Pillsbury SALT partner Robert P. Merten III will be presenting at the 2023 COST Sales Tax Conference taking place February 21-24, 2023. This three-day, in-person conference will feature presentations on the most recent transactional tax developments, initiatives and case law topics. Robert will be partnering with Leslie Lao (AirBnb), Rachel…
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration held its second interested parties meeting concerning the Department’s proposed revisions to its sales and use tax Audit Manual Chapter 13 (Statistical Sampling) and Chapter 4 (General Audit Procedures). The Department relies on statistical sampling during audits of large taxpayers to determine…
Pillsbury SALT is excited to welcome Breanna Zagorski to the team! Breanna’s experience includes a variety of state and local tax matters, including multistate litigation, planning, audit defense and controversy issues. She joins Pillsbury’s New York office as an associate. 5 Questions with Breanna: 1. What drew you to the…
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has proposed significant amendments to its service receipts sourcing regulation in the wake of the Texas Supreme Court’s decision in Sirius XM Radio, Inc. v. Hegar, 643 S.W.3d 402 (Tex. 2022). The proposed amendments would dispense with the Comptroller’s long-standing “receipts-producing, end-product act” test…
Our state and local tax team collaborated with our real estate colleagues to summarize the effects of Measure ULA (Los Angeles), Measure GS (Santa Monica), Measure M (San Francisco) and Measure K (Palo Alto). Read More: Recent Measures Establish Tax Increases on Real Property in CA Cities (pillsburylaw.com)
Following the IRS’s announcement of tax relief for 41 California counties* affected by severe winter storms, the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) and California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) announced similar relief for state-level taxes and fees. The FTB automatically extended the filing and payment deadlines for businesses…
The saga continues over Maryland’s Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax (Digital Ad Tax), much to the chagrin of Peter Franchot, Comptroller of Maryland, who is tasked with administering and enforcing the tax and has publicly issued concerns with the constitutionality of the tax. On October 20, 2022, Maryland’s Circuit Court…
Pillsbury SALT is excited to welcome Nolan Kessler to the team! Nolan’s experience includes all aspects of state and local tax matters. He joins Pillsbury’s Sacramento office as an associate. 5 Questions with Nolan: 1. What drew you to the law? As a kid, I liked to read and learn…
Pillsbury SALT associate Taylor Wolff was featured in the spotlight for Quinnipiac Law’s viewbook and website. Congrats Taylor! Check out his spotlight here on page 30.
In a much-anticipated decision concerning the situsing of receipts from intangibles for Ohio commercial activity tax (CAT) purposes, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the Ohio Department of Taxation’s attempt to situs NASCAR Holdings, Inc.’s broadcast revenue, media revenue, licensing fees, and sponsorship fees to Ohio. The court’s opinion in NASCAR Holdings,…