This week we're covering tax preparer regulation efforts, starting with the recent situation in Nevada that's keeping Enrolled Agents from being able to do their jobs.

This week we’re covering an initiative to split California into smaller pieces and how that would play out if it passes.

This week we’re covering the recent Wayfair decision and the potential effect on sales and use tax collection.

This week, we're covering the new centralized partnership audit rules and SB 274, which lays out partnership reporting requirements for FTB purposes.

This week, we're covering mandatory electronic payments and the associated penalties and waivers.

This week we're talking about community property and how couples might keep income separate if they wish to do so.

This week we're covering areas of California nonconformity to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

This week we're covering SB 993, legislation that has been introduced in California to impose a sales tax on services.

This week we're talking about the steps to take if a taxpayer qualifies for Ralite treatment.

This week is the first of a two-part series covering the Ralite case, which relieves certain taxpayers of debt liability when they walk away from a business entity.

This week we’re looking at bills that California and two other states are using to get around limitations put in place by the tax reform act.

This week we’re going to be covering penalty abatement and what constitutes reasonable cause.

This week we're covering FTB notices and how to best contact the FTB.

This week we're covering what to do if a direct deposit refund is directed into the wrong bank account, and then we have some tips for communicating with the FTB.

This week we're covering a new bill that's trying to offset one big change made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

This week we're covering the details of the filing extension provided to taxpayers affected by certain 2017 disasters.

This week we're covering a continuing problem with taxpayers receiving a 1099-G in a year different than the year the refund was actually received.

This week we're covering notices the FTB sends when they need to verify taxpayer information and how you can verify the legitimacy of a notice.

This week we have a reminder about the EDD’s e-pay mandate and how to get a waiver.

This week we have an update to the idea of prepaying 2018 taxes in 2017, which we had discussed in a flash e-mail last week.

This week we're covering virtual currencies, with an update regarding the IRS's attempt to get its hands on bitcoin transaction records.

This week, we have some tax reform strategies that your clients can use before the end of the year, and we also talk about how California law conforms to federal.

This week we're covering the new Schedule X that is replacing Form 540X for amended returns.

This week we have information on the cannabis permits that various businesses need, and the types of tax assessed against cannabis products.

This week we have information on how to get a copy of a fraudulent tax return filed by an identity thief, and how the FTB treats subsequent-year returns.