CA AB1796

Requires the Franchise Tax Board to revise taxpayer form instructions to include information about directly depositing a portion of tax refunds into the Golden State Scholarshare College Savings Trust (California's 529 College Savings Plan).

Requires the Scholarshare Investment Board to provide the Franchise Tax Board with a description of the Golden State Scholarshare College Savings Trust program, limited to five lines or less, by a date specified by the Franchise Tax Board.

Requires the Franchise Tax Board to complete form instruction revisions in the most cost-effective manner.

Applies to form instructions for tax returns required to be filed under Article 1, Chapter 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.