By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Is California ranked as one of the worst states from the perspective of business taxation? The Tax Foundation, an independent tax policy research organization, recently published its annual State Business Tax...
California Buyers And Sellers Will No Longer Be Able To Hide Price Of Property (Part 2)
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Sunday, December 28, 2014. Arguments in Support of the Bill The California Senate criticized the prior Documentary Transfer Tax Act as an "outdated statute" that allowed parties to "shield" the amount of transfer tax paid...
California Buyers And Sellers Will No Longer Be Able To Hide Price Of Property (Part 1)
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Saturday, December 27, 2014. Earlier this year, California Governor Jerry Brown enacted new legislation that will upset property buyers and sellers hoping to keep the value of a transaction private. Under California's Documentary Transfer Tax...
Are Home Delivery Carriers of Newspapers Employees or Independent Contractors?
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Saturday, December 20, 2014. We have covered the issue of whether a worker should be classified as an employee or independent contractor, but the issue is an important one for businesses. When a worker is...
What Does a San Diego Business Do to Run Afoul of the California Taxation Authorities?
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Friday, November 28, 2014. Sometimes a San Diego Business or person doesn't have to do anything to run afoul of the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB). I had an issue with the California FTB years...
Sales and Use Tax Can Be a Murky Subject for Many San Diego Businesses
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Monday, November 24, 2014. San Diego businesses are responsible for the collection of sale or use tax, as well as reporting and paying those taxes in a timely manner to various California taxation authorities. Tax...
California Wants Your Money: State Increases Use Of Levies
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Thursday, October 30, 2014. We've discussed before the differences between a lien and levy. A lien is a mechanism often used by the Internal Revenue Service or California Franchise Tax Board to create a legal attachment...
California To Impose A Mileage-Based Driving Tax? Maybe
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Monday, October 27, 2014. On September 29, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed groundbreaking legislation into law that may make California one of the first states to impose taxes on drivers based on how many...