New York City’s Department of Finance (DOF) has issued the first tranche of proposed regulations under new Chapter 11A of Title 19 of the Rules of the City of New York (Proposed Rules) to implement its 2015 corporate tax reform—moving straight into formal rulemaking, in contrast with State’s multi-stage drafting…
Proponents have filed a California ballot initiative proposing a one-time wealth tax on individuals with more than $1 billion in net worth. The “2026 Billionaire Tax Act” would impose, for tax year 2026, a 5% tax on “all forms of personal property and wealth, whether tangible or intangible” exceeding…
Pillsbury SALT attorneys Carley Roberts, Robert P. Merten III and Jeff Phang will be presenting at this year’s Annual Meeting on November 12–14, 2025. Robert P. Merten III: Nuts and Bolts Bootcamp Wednesday, November 12 This workshop is designed specifically for law students and younger tax attorneys looking to gain a…
Pillsbury SALT partner Zachary Atkins will be presenting at TEI’s New York Chapter 62nd Annual Symposium on November 19. Zack will be speaking on the topic “State and Local Tax – Swallowing the Whole: Aggressive Taxation of Services.” For more information or to register, please visit the TEI event page.
Pillsbury SALT associate Breanna Zagorski will be presenting at the 2025 TEI Annual Conference on Oct. 28, 2025. Breanna will be presenting on the topic “From Cloud to Checkout: Navigating SALT in the Digital Marketplace.” TEI’s 80th Annual Conference is the must-attend event of the year for all in-house tax…
Pillsbury SALT partners Carley Roberts, Zachary Atkins and Aruna Chittiappa will be presenting at the 32nd Annual State and Local Tax Forum taking place Oct. 27–29, 2025. This Forum provides industry, practitioners and state revenue employees the opportunity to participate in a quality forum exploring significant national developments and trends…
After nearly a decade in development, the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has finalized its amended market-based sourcing regulation under Regulation Section 25136-2, which governs the sourcing of receipts from services and intangible property. The regulation was approved by the Office of Administrative Law and filed with the Secretary of…
Congratulations to our Pillsbury SALT team for earning recognition in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Partners Breann Robowski, Carley Roberts, Craig Becker, and Jeffrey Vesely were honored for their work in Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Law. In addition, partner Evan Hamme was named to…
Join Pillsbury SALT partners Zachary Atkins and Evan Hamme for their presentations at COST’s 56th Annual Meeting. On September 18, Zack will join fellow panelists to discuss the topic, “Deep Dive into COST of Performance and Market-Based Sourcing: Methods of Multistate Analysis, Planning and Tax Accounts.” This session will provide…
In a move to untangle the complexities surrounding sales and use tax in technology transfer arrangements, California’s tax regulator has laid out three major proposals. SALT attorneys Jeff Vesely and Richard Nielsen dissect these changes—from adding clarification to introducing rebuttable presumptions—that could dial down uncertainty at the crossroads of sales/use…