On June 28, 2025, Senate Republicans released their updated version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), moving closer to finalizing their sweeping tax reform package ahead of a self-imposed July 4 deadline. A key...more
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released a draft package that includes a major provision aimed at curbing the use of state pass-through entity taxes (PTETs) to bypass the federal $10,000 cap on state and local...more
Clients frequently come to us while in the process of selling interests in California-based businesses. Clients who are not residents of California typically expect that they will not be subject to California income tax on...more
10/31/2023
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S-Corporation ,
Sale of Assets ,
State Taxes ,
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Every so often something new and different comes along in the world of state and local tax that does not fit within the existing conceptual frameworks and rules. For example, the delivery of digital books and other digital...more
7/27/2022
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Bitcoin Mining ,
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Cryptocurrency ,
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Digital Media ,
Income Taxes ,
Local Taxes ,
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Property Tax ,
Sales Tax ,
State Taxes ,
Unclaimed Property
A California state appellate court recently upheld the trial court's decision in The 2009 Metropoulos Family Trust v. Franchise Tax Board that nonresident shareholders of an S corporation source gain on the S corporation's...more
6/7/2022
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Asset Purchase Agreements ,
Business Income ,
Family Trusts ,
Franchise Tax Board ,
Goodwill ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
S-Corporation ,
Sale of Assets ,
Shareholders ,
State Taxes ,
Subsidiaries ,
Tax Liability