Pillsbury SALT partner Marc Simonetti will present during the NYU School of Professional Studies Institute on State and Local Taxation on December 14.
NYU’s 40th Annual Institute on State and Local Taxation
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2021 California Alliance of Taxpayer Advocates Annual Conference
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Pillsbury SALT partner Craig Becker will present during the California Alliance of Taxpayer Advocates Annual Conference on December 10.
TEI Chicago Virtual State Income Tax Program
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Pillsbury SALT attorneys Carley Roberts, Zachary Atkins, Robert Merten III, Aruna Chittiappa and Jeff Phang will present during the TEI Chicago Virtual State Income Tax Program on December 9.
New York & Tri-State Taxation Conference
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Pillsbury SALT partner Marc Simonetti will present during the New York & Tri-State Taxation Conference on December 9, put on by the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. 
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Council on State Taxation SALT School Programs
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Pillsbury SALT Counsel Evan Hamme will be an instructor at the Council on State Taxation’s (COST) Intermediate and Advanced Income Tax School scheduled for December 5-9, 2021. 
COST’s Intermediate and Advanced Income Tax School is being held simultaneously with COST’s SALT Basics School and Intermediate and Advanced Sales and Use Tax School in Atlanta, GA. These programs provide learning opportunities for attendees to explore and gain a deeper understanding of SALT Income and Sales and Use Tax issues. Continue Reading ›
Zack Atkins Outlines Challenges of Market-Based Sourcing
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Pillsbury Special Counsel Zack Atkins was recently quoted in Tax Notes State and Law360 discussing the challenges presented by market-based sourcing. Read more here. Continue Reading ›
TEI’s Carolinas Chapter Meeting
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Pillsbury SALT attorneys Zachary Atkins and Evan Hamme will present during TEI’s Carolinas Chapter Meeting on November 12.
2021 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar and California Tax Policy Conference
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Pillsbury SALT partners Jeffrey Vesely and Carley Roberts will present during the Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar and California Tax Policy Conference November 3-5, 2021.
California State Board of Equalization’s Monthly Meeting
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Pillsbury SALT partner Breann Robowski will present during this month’s California State Board of Equalization’s meeting on October 19-21, 2021.
Washington Supreme Court Upholds B&O Surtax on Financial Institutions
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On September 30, 2021, the Washington Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the state’s 1.2% Business & Occupation (“B&O”) surtax on large financial institutions. Wash. Bankers Ass’n v. State, No. 98760-2 (Wash. 2021). The surtax, which went into effect January 1, 2020, applies to every “specified financial institution,” which is defined in relevant part as a financial institution that is a member of a consolidated financial institution group with consolidated annual net income of $1 billion or more. 
The Washington Bankers Association and the American Bankers Association (collectively, the “Associations”) filed a declaratory relief action seeking to invalidate the surtax on the grounds that the measure discriminates against interstate commerce in violation of the Commerce Clause. In 2020, a Washington trial court entered summary judgment for the Associations, holding that the statute discriminates against interstate commerce in purpose and effect. The trial court also held that the Associations had standing under the state’s Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (the “UDJA”) to bring an action on behalf of their members challenging the surtax. Continue Reading ›