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California Courts of Appeal

Dec. 31, 2014

Coblentz Patch loses appeal of San Francisco's partnership distribution tax

San Francisco law firms hoping to dodge increased taxes from a 2008 voter proposition suffered a defeat when the 1st District Court of Appeal upheld a lower court ruling siding with the city.


By Joshua Sebold


Daily Journal Staff Writer


San Francisco law firms hoping to dodge increased taxes from a 2008 voter proposition suffered a defeat when the 1st District Court of Appeal upheld a lower court ruling siding with the city.


Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP sued in 2011 over Proposition Q, a San Francisco voter initiative that expanded payroll taxes to partnerships, which previously didn't have to pay them on distributions. <...

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