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…
The Arizona Court of Appeals held that an investment tax credit (ITC) deferred as a tax asset has “value” and therefore is properly excluded from the taxable original cost of renewable energy equipment for Arizona property tax purposes. In so holding, the court rejected the argument that an ITC has…
In 1993, the California Legislature amended Revenue and Taxation Code (RTC) sections 6011 and 6012 to exclude from California sales and use tax amounts charged for intangible personal property transferred with a technology transfer agreement (TTA) if the TTA separately stated a reasonable price for the tangible personal property (TPP). Nine…
Pillsbury SALT partner Carley Roberts will participate as a panelist on an upcoming CalTax Foundation webinar on Tuesday, September 10. Join Carley as she presents on the topic, “Mass Appeal: Notable Decisions and Trends at the Office of Tax Appeals.” The panelists will discuss and provide updates on recent notable…
The New Mexico Court of Appeals has held that a multinational oil and gas production company did not constitute a “unitary corporation” with its foreign subsidiaries, pursuant to statutory carve-out language regarding the term “unitary corporation.” Taxpayer Apache Corporation’s (Taxpayer) foreign subsidiaries issued dividends, generated Subpart F income, or otherwise…
The New Jersey Tax Court held that a taxpayer was entitled to a refund of corporation business tax (CBT) for tax years 2011 and 2012 after determining the taxpayer correctly used a market-based sourcing methodology to source service receipts to New Jersey. In its unpublished April 11, 2024, opinion, the…
Zack Atkins’ comments in Law360 Tax Authority regarding newly passed legislation in Tennessee that could provide taxpayers with up to $1.6 billion in rebates for portions of three years of past payments and up to $400 million in new savings each year. Read more here.