On June 15, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 102, the Taxpayer Transparency and Fairness Act of 2017, which divests the California State Board of Equalization (BOE) of several key functions and creates two new government agencies—the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and the Office of Tax Appeals—to perform many of the BOE’s previous duties. Effective July 1, 2017, the Act:
- Confers all of the BOE’s collection and administrative responsibilities related to various taxes and fees, such as tobacco taxes, cannabis taxes, and sales and use tax, on the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
- Grants the Office of Tax Appeals the authority to perform the BOE’s appellate duties.
- Maintains the BOE’s duties as provided in the California Constitution including reviewing and adjusting certain property tax assessments and setting certain tax rates.