 ⓘ
isPartOf	executive branch of the Government of California ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalForm	state agency ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Sacramento County, California ⓘ linked to: Sacramento County
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
officialName	California Department of Tax and Fee Administration ⓘ
operatesIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
parentAgency	California Government Operations Agency ⓘ
regulates	businesses liable for California sales and use tax ⓘ businesses liable for California special taxes and fees ⓘ
replaced	State Board of Equalization (administrative functions) ⓘ linked to: California State Board of Equalization
replaces	administrative tax functions of the California State Board of Equalization ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
shortName	CDTFA ⓘ linked to: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
subdivisionOf	Government of California ⓘ
subjectHasRole	administrator of special tax and fee programs in California ⓘ tax collection authority for California sales and use tax ⓘ
subjectOf	California tax regulations and guidance publications ⓘ
uses	electronic filing systems for tax returns ⓘ online payment systems for taxes and fees ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

California State Agencies → include → California Department of Tax and Fee Administration ⓘ

California Department of Tax and Fee Administration → officialName → California Department of Tax and Fee Administration ⓘ

California Department of Tax and Fee Administration → shortName → CDTFA ⓘ

linked to: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration

California Board of Equalization → historicalFunctionTransferredTo → California Department of Tax and Fee Administration ⓘ

subject linked to: California Board of Equalization (ex officio, in certain periods historically)

California Board of Equalization → parentAgencyAfter2017ForMostTaxPrograms → California Department of Tax and Fee Administration ⓘ