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Proposed Initiative to Amend San Francisco Business Taxes

A proposed initiative is being circulated to place on the November 5, 2024 ballot, an ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code effective January 1, 2025....more

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Reforming San Francisco’s gross receipts tax

On February 5, 2024, the Offices of the Controller and Treasurer & Tax Collector for the City and County of San Francisco published a report outlining tax reform recommendations in time to inform a potential ballot measure...more

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The Washington State Capital Gains Tax May Have More Than Nine Lives – The Saga Continues With the State Attorney General...

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As I previously reported, the Washington state capital gains tax has had a turbulent ride, commencing with a rough ride through the legislative process where it almost hit disastrous terrain on at least six (6) occasions....more

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The Other Elections: State & Local Tax Ballot Results

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Everyone has been fixated on the presidential and congressional elections. But this election was chock full of state and local tax ballot measures. Some passed, some didn't - Matt Hunsaker breaks down the results in Arizona,...more

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San Francisco to Impose Tax on Companies with Disproportionate Executive Pay

San Francisco voters on November 3 approved Proposition L, which imposes an additional tax on businesses whose highest paid executive makes 100 times or more than the median salary of the business’s employees based in San...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

California Election 2020 Results - Updated

As the nation awaits the final formal actions necessary to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, California is finalizing the vote count following a turnout now estimated at 80% of the state’s 22 million...more

Allen Matkins

California Voters Narrowly Reject Split-Roll Initiative, but Approve Changes to Property Tax Exemptions; San Francisco Voters...

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On November 3, 2020, voters across the State of California were asked to consider various state and local ballot measures. The hardest fought campaign, Proposition 15, asked voters whether to rescind property-tax rules...more

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The Green Wave: Cannabis Legalization Sweeps in 2020

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It was a Green Wave on election night, with every cannabis-related legalization measure on the ballot passing, some by surprisingly large margins of victory. As a result of the November 2020 election, the number of states...more

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California Property Taxes: Major Changes May Be Coming

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California real estate investors and other stakeholders need to pay close attention to Proposition 15, The California Schools and Local Communities Funding Act of 2020 (a.k.a. the “split-roll” initiative). If passed in the...more

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Another Daunting San Francisco Ballot

San Francisco voters will again confront a formidable ballot on November 3, 2020, with 13 San Francisco propositions to consider in addition to state and federal offices and measures. The local propositions address an array...more

Allen Matkins

San Francisco Proposes Doubling Transfer Tax for Certain Real Estate Transactions

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This November, the residents of the City of San Francisco will either approve or disapprove a ballot measure that will double city transfer taxes on residential and commercial sales over $10 million. Real estate investors...more

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California Ballot Guide 2018: Propositions 5-7

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This is Part Two in our series regarding the California Ballot for November, 2018. In this series, we provide a synopsis for each of the 11 propositions voters in this state will see on the ballot, and summarize the primary...more

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Commercial Landlords Beware: Competing Tax Measures On June Ballot

Competing special purpose tax measures are on the San Francisco June ballot, both of which would raise the tax on gross receipts from the lease of commercial space in San Francisco. ...more

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Why Did My Property Tax Bill Go Up?

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Property taxes have skyrocketed for many Oregonians this year – with some taxpayers experiencing double digit percentage increases over the year before and average increases in the Metro area of 11 % (Multnomah), 6.5 %...more

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Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House

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Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. Maine Legislature’s First Regular Session Launches - On Wednesday, January 4, the Maine...more

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California Ballot 2016: Los Angeles County Measures A & M

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This is the fourth and final blog in our 2016 California Election Guide Series – the first three providing brief synopses of the 17 state-wide ballot initiatives residents will see in November. In this final segment, we will...more

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California Ballot 2016: Pros and Cons of Props 62-67

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This is part three of our ongoing series, California Ballot 2016, summarizing each of the 17 state-wide measures voters will encounter on the November ballot. Click these links: Props 51-56, or Props 57-61 to catch up on the...more

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California Ballot 2016: Pros and Cons of Props 51-56

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Californians must decide on 17 initiatives in the November election this year, and those are just the proposed measures of state-wide concern. Never mind the many local initiatives affecting counties and neighborhoods. The...more

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