SALT attorneys Zachary Atkins, Evan Hamme and Aruna Chittiappa will each be speaking at COST’s State Indirect Tax Seminar on December 13, 2023 in Atlanta, GA. This event will present an update on significant state indirect tax issues with a focus on sales/use tax, plus unclaimed property and property tax…
Zachary Atkins will be speaking at the 60th Annual TEI New York Chapter Tax Symposium on December 6. Zack is partnering with Stephen Kranz (McDermott Will & Emery LLP) to speak on the topic, “State and Local Non-Income Taxes – What You Need to Know, Including Franchise Taxes, Gross Receipts…
In the Appeal of Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative (2023-OTA-342P) (Beet Sugar), the California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) issued a precedential opinion holding the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) is not entitled to apply its FTB Legal Ruling 2006-01 (Apr. 28, 2006) to prohibit taxpayers from including in…
The entire Pillsbury State and Local Tax (SALT) Team is very proud to congratulate our practice leader Carley Roberts for receiving the prestigious Benjamin F. Miller award during this year’s California Annual Meeting of the Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference. This award is presented annually by the California Lawyers…
State & Local Tax special counsel Zack Atkins and counsel Evan Hamme recently served on panels discussing important developments in state and local tax at the Paul J. Hartman State and Local Tax Forum in Nashville, Tennessee. Read more about their panels on Tax Notes (subscription required): Panelists Discuss Challenges…
The Pillsbury SALT team had a memorable time last week at COST’s 54th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV. Carley Roberts, Zachary Atkins and Evan Hamme were all speakers during the annual meeting, and the rest of the team attended a variety of substantive sessions on SALT issues and state…
Join Jeff Phang, Jeff Vesely and Robert Merten on day two of the California Lawyers Association’s 2023 Annual Meeting of the Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference, when they will each speak on separate panels. 9:40 – 10:40 AM Sourcing Income from Passthrough Entities & Developments Since Metropoulos – Jeff…
On July 3, 2023, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law A.B. 5323, enacting important revisions to New Jersey’s Corporation Business Tax (CBT)[1] including expanding the definition of what constitutes a “unitary business.” The expanded definition now includes affiliated entities that may not have previously met the requirements for combined group…
A California trial court denied summary judgment in the American Catalog Mailers Association’s (ACMA) action that seeks to invalidate Franchise Tax Board (FTB) guidance that says certain online activities exceed the protections of Public Law 86-272 for state income tax purposes. However, the court signaled it may invalidate the FTB’s…
Please join Pillsbury partner Jeff Vesely at TEI’s 2023 Annual Conference – a 75th Anniversary Celebration in New York City. Jeff will be participating on a panel titled, “State Tax Policy: As Deficits Return Will the Tide Change?” This conference will take place October 22 – 25 at the New…