Posts by CalTax

06 Nov

Miscellaneous

Tax Filing Relief Available for Wildfire Victims

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Franchise Tax Board announced November 5 that taxpayers in certain governor-declared disaster areas are granted an e...

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06 Nov

Office of Tax Appeals

OTA Rules on Dispute Dating Back to President Carter’s Term

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Office of Tax Appeals posted 21 opinions to its website November 2, including a pending precedential case involving its lack of jur...

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30 Oct

California's Competitiveness

Brewer Barrels Out of California, Moves Headquarters to San Antonio

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Pabst Blue Ribbon announced this month that it is moving its headquarters out of Los Angeles and into San Antonio, Texas. Along with cl...

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30 Oct

Proposition 15

Voters Nearly Evenly Split on Split-Roll Initiative, Polls Indicate

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

With three days until the November 3 election, recent polls continue to indicate that the split-roll initiative (Proposition 15) will e...

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16 Oct

Unemployment Insurance

Lawmakers Blast Employment Development Department’s Mishandling of Claims During Pandemic

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Days after exiting the recommended two-week “burndown” plan from Governor Gavin Newsom’s unemployment insurance strike team, the Employ...

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16 Oct

Office of Tax Appeals

OTA Issues 45 Opinions, Including Three Pending Precedential Decisions

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Office of Tax Appeals posted 45 opinions to its website October 5, including three pending precedential cases. All of the precedent...

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02 Oct

State Board of Equalization

Tax Agency Will Have to Expand Dramatically if Proposition 15 Passes, Staff Says

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The State Board of Equalization’s County-Assessed Properties Division will need to roughly double in size if voters approve Proposition...

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18 Sep

Proposition 15

Poll Shows Split-Roll Measure Losing Popularity

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

A new poll shows that Proposition 15, the property tax increase initiative on the November ballot, is losing popularity with likely vot...

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18 Sep

Legislative Update

Governor Signs Two CalTax-Supported Bills

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Governor Gavin Newsom this month signed two CalTax-supported bills that provide selective conformity to the federal Coronavirus Aid, Re...

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04 Sep

Legislature

Tax Disclosure Bill Sent to Governor

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Senate voted 28-11 on August 30 to send SB 972 (Skinner), a CalTax-opposed bill requiring disclosure of confidential taxpayer infor...

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