$45
Taxpayers often overlook attorney’s fees when challenging tax assessments. This session will explain how attorney’s fees may be recovered in state and local tax proceedings. The session will cover the statutes, regulations and cases under which attorney’s fees have been awarded, and what showing is needed in order to recover fees. The presentation will also provide an update on recent projects and ongoing activities of the California State Board of Equalization.
Ruben Sislyan focuses his practice on California state and local tax controversies at the audit, administrative, and judicial levels. He has broad experience representing Fortune 500 and middle-market companies, closely held businesses, start-ups, families, and individuals in a wide range of state and local taxes, including corporate franchise/income, personal income, sales and use, property, tobacco, and gross receipts and other local taxes.
Cris K. O’Neall focuses his practice on ad valorem property tax and assessment counseling and litigation (appeal hearings and trials). For over 30 years, he has represented a variety of California taxpayers in equalization proceedings before county assessment appeals boards, the State Board of Equalization, the Superior Court, the California Court of Appeal, and the California Supreme Court.
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