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California Lawyers Association’s Taxation Webinar

Pillsbury SALT attorney Jeff Phang will present during CLA’s taxation webinar on September 13. Jeff is partnering with Annie Rothschild (Eversheds Sutherland) to present on the topic, “Recent Developments in California Income Tax Apportionment and Sourcing Law.” For more information and to register, please see the event page.

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Only Simple Majority Required (Again!): California Court of Appeal Holds SF’s Proposition G Citizen Initiative Did Not Require Supermajority Voter Approval; Reconsideration Request Pending

California’s Court of Appeal again held that a special tax measure placed on the local ballot as a citizen initiative required only a simple majority, not a supermajority, vote to pass.  Proposition G is a school parcel tax initiative that passed on San Francisco’s June 2018 ballot with 60.76% of…

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California Court of Appeal Says Tax for “Public Safety Services” and “Other Essential Services” Not a Special Tax

California’s Court of Appeal held a local sales tax ordinance (Measure K) was a general tax, not a special tax, and therefore its adoption did not require a two-thirds vote (supermajority) under California’s Constitution. A tax is “special” and therefore would require a two-thirds vote, when the expenditure of its…

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2021 CalTax Foundation Webinar Series

Pillsbury SALT partner Carley Roberts will participate in the CalTax Webinar series on August 24. The theme for the webinar is “How to Navigate the Appellate Process at the OTA.” During this webinar, the speakers will discuss their experiences working with the OTA and their thoughts on the administrative process.…

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COST’s 2021 State and Local Tax Workshop and Webinar for the Tech Industry

Pillsbury SALT partners Jeff Vesely, Annie Huang, Marc Simonetti and counsel Robert Merten III will present during COST’s 2021 SALT Workshop for the Tech Industry August 11 through 13. COST’s 2021 workshop will be held virtually and will cover the key state and local tax issues that technology companies are…

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COST’s 2021 State Transaction Tax Webinar

Pillsbury SALT partner Jeffrey Vesely will present during COST’s State Transaction Tax Webinar on July 15. This webinar will provide updates on significant state transaction taxes issues nationwide. Jeff is participating in a panel discussion on the topic, “Significant Litigation Impacting Transactional Taxes.” For more information and to register, please…

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Massachusetts High Court Approves of Apportionment of Sales Tax on Software Through General Abatement Process

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently held that software vendors have a statutory right to apportion tax on the sale of prewritten computer software purchased for use in multiple states and that they may do so through the Commonwealth’s general tax abatement process.  The court’s decision in Oracle USA, Inc.…

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California Lawyers Association’s 2021 Annual Income Tax Seminar

Pillsbury SALT attorneys Robert Merten and Lexi Louderback will present during CLA’s Annual Income Tax Seminar on July 15. Robert and Lexi will present on the topic, “Unraveling Metropoulos and Sourcing Sales of Intangibles under California’s Personal Income Tax Law.” They will discuss California’s personal income tax rules for characterizing…

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U.S. Solicitor General Recommends the Supreme Court Decline New Hampshire v. Massachusetts

On May 25, the U.S. Solicitor General filed its highly anticipated brief in New Hampshire v. Massachusetts and recommended that the Court decline jurisdiction over the case.  Although the ultimate decision is yet to be issued, the U.S. Supreme Court generally follows the Solicitor General’s recommendations after, as here, the Court requests…