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…
Pillsbury SALT attorneys Carley Roberts, Evan Hamme, Aruna Chittiappa and Kristen Sharp will be presenting at COST’s 2025 SALT Technology Workshop on August 13-14. This workshop will cover key SALT issues technology companies (both start-up and established) are facing, such as state taxation of Digital Business Inputs, FITFA, sourcing, apportionment,…
Pillsbury SALT partner Aruna Chittiappa will be speaking at NYU’s Introduction to State and Local Tax program. Join Aruna at the Introduction to State and Local Taxation conference for a series of in-depth discussions on state and local taxation, partnership taxation, trusts and estates, subchapter S, like-kind exchanges and international taxation…
Join Pillsbury SALT attorneys for this live webinar presented by COST. On June 18, Pillsbury SALT attorneys will join COST’s California Corporate Income Tax webinar for a discussion on California corporate income tax issues and San Francisco’s changes to its tax structure. Our attorneys will lead the following sessions: Jeff…
Pillsbury SALT partner Robert P. Merten III will be an instructor for the 2025 Summer Tax Institute, hosted by the UC Davis School of Law. Join Robert at the 35th annual Summer Tax Institute, scheduled for June 9 – 12, 2025, for this intensive, four-day educational program for tax professionals.…
Senate Bill 711 (S.B. 711) would update California’s conformity date to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2025. If enacted, this change would apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and would align California tax law with numerous federal provisions…
SALT partners Aruna Chittiappa and Evan Hamme will be presenting at COST’s 2025 Spring Conference taking place April 28 – May 1, 2025. Aruna is presenting on April 29 on the topic “Here Today…Gone Tomorrow.” This session will review states’ authority to offset taxes due with credits and when and…