The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA or Department) hosted its third workshop (Workshop III) on December 9, 2024, to discuss and receive input on technology transfer agreements (TTAs). On January 22, 2025, the CTIA (formerly the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association) submitted comments. The California Taxpayers Association…
SALT partner Aruna Chittiappa will be presenting at TEI’s Midyear Conference on March 17. Aruna will be presenting on the topic “Market-Based Sourcing: State Tax Tales and Tribulations.” This year’s 75th conference program includes a reimagined agenda of 45+ plenary and concurrent sessions with numerous opportunities to meet and connect…
Pillsbury SALT partner Breann Robowski will present at the 2025 ABA-IPT Advanced Property Tax Seminar on March 13. Join Breann Robowski, along with co-panelists Mark Loyd (Dentons) and Lynn Linné (Fredrikson & Byron P.A.), for a discussion on “Hot Topics in Property Tax: A Nationwide Survey.” This session is designed…
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…
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.…
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…
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 Robert P. Merten III will present at a tax policy seminar hosted by the California Lawyers Association on October 18. Robert will be presenting on the topic, “California’s Approach to the Multistate Tax Base.” This program will examine California’s approach to determining the multistate tax base, including…