On January 6, 2021, the Court of Appeals of New Mexico held that a power purchase agreement (PPA), entered into by a wholesale electricity generator to secure compensation in exchange for providing electricity, constituted intangible property that is not subject to property taxation and cannot be included in the value of the wholesaler’s electric plant
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California OTA Tells CDTFA Its Audit Manual Has No Authority In Appeal
By Todd Betor & Samantha Trencs on
Posted in California, In the News
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 authority. Regulation 1595 provides that the agency will use “book value” as the…
Colorado High Court Rejects Public Utility’s Request for Parity-Down
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Posted in Digital Economy, Noteworthy Cases
By Zachary Atkins and Prentiss Willson
The Colorado Supreme Court held that the Colorado Division of Property Taxation did not violate a public utility’s equal protection and uniformity rights by valuing and taxing its property differently than cable companies’ property. The public utility, Qwest Corporation, is a telecommunications service provider that competes with cable companies for…