SeeSALT BlogPillsbury SALT attorneys Craig Becker, Robert P. Merten III, Zachary Atkins, Evan Hamme and Aruna Chittiappa will present during TEI’s New York Chapter SALT Meeting on April 19 taking place at Pillsbury’s New York Office.
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Property Tax Rate Dispute Merits California Supreme Court Review
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For years, some California counties have been imposing disproportionately higher property tax rates on centrally assessed property despite the state constitutional mandate that this property be assessed like locally assessed property.
In a challenge brought by centrally assessed utilities, the California Court of Appeal conceded that the higher property tax rates disproportionally burden utility company property but concluded that this disparity does not violate the California Constitution.
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UPDATE: California Adds New Counties, Further Extends Deadlines to File and Pay Taxes for Businesses and Individuals Affected by Severe Winter Storms
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In addition to the tax relief announced in January, the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has automatically extended the income tax filing and payment deadlines for businesses and individuals affected by severe winter storms in California until October 16, 2023.
CalTax 97th Annual Meeting
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Pillsbury SALT partner Carley Roberts will be presenting at California Taxpayers Association’s 97th Annual Meeting on March 23.
TEI 73rd Midyear Conference
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Pillsbury SALT attorney Aruna Chittiappa will be presenting at TEI’s 73rd Midyear Conference on March 21. 
2023 ABA/IPT Advanced Tax Seminars
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Pillsbury SALT partners Carley Roberts and Breann Robowski will be presenting during the 2023 ABA/IPT Advanced Tax Seminars in March.
2023 COST Sales Tax Conference
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Pillsbury SALT partner Robert P. Merten III will be presenting at the 2023 COST Sales Tax Conference taking place February 21-24, 2023.
California Proposes Significant Revisions to Sales & Use Tax Statistical Sampling Audit Policies and Procedures
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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 and project audit errors. The meeting and comments focused primarily on three proposed revisions by the Department: (1) elimination of the three-error rule; (2) treatment of progress payments; and (3) nonrecurring errors.
Texas Comptroller Takes a Serious Look at Sourcing Regulation After SiriusXM Loss
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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 and align the underlying regulation with the SiriusXM decision.
California Extends Deadlines to File and Pay Taxes for Businesses and Individuals Affected by Severe Winter Storms
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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.