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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 1 / Monday, January 4, 2021 "The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the...

On December 29, 2020, California’s Franchise Tax Board (FTB) staff announced a twenty-day comment period for four changes to the proposed draft language of its 25137 Regulation (Alternative Apportionment). After the twenty-day comment period expires,...

On December 17, 2020, a California Court of Appeal in the state’s Fifth Appellate District reversed a Fresno trial court decision, which held the California Constitution’s requirement that local taxes be approved by a supermajority vote applies to taxes...

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration has informed the public that it intends to commence formal rulemaking to permanently adopt Emergency Sales and Use Tax Regulation 1684.5, Marketplace Sales . The regulation addresses issues regarding...

On December 18th, the three-member Board of the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) will hold its final quarterly meeting of 2020.  At the meeting, the Board will consider the 2021 Rulemaking Calendar .  The Calendar contains the agency’s schedules for its administrative...

On October 27, 2020, the Sacramento Superior Court granted a writ of prohibition barring the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (the Department) from applying  sales tax Regulation 1585 (Reg 1585) to bundled sales of cellular telephones...

Last week, California voters passed Proposition 22 – which considers app-based drivers for rideshare and delivery companies to be independent contractors – and San Francisco voters passed Proposition L – which imposes an additional tax on businesses where...

In a pending precedential decision, the California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) held that the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) is bound to follow its own regulation and could not rely on its audit manual to disregard that regulatory...

Voters in California headed to the polls (or mailboxes) this Election Day not only to choose the next president of the United States but also to make decisions on a range of tax policy questions.  From removing property tax protections for commercial...

This is episode two of our two part podcast series based upon our webcast addressing “SALT Issues Related to Worker Classification and Teleworking. In this marketplace podcast, we discuss SALT issues that teleworking may create for marketplaces with various...

On September 29, 2020, Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed S.B. 972 , the controversial taxpayer disclosure bill that would have required the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) to provide the Legislature annually with the names, tax liabilities...

On September 29, 2020, Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed S.B. 972 , the controversial taxpayer disclosure bill that would have required the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) to provide the Legislature annually with the names, tax liabilities...

In this episode we discuss two recent California decisions, including a Court of Appeal decision concerning property tax escape assessments ( Prang v. Los Angeles Cnty. Assessment Appeals Bd. , Case No. B301194 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 27, 2020) and an Office...

In this marketplace webcast, we discuss ongoing worker classification disputes in California, as well as other states, and the SALT implications resulting from those disputes. We will also discuss SALT issues that teleworking may create for marketplaces...

A California Court of Appeal found that because the taxpayer did not file proper notice with the California Board of Equalization (BOE), the limitation on the number of years the county assessor can levy retroactive escape assessments did not apply. The...