A Los Angeles County superior court judge dismissed a lawsuit that sought to invalidate Measure ULA, also called the mansion tax. Measure ULA, which took effect in April 2023, significantly
Continue Reading Los Angeles ULA ‘Mansion Tax’ Survives Latest Bout
In Polselli v. IRS, the Supreme Court was tasked with determining whether the IRS, pursuant to powers granted in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 7609(c)(2)(D)(i), is entitled to issue third-party summonses, without notice, for bank account records in which the taxpayer targeted by the summons does not have a legal interest.
Continue Reading Supreme Court Affirms IRS Power to Summons Bank Information Without Notice to Delinquent Taxpayer
Retail real estate has been one of the hardest hit markets by the COVID-19 pandemic. State shutdown orders and health guidelines, a shift in retailers’ needs, and tenant bankruptcies have
Continue Reading Pandemic-Driven Devalued Retail Real Estate Owners Should Seek Property Tax Reductions
San Francisco’s 2020 Ballot will include five tax and bond measures, which if passed would provide for a total of $980 million in debt service for bonds, and tax increases
Continue Reading Tax Measures on San Francisco’s November 2020 Ballot
In November 2020, California voters will decide whether to fundamentally change how real property is taxed in the state. Proposition 15, if approved, would establish a “split roll” property tax
Continue Reading California Voters to Decide Whether to Increase Property Taxes on Commercial and Industrial Properties
In July 2019 the IRS identified post offshore voluntary disclosure program (OVDP) compliance as a campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to pursue those OVDP participants who fail to
Continue Reading Your Offshore Voluntary Disclosure May Be Long Over but the IRS May Be Looking at Your Ongoing Tax Compliance
The IRS Office of Chief Counsel announced in Issue Number IR-2020-130 that it will be making a time-limited settlement offer to certain taxpayers with pending docketed Tax Court cases involving
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has raised questions and concerns about upcoming property tax payment and reporting deadlines in California and whether taxpayers may be entitled to any relief
Continue Reading GT ALERT – COVID-19’s Impact on California Property Tax Deadlines and Planning Considerations
While the IRS has been cracking down on syndicated conservation easements for over ten years, earlier this year Chuck Rettig, the Commissioner of the IRS, announced several campaign areas upon
Continue Reading Syndicated Conservation Easements: Under New Fire as IRS Enforcement Action Increases