Pillsbury SALT attorney Zachary Atkins will present during Verizon’s Small Business Accelerator Program on October 1. This program is being put on by Verizon, with help from Pillsbury, Next Street and the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Sessions are scheduled at various dates over the next few months. Zack will be…
In One Technologies LLC v. Franchise Tax Board, an out-of-state California corporate taxpayer filed suit in California trial court challenging the state’s mandatory single sales factor apportionment formula on the basis its passage in 2012 via voter initiative Proposition 39 unconstitutionally violated the “single subject rule.” Prior to 2013, most…
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (Department) has given notice that it proposes to amend California Code of Regulations, title 18, section (Regulation) 1706, Drop Shipments. Regulation 1706, subdivision (c) provides that a drop shipper making a drop shipment must report and pay tax measured by the retail…
Five years and six interested parties meetings later, California is finally ready to proceed with the formal rulemaking process to adopt substantial amendments to its market-based sourcing rules. At the Franchise Tax Board’s September 9, 2021 meeting, FTB staff requested permission and received approval from its three-member Board to commence…
The West Virginia State Tax Department released new guidance, TSD-445, that clarified that streaming services are subject to sales and use tax in the state. The Department’s guidance distinguishes streaming services from digital products, which are specifically exempted under the law. The Department explains that streaming services are subject to…
Pillsbury SALT partner Jeffrey Vesely will present during WSPA’s virtual event on October 13. Jeff will be speaking at this annual forum and providing an overview of the current status of taxpayer representation on indirect tax matters before the CDTFA, OTA and state courts. For more information, please login into the…
Pillsbury SALT partner Carley Roberts will present during COST’s 52nd Annual Meeting on October 19 in Las Vegas, NV. The COST Annual Meeting is being held as a hybrid meeting with both in-person and virtual sessions from October 17 – 20, 2021. It covers all types of state and local taxes…
Pillsbury SALT attorneys Craig Becker, Robert P. Merten III and Zachary Atkins will present during COST’s Annual Property Tax Workshop September 22 – 24. COST’s Annual Property Tax Workshop will be held as a virtual event, providing attendees with the latest information on pressing property tax issues. Robert is partnering…
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.
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…