In the Appeal of Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative (2023-OTA-342P) (Beet Sugar), the California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) issued a precedential opinion holding the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) is not entitled to apply its FTB Legal Ruling 2006-01 (Apr. 28, 2006) to prohibit taxpayers from including in…
On July 3, 2023, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law A.B. 5323, enacting important revisions to New Jersey’s Corporation Business Tax (CBT)[1] including expanding the definition of what constitutes a “unitary business.” The expanded definition now includes affiliated entities that may not have previously met the requirements for combined group…
A California trial court denied summary judgment in the American Catalog Mailers Association’s (ACMA) action that seeks to invalidate Franchise Tax Board (FTB) guidance that says certain online activities exceed the protections of Public Law 86-272 for state income tax purposes. However, the court signaled it may invalidate the FTB’s…
The Minnesota Tax Court held a catalog and internet-based distribution company exceeded the protections of Public Law 86-272 (PL 86-272) by providing non-sales personnel with information about competitors’ products and sales terms obtained from Minnesota customers by the company’s salespeople. PL 86-272 is a federal law enacted in 1959 that…
Pillsbury SALT attorneys Zachary Atkins, Craig Becker, Carley Roberts, & Richard Nielsen discuss California Assembly Bill 52. AB 52 would provide corporation and personal income tax credits for local sales and use and district taxes paid on machinery and equipment primarily used in manufacturing, research and development, electric power generation…
The California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) held a California resident was not entitled to claim an other state tax credit (OSTC) for taxes paid to Massachusetts because gain from the sale of an LLC membership interest was wholly sourced to the taxpayer’s domicile under California law. The taxpayer contended…
Pillsbury SALT attorney Evan Hamme will be presenting at the 2023 COST Intermediate/Advanced State Income Tax School on May 8 in DFW Airport, Texas. Evan, along with Trevor Mauck (Baker & McKenzie), will be presenting on the topic “Filing Methodologies.” This session will cover the various income tax filing methodologies…
Pillsbury SALT attorneys Carley Roberts, Craig Becker, Zachary Atkins and Kristen Sharp will be presenting at the upcoming COST/CTC Mid-West Regional State Tax Seminar on Wednesday, May 3 in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Pillsbury and BDO will be sponsoring the seminar which will present updates on significant state tax issues with…
Pillsbury SALT attorneys Craig Becker, Robert P. Merten III, Zachary Atkins, Evan Hamme and Aruna Chittiappa will present during TEI’s New York Chapter SALT Meeting on April 19 taking place at Pillsbury’s New York Office. Pillsbury SALT is pleased to share three presentations at the April meeting: SALT Cases Impacting…
In addition to the tax relief announced in January, the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has automatically extended the income tax filing and payment deadlines for businesses and individuals affected by severe winter storms in California until October 16, 2023. The tax relief now applies to businesses and residents…