ORANGE COUNTY – May 21, 2019 – Cris K. O’Neall of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Orange County office has been recognized as “Tax Advocate of the Year” by the California Alliance of Taxpayer Advocates (CATA). The recognition was based in part on O’Neall’s role in getting amendments to California’s Property Tax Rules approved by the California State Board … Continue Reading
County Assessors across California believe that the property located in their counties is worth substantially more this year than it was last year. Each Assessor is required to prepare an annual assessment roll consisting of all taxable property in their county. In many counties, roll values increased substantially: San Francisco (↑10.80 percent), San Mateo (↑8.03 … Continue Reading
California’s Documentary Transfer Tax Act (Rev. & Tax. Code §§ 11901, et seq.) is based upon the former federal Documentary Stamp Tax Act first enacted by Congress to raise revenues for the Spanish-American War. The federal law was repealed, effective Jan. 1, 1968, and simultaneously California, like many other states, picked up the tax with … Continue Reading
