Breann serves as an innovator and significant contributor at the California State Board of Equalization (BOE) meetings. She has testified at length at each of the BOE’s monthly meetings since September 2020 as a member of the Collaborative Workgroup on Remote Hearings—the task force created by the BOE to pioneer the…
A Delaware state court invalidated the Delaware Division of Revenue’s policy limiting net operating loss (NOL) deductions for members of federal consolidated groups, holding that the policy violated the Uniformity Clause of the state constitution. Verisign, Inc. v. Director of Revenue, No. N19C-08-093 JRJ (Del. Super. Ct. Dec. 17, 2020).…
Pillsbury SALT partners Craig Becker and Breann Robowski will present during Pillsbury’s 2021 California CLE Marathons. This event features a wide variety of live webinars on timely topics. Craig and Breann will present “California Property, Transfer and Local Tax Updates” on Monday, January 25. For more information and to register,…
Pillsbury SALT partner Breann Robowski will present during The National Multistate Tax Symposium. The theme for the 2021 symposium is “Leading Through Uncertainty – Navigating Multistate Tax With Confidence,” which will focus on exploring significant issues facing today’s multistate tax practitioners. Breann will present “Property Tax in Today’s Newer Reality”…
A federal district court held that under comity principles, Indiana state court is a more appropriate venue for a putative class action brought by three Indiana municipalities seeking to impose franchise fees on a group of online video providers. Order, City of Fishers v. Netflix, Inc. No. 1:20-cv-02351-JMS-MPB (S.D. Ind.…
Pillsbury SALT is pleased to share three presentations during TEI Chicago’s SALT Program on December 8 via webinar. Partners Carley Roberts and Jeff Vesely will partner with Mark Fadden and others to present timely SALT content. The webinar will begin at 12:00pm CT and feature the following presentations: Market Based…
Pillsbury SALT is proud to announce its inclusion in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers 2021 “Best Law Firms” survey. Pillsbury’s Tax team earned a National Tier 1 Ranking in Tax Litigation and Tax Law, Tier 1 in San Francisco for Tax Litigation and Tax Law, Tier 2 in Tax…
On November 3, California and San Francisco voters were asked to decide several tax‑related referenda with major implications across all business industries. Although it is too early to state with certainty, voters appear to have rejected Proposition 15, a measure that would introduce a so-called “split roll” property tax system.…
The fate of Washington’s Business & Occupation (“B&O”) surtax on large financial institutions remains uncertain as the state’s highest court has not yet decided whether to grant direct review or transfer the state’s appeal to the Washington Court of Appeals. On July 13, 2020, the State of Washington filed a…
Pillsbury partner Carley Roberts will present “Protecting Confidentiality & Audit Readiness” during the 27th Annual Paul J. Hartman State & Local Tax Forum. The Professor Paul J. Hartman Memorial State and Local Tax (SALT) Forum, sponsored in conjunction with the Vanderbilt University Law School, provides industry, practitioners and state revenue…