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…
Pillsbury SALT is excited to welcome Annie Rothschild to the team! Annie’s experience includes advising clients on complex state and local tax matters, with an emphasis on California corporate income tax controversy. Prior to joining Pillsbury, Annie served as an Attorney III at the California Franchise Tax Board, where she…
Pillsbury SALT is excited to welcome back Annie H. Huang to the team! Annie’s experience focuses on state and local tax matters, including corporate franchise and income, personal income, sales and use, and gross receipts and other local taxes. Annie brings not only strong legal experience but also a genuine…
The California Attorney General has confirmed the Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) may decline to apply a tax regulation in a taxpayer appeal if it conflicts with the relevant statute. OTA must afford appropriate deference to the issuing agency, but its authority extends to setting aside the regulation for that…
Pillsbury SALT partner Robert P. Merten III will be participating as a panelist in a CalTax Foundation webinar on August 28. Robert will join fellow panelists for “The Right to Protest: California Tax Agencies’ Protest Resolution Trends and Practices” session, which will explore the evolving landscape of protest resolution within…