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CALCRIM No. 2845

Determining Income: Specific Items Method

activein force · 2019-01-01 – presentcompiled-edition

In this case, the People are [also] using the specific items method to try to

prove that the defendant had unreported taxable income. I will now

explain the specific items method.

In order to prove that the defendant received unreported taxable income

under the specific items method, the People must prove that:

1. The defendant received income during <insert year

alleged>;

2. The income the defendant received was taxable;

AND

3. The income the defendant received was substantially greater than

the income (he/she) reported on (his/her) tax return for

<insert year alleged>.

If you have a reasonable doubt about whether the People have proved 1,

2, or 3, you must find that the People have not proved under the specific

items method that the defendant had unreported taxable income.

[If, on the other hand, you conclude that the defendant did have

unreported taxable income, you must still decide whether the People

have proved all elements of the crimes[s] charged [in Count[s]].]

New January 2006

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courts.ca.gov
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
calcrim-2019
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5706b76d5edc439514dfa4483527ca6608cb61fda89d8fe2e6090d9ac4fc2efc
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