Posts by CalTax

28 Feb

Miscellaneous

Potpourri: Symposia, Sightings, Salutes & Snafus: Joan Armenta-Roberts Joins CalTax as Technical Tax Consultant

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

CalTax President Robert Gutierrez announced that noted sales tax expert Joan Armenta-Roberts has joined CalTax as a Technical Tax Consu...

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21 Feb

Split-Roll Initiative

Split-Roll Initiative: Farm Bureau Says Split-Roll Measure Would Increase Food Costs

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The split-roll property tax initiative would increase taxes on agricultural property, leading to higher food costs for Californians, th...

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21 Feb

Legislative Update

Legislative Update: Bill Would Lead to Lawsuit Abuse in Tax Disputes

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Assembly Member Mark Stone announced February 20 that they are reintroducing legislation...

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21 Feb

Legislative Update

Legislative Update: Legislator Proposes Tax on Businesses Based on Number of Employees

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Assembly Member Kansen Chu this week introduced AB 2843, which would require local governments to impose an additional annual business ...

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14 Feb

Split-Roll Initiative

Split-Roll Initiative: Only 45 Percent of Registered Voters Support Split-Roll Measure, Poll Finds

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Only 45 percent of California’s registered voters support the split-roll property tax initiative, according to poll numbers released th...

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14 Feb

California's Competitiveness

California’s Competitiveness: Californians Lose More Than 375,000 Private-Sector Jobs in Six-Year Span

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Private-sector employers with 50 or more workers in California have eliminated 375,703 jobs since July 2014, according to data updated ...

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07 Feb

California's Competitiveness

California’s Competitiveness: Macy’s and Shutterfly Move Jobs Out of California

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

During the same week that San Francisco Mayor London Breed endorsed the split-roll property tax initiative, newspapers reported that tw...

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07 Feb

Office of Tax Appeals

Office of Tax Appeals: New Opinions Include Precedential Case on Definition of ‘Overcollection’

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Office of Tax Appeals posted 36 opinions to its website this week, including one “pending precedential” decision on what constitute...

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07 Feb

Commentary

CalTax Commentary: What Los Angeles County’s ‘Educational’ Materials Won’t Tell You About Measure FD

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

By CalTax President Robert Gutierrez This commentary was published this week in the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Los Angeles Daily News,...

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31 Jan

State Board of Equalization

State Board of Equalization: Los Angeles Assessor’s Office Reiterates Warnings About Split-Roll Initiative

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Los Angeles County Assistant Assessor George Renkei addressed the board to reiterate some of the problems assessors will face if the sp...

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