On Tuesday, June 27, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Taxpayer Transparency and Fairness Act of 2017. Sweeping changes to the administration of taxes and fees formerly administered by the Board of Equalization take effect on July 1, 2017. A...
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Month: June 2017
Taxpayer Transparency and Fairness Act Presented to Governor Brown
The Taxpayer Transparency and Fairness Act of 2017, which will create two new entities (the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and the Office of Tax Appeals) to take over most of the California State Board of Equalization's functions, has passed both...
Federal Bill Introduced to Simplify State Income Taxes for Mobile Workers
The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017, which aims to make a person's wages and other remuneration subject to income tax only in the employee's state of residence and the state where the employee was physically...
Confusion and Uncertainty at the BOE
The Board of Equalization is attempting to respond to the California Legislature's mandate to turn over most of its authority to two newly created agencies, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, and a Department of Administrative Tax Appeals. It's...
California’s Fast Track to Tax Reform
As of July 1, 2017, California's State Board of Equalization will likely be a thing of the past. Lawmakers voted on June 15th to pass Senate Bill 86, The Taxpayer Transparency and Fairness Act of 2017, which will rapidly create a new Department of Tax and Fee...
Could Physical Presence Make a Comeback for Sales and Use Tax?
If Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goolatte (R-VA) get their way, it will. On June 12, 2016, Sensenbrenner and Goolatte introduced the "No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017" which would expand the "physical presence"...
Worker Classification to be Tested in California Supreme Court
In January, 2015, the California Supreme Court granted review of Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (Lee) (2014) 230 Cal.App.4th 718.The issue presented is as follows:In a wage and hour class action involving claims that the plaintiffs were misclassified...
Department of Labor Eases Federal Guidance on Use of Contract Labor
U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced on June 7, 2017 that the Department will no longer follow the informal guidance issued as Administrator Interpretation Letters in 2015 and 2016 regarding joint employment and independent contractors [here], signaling...
TIGTA Releases Semi-Annual Report to Congress
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has released its semi-annual report to Congress for the period October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017. The reports summarizes data about the agency's notable audits, investigations, inspections, and...
