After a successful SALT Retreat in Napa, Calif., the team headed to Foster City to present on topics at the COST State and Local Tax Workshop for Technology Companies. Carley Roberts, Craig Becker and Jeffrey Vesely spoke on a variety of topics including an overview of new and established local taxes…
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COST’s Inaugural 2019 State and Local Tax Workshop for Technology Companies
On July 23-24, members of Pillsbury SALT will lead discussions at COST’s much anticipated state and local tax technology workshop in Foster City, Calif. This one-and-a-half day event promises to deliver in-depth state and local tax content tailored to technology businesses—everything from startups to long established companies. The varied presentations…
Council on State Taxation’s Property Tax Workshop 2018
On August 15, Craig Becker, Breann Robowski and Robert Merten present during Council on State Taxation’s 2018 Property Tax Workshop.
Life in the Fast Lane … New Rules of the Road for Internet Regulation: How Do Changes in Net Neutrality Impact Property Taxes?
On July 31, Breann Robowski presents “Life in the Fast Lane … New Rules of the Road for Internet Regulation: How Do Changes in Net Neutrality Impact Property Taxes?” during the Center for Management Development’s 48th Annual Taxation Conference Appraisal for Ad Valorem Taxation Conference 2018.
Ballot Initiative Seeks to Eliminate Prop 13 for Commercial and Industrial Real Estate
TAKEAWAYS New initiative seeks to eliminate Proposition 13 protection for commercial and industrial property by requiring fair market value reassessments at least every three years Initiative seeks to add a $500,000 tangible personal property tax exemption for all taxpayers and a full exemption for taxpayers with less than 50 California…
Quick Points – Property Taxation and Software in California
(This article originally was published in Vol. 25, No. 4 of the California Lawyers Association’s California Tax Lawyer.) Section 995 and 995.2 of the California Revenue & Taxation Code exempt all software except for basic operational programs from property taxation. Basic input output systems, known as BIOS, draw the line…
Court of Appeal Holds Transfer Tax Applies to Legal Entity Changes in Ownership
In 926 North Ardmore Avenue, LLC v. County of Los Angeles, the 2nd District Court of Appeal held that Proposition 13 changes in ownership prompted by transfers of legal entity interests should also be characterized as “realty sold,” resulting in the imposition of realty transfer taxes under the California Documentary…
Ocean Avenue LLC v. County of Los Angeles Affirmed; AB 2372 Passes Assembly
On June 3, 2014, in a published decision, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District affirmed the Superior Court ruling in Ocean Avenue LLC v. County of Los Angeles, holding that even though 100 percent of an entity was sold, a reassessable change in ownership of the…