California
A Pinch of SALT: What New York Can Learn From California’s Combined Reporting History
As part of a sweeping law change, New York will require taxpayers to use a water’s-edge combined reporting method when filing corporate income tax returns beginning January 1, 2015.
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Join Us for the Sutherland Tax Roundtable Silicon Valley
Sutherland’s Tax Team will host the Sutherland Tax Roundtable Silicon Valley on Thursday, October 9 at the Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley in Palo Alto, California. The roundtable will take an in-depth look at significant state and local tax issues and developments impacting the technology sector, including:
- Tax Considerations of a Global Workforce
- Employment tax
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Sutherland SALT Shaker: September 2014 Digest
Click here to read our September 2014 posts on stateandlocaltax.com or read each article by clicking on the title. A printable PDF is also available here. To read our commentary on the latest state and local tax developments as they are published, be sure to download the Sutherland SALT Shaker mobile app.
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California Taxpayer Entitled to Attorney Fees after Successful Commerce Clause Challenge
By Zachary Atkins & Prentiss Willson
A California Court of Appeal held that a taxpayer who brought a successful facial challenge against a state taxing scheme met all of the requirements for an award of attorney fees and that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to award the fees. The taxpayer, an individual,…
Sutherland SALT Shaker: August 2014 Digest
Click here to read our August 2014 posts or read each article by clicking on the title. A printable PDF is also available here. To read our commentary on the latest state and local tax developments as they are published, be sure to download the Sutherland SALT Shaker mobile app.
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Be Careful What You Plan For in California: Bankruptcy Reorg Is Normal Course of Business
By Todd Betor and Timothy Gustafson
A California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) Chief Counsel Ruling concluded that a taxpayer’s sales of assets pursuant to a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code were not “occasional sales” within the meaning of 18 Cal. Code Regs. § 25137(c)(1)(A)2. Instead, the sales of assets…
California’s “Doing Business” Standard Requires Neither Any “Doing” Nor Any “Business” in California
By Stephen Burroughs and Pilar Mata
The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) issued a legal ruling determining that it will attribute the business activities of a multiple-member limited liability company classified as a partnership for tax purposes (LLC) to its members when determining whether such members are “doing business” in California. As a result…
Sutherland SALT Shaker: June 2014 Digest
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California Court of Appeal Broadens Exemption for Intangible Assets
By Douglas Mo and Zachary Atkins
The California Court of Appeal held that the San Mateo County Assessor illegally assessed the intangible assets of the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay Hotel. This is the first appellate decision to follow Elk Hills Power, LLC v. Board of Equalization, 57 Cal.4th 593, 304 P.3d 1052 (2013) (reported…



