Case Updates
BREAKING NEWS: Gillette Oral Arguments Scheduled
The California Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in the
Gillette Multistate Tax Compact case. This comes three
years after the California Court of Appeal issued its decision
allowing taxpayers to elect to use the three-factor, equally
weighted method to apportion income.
Oral arguments will be held October 6, at 9 a.m. in San
Francisco. We anticipate the court to issue its written decision by
January.
Reed Smith State Tax Attorneys Awarded Attorney's
Fees
The California Court of Appeal held in its September 2014
decision, Frank Cutler v. Franchise Tax Board,1
that Reed Smith secured a significant benefit for the public by
bringing a case that resulted in the court striking down portions
of an unconstitutional and discriminatory tax incentive. Thus, the
taxpayer, Frank Cutler, was entitled to attorney fees incurred in
the action. The basis for the fee award was California's
Private
