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…
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Council on State Taxation’s Pacific Southwest Regional State Tax Webinar
Pillsbury partners Jeff Vesely and Annie Huang will present “Market-Based Sourcing Issues in the Southwestern States with a Focus on California” during COST’s Pacific Southwest Regional State Tax Webinar on August 27. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, COST has transitioned its regional meetings into a virtual webinar series. Presenting an update…
Arizona Advances Legislation Requesting Federal Intervention for Sales Tax Simplification
There have been two interesting developments in Arizona as a result of Wayfair. First, the Arizona House of Representatives pushed forward a resolution, H.C.M. 2006, last week to formally ask Congress to enact uniform national legislation to simplify sales tax or similar tax collection by all states and to reduce…
Solicitor General Argument Likely Dooms Arizona Tax Case at High Court
(This article originally was published by Law360 on January 16, 2020.) The saga continues in Arizona v. California, Arizona’s U.S. Supreme Court challenge of California’s tax reach, but signs are strong it may be ending soon. Last year, Arizona filed a motion to the court seeking to file a complaint against California…
California Business Tax May Provide High Court Nexus Test
(This article was originally published by Law360 on April 16, 2019.) In recent years, many have openly criticized California for its income tax litigating position involving out-of-state companies that hold passive, minority interests in pass-through entities doing business in California. The state argues these out-of-state companies are doing business in California…