Introduction to Tax Law Research

After signing in with your Bloomberg Law ID, navigate to Browse > Practice Centers: Tax, and select "State" in the top menu. From here, locate state tax laws, regulations, cases, and analysis. Limit tax materials by jurisdiction or utilize tools such as state law chart builders, state-by-state topical tax analysis, and tax form builders.
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Locate state-specific or multi-state resources, including cases, regulations, and treatises.

Locate publications containing state & local tax law information, from state-specific legal encyclopedias to more specialized tax titles.

Available in Westlaw. Includes laws & statutes, regulations, cases, forms and instructions, and more.

Published in 2007 by the California Legislative Analyst's Office.

Rutter Group practice guides cover a wide variety of California law topics. Many titles contain chapters addressing taxation aspects of those topics.

Available in Westlaw

Available in Westlaw

Available in Westlaw

The CDTFA administers California's sales and use, fuel, tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis taxes, as well as a variety of other taxes and fees that fund specific state programs.

Find information on state payroll taxes.

The FTB mission is to help taxpayers file tax returns timely and accurately.

The office was established to hear appeals from California taxpayers regarding various taxes and fees administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and the Franchise Tax Board.

The BOE administers tax programs in three general areas: the alcoholic beverage tax, the tax on insurers, and the property tax, and hears various appeals relating to these tax areas. It also acts in an oversight capacity to ensure compliance by county assessors with property tax laws, regulations, and assessment issues.

The California Tax Service Center is a partnership of several state agencies. Find forms, publications, requirements, and other information related to state income tax, sales and use tax, payroll tax, and other taxes.

Lists federal, California-specific, and local tax law treatises and other secondary sources.

Suggests general resources for researching state & local tax law.