2026 Precedential Franchise & Income Tax Opinions

DecisionsMonthYearCiteDecision TypeIssues
Western Distributing CompanySeptember20262026-OTA-467PPending PrecedentialUnitary business (unitary-business principle); tax benefit rule (IRC 111); special apportionment (trucking company) (Reg. 25137-11); alternative apportionment (Reg. 25137); interest abatement
J. Otting and Y. OttingAugust20262026-OTA-403PPending PrecedentialCalifornia source income (severance payments, medical premiums, restricted stock units [RSU] income) (R&TC 17951, 17952; Reg. 17951-5)
Advanced American Laboratories, Inc.August20262026-OTA-397PPending PrecedentialResearch and development (R&D) credit (IRC 41; R&TC 23609)
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc. and AffiliatesJuly20262026-OTA-311PPrecedentialUnitary business; allocation and apportionment (R&TC 25137)
K. JonesJune20262026-OTA-288PPrecedentialOTA jurisdiction (R&TC 19324, 19322.1; Reg. 30103)
Ken's Foods, Inc.June20262026-OTA-249PPrecedentialWhether appellant’s California activities exceeded Public Law (PL) 86-272 protection
McDonell Lane, Inc.June20262026-OTA-247PPrecedentialDoing business in California (commercial domicile did not shift upon death) (R&TC 23101)
R. Mitchell and J. MitchellApril20262026-OTA-196PPrecedentialInvoluntary conversion of property (IRC 1033)
EWV, LLC; A. Abady and M. Abady; S. Hashem and F. Hashem; F. Kanani and J. Abrams.February20262026-OTA-080PPrecedentialLike-kind exchange (exchange expenses, constructive receipt of escrow funds, taxable boot) (IRC 1031); interest abatement
APlusLives (A+Lives) L.L.C_January20262026-OTA-052PPrecedentialAnnual minimum tax (LLC) (R&TC 17941); per-partner (LLC) late filing penalty (R&TC 19172); demand penalty (R&TC 19133); filing enforcement fee (R&TC 19254)
R. Garcia and M. Garcia - Opinion on Severed IssuesJanuary20262026-OTA-022PPrecedentialOTA does not have jurisdiction to apportion Tribal reservation-sourced income (constitutional issues, federal preemption, apportionment)
R. Garcia and M. Garcia - Opinion on Second Severed IssueJanuary20262026-OTA-021PPrecedentialTaxation of reservation-source income (R&TC 17131.7)