California Wants Artificial Intelligence to Solve Tax Problems

The week in state tax news: A commercial for Corona beer featuring Bad Bunny is one of a growing number of ads getting state film and television tax credits. Meanwhile, a court fight led by Republican states over American Rescue Plan Act funds comes to a murky end, Connecticut joins New Jersey’s battle with New York over taxing remote worker income, and former California Gov. Jerry Brown warns that a November ballot measure could end the state’s power to tax and spend.

Artificial intelligence may soon be at the other end of phone calls or chat messages asking California’s sales ...