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California Redefines Licensed Software as “Tangible Property” for Sales Tax Purposes

California Extends Sales and Use Tax to Software and SaaS On June 29, 2026, Governor Newsom signed…

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New Tax Case Precedent

The federally declared COVID-19 disaster period ran from January 20, 2020, through May 11, 2023. Two recent…

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F Reorganizations and the PTET

The PTET In California, the “pass-through entity tax” (PTET) refers to an election by a partnership or…

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Section 1202 Under the OBBBA – Pale Ale to IPA

For craft beer drinkers, IPA (i.e., India Pale Ale[1]) has seemed the preferred style for some time. …

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Return to OZ – Opportunity Zones in the OBBBA

“Thank you, and on behalf of the group and ourselves I hope we passed the audition.”  So…

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Transferring Property Tax Basis in California After Proposition 19

Questions about real estate taxes, from people who are not real estate investors, usually are about property…

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Key Insights from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

The world of taxation may undergo a significant transformation with the proposed One Big Beautiful Bill Act,…

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The Corporate Transparency Act – Interim Final Rules by Treasury

When we last looked in on the ongoing saga of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its…

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Delaware Statutory Trusts – The Versatile Like-Kind Exchange Tool

Anyone doing a like-kind exchange under IRC Section 1031, or anyone familiar with the 1031 exchange cottage…

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