Taxation
Ca. Tax Lawyer 2016, VOLUME 25, NUMBER 2
Content
- 2016 Sacramento Delegation
- Contents
- Masthead
- Message from the Chair
- Problems Regarding Recently Enacted Provisions Relating to the Portability of a Deceased Spouse's Unused (Unified Gift/Estate Tax) Exemption ("Dsue") and Proposed Solutions to Those Problems
- Proposal to Amend Revenue and Taxation Code Section 19035 to Mandate That the Franchise Tax Board Provide All Notices Relating to Joint Tax Returns to Each Joint Filer
- Proposal to Clarify Portion Rules That Determine When a Power Holder Other Than the Grantor Is Treated as the Owner of Trust Income
- Simplified Return Filing and Tax Payments for Partnership and Limited Liability Company Conversions
- Taxation Section 2015-2016 Leadership Directory
- Visiting the Committees
- Bar Business Taxation Section Overview
BAR BUSINESS Taxation Section Overview
MEMBERSHIP
Membership is open to everyone including lawyers, accountants, enrolled agents, trust officers, etc. The Section maintains two levels of membership: Regular membership for those who are admitted to the State Bar of California, and Associate membership for all others, such as lawyers admitted in other states. Joining the Section may be done through the Section’s website, or by contacting Lynn Taylor, Taxation Section Coordinator at the State Bar, at (415) 5382580 or lynn.taylor@calbar.ca.gov.
LEADERSHIP
The Taxation Section is led by an Executive Committee comprised of three officers and fifteen members. It is supported by the chairs of the Standing Committees; in addition, a select number of government representatives and leading tax practitioners serve as advisors. Please see the Taxation Section Leadership Directory, infra, for a listing of the individuals involved. The Executive Committee typically meets four times a year to attend to Taxation Section business. Applications for appointment in September are typically due the preceding January. For more information, please contact Robert S. Horwitz, Chair of the Section, at (310) 281-3200 or horwitz@taxlitigator.com.