Power of Attorney POA

Overview

A Power of Attorney (POA) declaration gives another person the legal right to:

  • Look at your account information
  • Talk to us
  • Send us information
  • Represent you

If a representative only needs to review tax information, a taxpayer can establish a Tax Information Authorization (TIA) relationship. Visit Power of Attorney vs. Tax Information Authorization for more information.

POA forms

Individuals, estates, or trusts

  • Individual or Fiduciary Power of Attorney Declaration (FTB 3520 PIT)

Businesses

  • Business Entity or Group Nonresident Power of Attorney Declaration (FTB 3520 BE)

Length of POA

Generally, a POA lasts for 6 years. To extend the POA for an additional 6 years, you must submit a new POA.

Any POA declaration(s) filed on or before January 1, 2018 have expired as of December 31, 2023. If you need to continue a relationship that has expired, you will need to submit a new POA declaration. For more information on submitting a POA go to Submit a POA.

How to videos

We have created a series of videos with more information about a Power of Attorney declaration and how to submit a Power of Attorney form to FTB.

To access other videos in the embedded YouTube playlists below, click on the icon with the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner of the video player. This will open a menu displaying all the videos in the playlist, allowing you to select and play different videos from the list.

Taxpayer series

Tax Professional series

Rights and authorizations

A POA declaration gives a representative the right to:

  • Talk to us about your account
  • Receive and review your confidential account information
  • Represent you in FTB matters
  • Request copies of information we receive from the IRS
  • Remove another representative from the POA declaration
  • Revoke (end) the POA

Additional authorizations (optional)

The POA form also allows you to give your representative the authority to:

  • Add representative(s)
  • Sign your tax return(s) (only if incapacitated or continuous absence from the U.S.)
  • Receive, but not endorse, your refund check(s)
  • Waive the California statute of limitations
  • Execute settlement and closing agreements (only in extenuating circumstances)

Ending (revoking) your POA

Anyone on the POA declaration can revoke the POA at any time (such as the individual, business, or representative).

Tax Professionals and MyFTB

If a representative has a tax professional MyFTB account, they will have online access to the individual or business account information once the POA is approved. Taxpayers or tax professionals can request full online account access for a tax professional when a POA declaration is submitted.