California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed AB 37 into law, which legalizes licensed state cannabis businesses including marijuana growers, processors, and sellers to take deductions for their business expenses on state income tax returns. It exempts these...
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New California Bill Clarifies Worker Classification Test for Professions Excluded from AB 5
On October 2, 2019, the Governor of California approved Assembly Bill 170, which details the alternative test for workers to be classified as Independent Contractors within professions that are specifically excluded from the provisions of Assembly Bill 5, which was...
California Worker Classification Changed Significantly By AB 5
With the California Governor's approval of Assembly Bill No. 5 on September 18, 2019, worker classification law in the state has changed significantly by codifying the "ABC" test established in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, 4 Cal.5th...
California Governor Passes Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Trucks Used Out of State
The California Legislature recently passed Assembly Bill No. 321, which adds an exemption until January 1, 2024, to existing state sales and use tax laws related to "the sale of, or the storage, use, or consumption of, a new, used, or remanufactured truck with an...
Trump Signs Taxpayer First Act
The Taxpayer First Act signed into law by President Trump requires the IRS to make important changes that will benefit taxpayers and improve tax administration. Low-income taxpayers who owe money to the IRS now have protection from private debt collectors, and certain...
Dynamex to Apply Retroactively in California Wage and Hour Cases, Says Ninth Circuit
A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel presided over by Frederic Block recently issued its opinion in Vasquez, et al. v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc., finding that the "ABC test" for worker classification adopted last year in Dynamex Ops. W. Inc. v....
Online Retailers May Get Post-Wayfair Relief
Help may be coming for retailers concerned with the abrupt change in the law last year that may require many retailers to begin collecting tax on sales to customers in a state regardless of whether the retailer has a physical presence in the state. In 2018, the U.S....
Shippers May Be Liable for Wage Payments Related to Certain California Port Trucking Companies
Effective January 1, 2019, under California Labor Code Section 2810.4, customers of certain port trucking companies may be held liable for unpaid wages due to commercial truck drivers, as well as any related assessments. According to the DLSE: Any customer that...
California Considers Text Messaging Tax
The California Public Utilities Commission recently released a decision finding that text messaging services could be subject to Public Purpose Program surcharges, as suggested by Commissioner Carla J. Peterman. The proposed decision does not have legal effect at this...
California’s New 2019 Rules for Sales & Use Tax for Out-of-State Businesses
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) announced this week that, starting April 1, 2019, out-of-state retailers whose sales for delivery into California exceed $100,000 or 200 deliveries will be required to register with California and collect...