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The California State Legislature overturned Microsoft’s recent win at the Office of Tax Appeals, which held that the gross amount of dividends received from foreign affiliates outside its water’s-edge group should be included...more
In a decision that may have significant repercussions regarding apportionment for California corporate tax purposes, the California Office of Tax Appeals (“OTA”) has denied the Franchise Tax Board’s (“FTB”) petition for a...more
The California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) denied a request for rehearing of a July 2023 OTA opinion favorable to Microsoft Corp. that could have wide-ranging impacts for a water's edge filer in California, particularly one...more
The Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) handed Microsoft an enormous win in its controversy with the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) over the inclusion of qualifying dividends in the sales factor denominator for which it also...more
On February 14, 2024, the California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) denied the California Franchise Tax Board’s (FTB) request for rehearing in the Appeal of Microsoft Corporation and Subsidiaries (OTA Case No. 21037336)....more
What does the recent OTA ruling tell you about a California tax audit? What can we learn from the results of an investigation by the Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) into the practices of a California tax agency? Why do you need...more
In the Appeal of Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative (2023-OTA-342P) (Beet Sugar), the California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) issued a precedential opinion holding the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) is not...more
The California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) recently held that a California resident’s income tax paid to Massachusetts from the sale of his membership interest in a limited liability company (LLC) doing business in...more
A common LLC problem: LLC members are ready to call it quits on the LLC and divide their interests in the LLC’s real property. Some members may want to sell, receive cash, and recognize gains for tax purposes. Other...more
On January 28, 2020, the California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) denied the California Franchise Tax Board’s (FTB) request to rehear In the Matter of the Appeal of Sharon Mitchell (OTA Case No. 18011715). This decision may...more
The California Office of Tax Appeals (“OTA”) recently issued a decision finding that a nonresident sole proprietor, who performed all services outside of California but performed such services for California customers, was...more
The California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA)—in a 3-0 pending precedential opinion granting the Appeal of Jali, LLC—has rejected the Franchise Tax Board’s (FTB) 0.2 percent ownership threshold as the new bright-line standard...more
Starting January 1, 2018, the California Board of Equalization’s (BOE) significant appellate responsibilities—including hearing appeals regarding income tax and sales and use taxes—transfer to the newly-created Office of Tax...more
The New California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) on November 6, 2017, held an interested parties meeting in Sacramento to discuss the contents of a draft of emergency regulations to guide both income tax appeals from the...more
As part of Governor Jerry Brown’s 2017 budget bill, the California State Board of Equalization (SBE) was stripped of its functions that had been authorized by statute, leaving principally property tax matters deriving from...more
Major changes to California’s tax policies got a step closer after the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 102, the Taxpayer Transparency and Fairness Act of 2017 (Act) on June 15, 2017, as part of the state budget....more
The California State Board of Equalization (Board) recently issued a favorable decision in an important Section 1031 exchange case. As an elected body of five members, the Board hears appeals in California tax cases where the...more