In the Appeal of Mather, the California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) held in a precedential opinion that New York City’s (NYC) Unincorporated Business Tax (UBT) was not a tax “imposed by and paid to another state,” as required to claim the Other State Tax Credit (OSTC), because New York…
Pillsbury SALT attorneys Robert P. Merten III, Jack Camillo and Nolan Kessler will present at TEI’s second annual webinar series on the topic “Audit Defense and Informal Discovery: Strategies and Knowing When to Push Back.” TEI’s Webinar Series, Ethics CPE for Tax Professionals, consists of seven practical and relevant sessions…
SALT attorneys Zachary Atkins, Evan Hamme, Taylor Wolff and Breanna Zagorski will be presenting at the COST Pacific Northwest Regional State Tax Seminar on December 5. This seminar will present an update on significant state tax issues for California, the Pacific Northwest States, and other significant states around the country.…
Pillsbury SALT is excited to welcome Cormac Ryan to the team! Cormac’s experience includes multistate litigation, planning, audit defense and controversy issues. He joins Pillsbury’s Sacramento office as a Senior Law Clerk. 6 Questions with Cormac: 1. Who inspires you? At work, I am inspired by the attorneys I…
On September 28, 2024, California enacted Assembly Bill 2854, which imposes new disclosure requirements on local agencies (i.e., chartered or general law cities and counties) that have entered into local sales tax sharing agreements with retailers. Generally, pursuant to a local sales tax sharing agreement, a retailer will agree to…
Pillsbury SALT partner Craig Becker will be presenting at the California Alliance of Taxpayer Advocates 2024 Annual Conference on December 12. Craig will discuss “Northern California Property Tax Appeals” at this year’s annual conference, which is being held at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel from Wednesday, December 11 – Friday, December…
Pillsbury SALT attorneys Carley Roberts, Robert P. Merten III and Jeff Phang will present at this meeting, which will take place November 6-8. Robert P. Merten III: OTA Precedential Process Thursday, November 7, 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM Panelists will cover the precedential process, which includes nomination of cases, precedential…
The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) announced it has initiated the formal rulemaking process to amend Regulation Section 25136-2, which governs the sourcing of receipts from services and intangible property. The proposed changes would apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024. The proposed amendments include several…
Pillsbury SALT partner Zachary Atkins will present at the 31st Annual Paul J. Hartman SALT Forum on October 28. Zack will present on the topic, “Sales and Use Tax: What’s the Latest and Where Are We Headed?” Sagging state tax collections are accelerating the growth of the sales and use…
Pillsbury SALT partner Evan Hamme will present at TEI’s 79th Annual Conference on October 28 in San Antonio, TX. Evan will join John Heithaus (Ernst & Young LLP) and Christian Tennant (Bloomberg Tax) to present on the topic, “Pillar Two Shakes Up SALT: Strategies for the New Landscape.” The 79th…