California Cities Ink Last-Minute Tax Deals as Restrictions Loom

December 18, 2019, 9:45 AM UTC

It took 40 seconds earlier this month for the California city of Ontario to approve a 15-year deal to give the maker of North Face apparel about $20 million of its sales tax revenue for locating a warehouse in the city.

The latest in a long string of tax-sharing agreements comes less than a month before a new state law takes effect forcing more transparency with such deals. But it’s unclear if the new law effective Jan. 1 will dampen enthusiasm among California cities for dangling multi-million dollar payouts to lure in corporate headquarters and regional warehouses.

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