State of Tax: California Tax Tribunal Power, Georgia Uber Brief

The week in state tax news: The California Office of Tax Appeals can decide against applying other tax agencies’ regulations when issuing opinions, according to the state attorney general. Meanwhile, Boston’s business elite are pushing a pair of tax-cutting ballot questions, and Georgia’s revenue department asks the state’s top court to pass on Uber’s appeal of an $8.9 million sales tax bill.

Tax Tribunal More Powerful Than It Thought

The California Office of Tax Appeals has the authority to issue rulings that don’t enforce regulations from the state’s other tax agencies, state Attorney General Rob Bonta wrote in an opinion ...