Assembly Bill No. 195, published July 1, 2022, makes a number of important changes to streamline administration and transparency of California's cannabis industry. One such amendment was made which discontinues cultivation tax beginning on January 1, 2023, and...
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Sales & Use Tax Compliance
Cannabis Businesses May Benefit from California Budget Deal
The Governor and legislative leaders agreed on a variety of provisions in the 2022-2023 budget agreement including one that would help cannabis business owners. AB 195/SB 195 would repeal the cannabis cultivate tax, revise the cannabis excise tax to be collected at...
Netflix Prevails Over County Tax
The Los Angeles County Superior Court has decided that streaming video providers like Netflix are not subject to local video service provider fees. This decision comes after the City of Lancaster filed a class action lawsuit (City of Lancaster v. Netflix et al.),...
California Sales and Use Tax Relief
If you owe sales and use tax to California, either because you purchased tangible personal property for use in California, or you are an out-of-state seller that failed to collect use tax on sales to California customers, you may qualify for the California Department...
Update to PL 86-272
Public Law 86-272 has long been an income tax protection for out-of-state sellers who enter into other states, including California, for purposes limited to the “mere solicitation of orders” of tangible personal property, when the orders are approved and filled...
CDTFA Requests to Formalize Sales and Use Tax Regs for Marketplace Sales
The California Department of Tax & Fee Administration (CDTFA) has requested approval to begin formalizing Sales and Use Tax Regulation 1684.5, Marketplace Sales, which would assist in implementing legislation enacted in 2019 requiring marketplace facilitators and...
