On March 16, 2023, California Assembly Bill 52 (AB 52) was amended to provide a manufacturing equipment tax credit. If signed into law, taxpayers would be authorized to take an 

Continue Reading Will California Provide a De Facto Local Tax Exemption for the Sale or Use of Manufacturing Equipment?

In California, spring flowers may bring tax dollars as state Senate Democrats propose increasing the corporate tax rate along with other changes and the California Supreme Court agreed with the

Continue Reading More Taxes in California’s 2023-2024 Budget Plan; CA Supreme Court Declines to Review Sales Tax Case

In the third episode of GT’s state and local tax podcast – GeTtin’ SALTy – host Nikki Dobay talks to Brad Marsh, Co-chair of GT’s U.S. State and Local Tax

Continue Reading GeTtin’ SALTy Episode 3 | A Conversation About the California State Board of Equalization and ACA 11

On April 7, 2023, the Second District of the California Court of Appeal published a landmark opinion on California property tax law that expands the tax-exempt status of intangible assets

Continue Reading California Court of Appeal Landmark Opinion Expands Intangible Asset Exemption from Property Tax Assessment


The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently held in Online Merchants Guild v. Hassell that the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue failed to provide sufficient evidence that non-Pennsylvania businesses selling merchandise through

Continue Reading Sales Tax Ripples from the Keystone State to the Golden State – Impact of Pennsylvania’s Online Merchants Guild Decision on California Sales Tax

Senate Bill 113 (SB 113), which Gov. Newsom signed into law Feb. 9, 2022, contains important California tax law changes, including reinstatement of business tax credits and net operating loss
Continue Reading California SB 113 Eliminates Suspension on NOL Deductions, Lifts Limitation on Use of Tax Credits, and Expands Elective Pass-Through Entity Tax

As this year’s filing deadline of Feb. 15, 2022 approaches, those representing nonprofit organizations with California properties may wish to determine whether their clients are eligible for any applicable exemption,
Continue Reading California Property Tax Exemptions for Nonprofits – Annual Filings Due Feb. 15, 2022