Stanislaus County Grand Jury
• 2008-2009
Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance Civil Grand Jury Case No. 09-05c
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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings
F1
The Civil Grand Jury finds that Alliance staff did not order the deletion of voucher records and that these records still exist.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Civil Grand Jury recommends that businesses seek the advice of tax counsel when considering these tax credits. The Civil Grand Jury recommends that the two involved state agencies, Housing & Community
F2
The Civil Grand Jury finds no evidence that the Alliance solicited funds for any other purpose than to support its work as a non-profit corporation.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
The Civil Grand Jury finds that the two major sources of regulation for the processing and issuance of these hiring tax credit vouchers, the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Franchise Tax Board, have created a set of regulations that are confusing and sometimes create a situation where a business may not know if a voucher issued will be honored at tax time. The Civil Grand Jury finds that the vouchering process and the tax credit process act independently; the Alliance has oversight of the first and the Franchise Tax Board has oversight of the second.
No recommendations for this finding