Category: Tax Planning

By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. As of July 1 st , important changes are now being implemented regarding the administrative side of California tax law. The state Legislature has restructured the Board of Equalization (BOE) into three separate entities: the BOE, the California Department...

By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. Very recently, the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has had to notify certain California limited liability companies (LLCs) that their 2017 LLC annual tax/estimated fee payment were misapplied to the 2016 tax year, which resulted in the FTB mistakenly sending...

By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq . As many of you are aware, annual fees for California limited liability companies were due June 15 th . So here are a few pointers to keep in mind as you are filing forms and paying fees. While...

By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. Due to a dramatic increase in tax returns that appear to be related to possible identity thefts, the Franchise Tax Board “FTB” is sending out additional forms for taxpayers to fill out, in order to ensure that these refunds...

By: Tamara Pow , Esq. On February 2 nd , 2017, the Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies, and the tax industry sent out an urgent alert to all employers regarding a recent spike in cases of the Form W-2 email phishing scam that...

By: Tamara Pow, Esq. For anyone who is currently invested in real estate or is considering doing so, whether you intend on moonlighting as a real estate professional simultaneously with your day job, or transmitting away from your current profession into the field of...