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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

California Supreme Court Blocks Sweeping Measure to Limit State and Local Authority to Implement Taxes

The California Supreme Court has blocked Initiative 1935—the so-called “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act”— from appearing on the November 2024 ballot. The court ruled unanimously that the “measure exceeds...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

CA Supreme Court Blocks Taxpayer Protection Act from November 2024 Ballot

Constitutional limitations to raising revenue are becoming increasingly relevant for water and other governmental agencies as well as their customers and landowners in response to aging infrastructure, climate change and...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

The Step Doctrine and How it Applies to IRS, State, and California Tax

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It is important to understand the step doctrine and how it applies to IRS audits and state tax investigations, including California tax audits. The "step doctrine" is a concept not directly found in federal or California...more

Blank Rome LLP

California Governor Signs a Handful of Tax-Related Bills into Law

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This fall, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed several tax-related bills into law on a diverse array of topics ranging from the use tax to the gun tax. Use tax: On October 7, 2023, Governor Newsom signed a bill into...more

Nossaman LLP

UPDATE | Extended Again: Federal and California Tax Relief for California Storms

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As practitioners predicted, the California Franchise Tax Board has adopted the federal November 16, 2023 extensions for similar state returns and payments. To those CPAs and taxpayers who pulled all-nighters to get returns...more

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California AG Petitions State Court for Order to Seize Assets From an Unlicensed Cannabis Dispensary

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California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta is asking the Los Angeles County Superior Court to enter a civil forfeiture order allowing the state to collect unpaid taxes and fees from an unlicensed marijuana business by seizing...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

IRS and California Tax Issues Associated with Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs

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What is a Non-Fungible Token or NFT and what are the IRS and California tax issues associated with Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs which might apply to you?  NFTs are unique tokens based in and recorded within a blockchain that...more

Pillsbury - SeeSalt Blog

No Day Off for Buehler: California Sources Gain from Sale of Intangible to Domicile and Denies Other State Tax Credit

The California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) held a California resident was not entitled to claim an other state tax credit (OSTC) for taxes paid to Massachusetts because gain from the sale of an LLC membership interest was...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Could States and Municipalities in California Use Taxes to Limit Remote Work in the Future?

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Many large California employers have been granted significant state and local tax incentives to establish the physical locations of their businesses in California, or within certain municipalities in California. These can...more

Pillsbury - SeeSalt Blog

California Extends Deadlines to File and Pay Taxes for Businesses and Individuals Affected by Severe Winter Storms

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...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Federal and California Taxpayer Relief: Reprieve From Wet Winter Weather

2023 started California off with weather that escapes recent memory. Rain, snow, and surf seemed unrelenting for the first two weeks of January. While this spell of winter storms has brought snow to our slopes and refilled...more

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The California Franchise Tax Board Fails to Follow the Order of Its Market-Based Sourcing Cascading Rules

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In the Appeal of Sheward, 2022-OTA-228P (May 25, 2022), the California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) held the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) failed to follow its own market-based sourcing apportionment regulation by...more

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The Legislature Has Recessed But Can It Still Pass Bills?

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Because this is the second year of California's current legislative biennium, the legislature went into final recess on August 31.  J.R. 51(b)(3).  This does not mean, however, that the legislature has adjourned.  A recess is...more

Vicente LLP

Gov. Newsom’s Budget Trailer Bill Makes Significant Reforms to California Cannabis Laws, Including Elimination of the Cannabis...

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On June 30, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed budget trailer bill Assembly Bill 195 (AB-195) into law. AB-195 contains several significant reforms to California’s cannabis laws. The most noteworthy changes are outlined below,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Cannabis Farmers May Finally Get Some Relief

Residents of California often complain about high taxes, but no one pays higher taxes than the cannabis industry. In addition to the Federal 280E penalties, the cannabis industry in California is subject to a 15% state-wide...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California Lifts Suspension of the Use of NOLs

In June 2020, California lawmakers passed legislation that limited use of net operating losses (NOLs) for California taxpayers with net business income of $1 million or more for the tax years 2020, 2021, and 2022. In...more

Pillsbury - SeeSalt Blog

California Governor Vetoes Sales Tax Bill Seeking to Require Large Online Retailers to File Informational Reports Detailing Sales...

This week, Governor Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 792 (Glazer), which would have required large online retailers to include with their sales tax returns an additional schedule that reports gross receipts based on the “ship to” or...more

Pillsbury - SeeSalt Blog

Only Simple Majority Required (Again!): California Court of Appeal Holds SF’s Proposition G Citizen Initiative Did Not Require...

California’s Court of Appeal again held that a special tax measure placed on the local ballot as a citizen initiative required only a simple majority, not a supermajority, vote to pass....more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Tax Hikes Proposed to Bail Out California Unemployment Fund

Just as California’s employers and small businesses begin to recover financially from the COVID-19 pandemic, the state legislature is about to spring another tax increase on them. This time the money is needed to bail out the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Remote Workers: HR Management Put to the Test to Consider State Leave Laws, Handbooks, Policies and Taxes

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Even before COVID-19, many businesses had employees residing in states other than where the company may have its corporate headquarters or larger facilities with a dedicated human resources team. Certainly, a trend...more

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