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...
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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...
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...
California Assembly Members File Competing Bills Following California Supreme Court Dynamex Decision
January 24, 2019 Update: On January 17, 2019, Assembly Bill AB 71 (Melendez) (seeking to statutorily supersede the narrow holding in Dynamex, by codifying the widely accepted factors in Borello) was referred to the Assembly Committee on Labor & Employment....
Ohio Becomes First State to Accept Bitcoin for Tax Payments
The Treasurer of Ohio announced this week that taxpayers in his state will be able to pay business taxes with cryptocurrency - making Ohio the first state in the U.S. to do so."Treasurer Mandel believes in leveraging cutting-edge technology to provide Ohioans more...
California Post-Wayfair Update: Change is On the Horizon
The California Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) released a fiscal outlook report recently that indicates California will soon be implementing changes to sales and use tax collection for out-of-state businesses in the wake of the June 2018 Wayfair decision. "The...
Good News for Taxpayers with Defunct California Entities!
California taxpayers who ceased doing business but continue to get requests for unpaid taxes or unfiled returns from the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) may benefit from a new bill, AB 2503, which goes into effect January 1, 2019, and provides two options for an...
Legislators Seek to Limit Impact of Wayfair Decision through New House Bill
On September 13, 2018, a bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives "to prohibit States from retroactively imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller," among other purposes. H.R. 6824, also called the Online Sales Simplicity and Small...
Californians to Vote on Two Tax-Related Ballot Measures in June 2018
Californians will be able to vote on two new legislative measures related to taxes on the June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election ballot.Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 5 seeks several changes, including:A new requirement that funds generated from taxes...
