Synopsis
Check out Spidell's California Minute a podcast dedicated to providing you with California tax news snippets. We'll be bringing you tips and hot topics that will save you time, and save your clients tax, in an audio format that you can access at your office or on your phone. So give us a minute, and we'll give you news you can use.
Episodes
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California conformity to federal alimony treatment
17/04/2026 Duration: 04minThis week we're covering California conformity to federal alimony treatment.
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California treatment of Trump accounts and contributions
24/01/2026 Duration: 05minThis week we're covering California's treatment of Trump accounts and contributions.
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Tips for filing LLC returns
16/01/2026 Duration: 04minThis week we're covering LLC filings, and the answers to questions we get frequently from tax practitioners.
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Options for entities that never formally dissolved
09/01/2026 Duration: 04minThis week we're talking about entities that ceased doing business but never dissolved, and what their options are.
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California nonconformity to business meals deductibility
03/01/2026 Duration: 03minThis week we're covering California nonconformity to the federal rules for business meals and entertainment.
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How to become a California nonresident
23/12/2025 Duration: 03minThis week we're covering tips for truly becoming a nonresident, as well as things not to do when trying to change residency.
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Do California's economic nexus thresholds mean anything?
20/12/2025 Duration: 04minThis week we're covering the purpose of the economic nexus thresholds when taxpayers who fall below the thresholds are still being determined to be doing business in California.
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CalSavers: Household employers, employee owners, and more
12/12/2025 Duration: 04minThis week we're covering the answers to questions wqe've been getting about which employers need to register for CalSavers before the end of the year to avoid penalties, including household employers and employee owners.
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Top 10 "must know" tips for filing 2025 Form 540
06/12/2025 Duration: 05minThis week we're covering the top 10 things to know about filing Form 540 for 2025.
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Remember California no longer requires entities to dissolve by December 31
26/11/2025 Duration: 03minThis week we're talking about tax planning for dissolutions that happen at the end of the year.
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Year-end tax planning strategies
21/11/2025 Duration: 04minThis week we're covering important end-of-year tax-saving opportunities that your clients won't want to miss out on.
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California conformity, or lack thereof, just got a lot more complicated
14/11/2025 Duration: 04minThis week we're looking at various provisions that California now does or does not conform to following the passage of SB 711.
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Reduce tax caused by California's SDI wage base elimination
07/11/2025 Duration: 04minThis week we're covering ways to reduce tax caused by the elimination of California's SDI wage base.
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California now conforms to TCJA alimony rules
31/10/2025 Duration: 04minThis week we're covering California's recent conformity to TCJA alimony provisions, and which taxpayers are affected.
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Understand California’s new retirement contribution deduction conformity
24/10/2025 Duration: 04minThis week we’re covering new California conformity to retirement contribution deductions, following the passage of California’s conformity bill SB 711.
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New California CPA and CTEC licensing and registration requirements
16/10/2025 Duration: 04minThis week we’re covering some changes to the California requirements to obtain a new CPA license and new exemptions from CTEC registration.
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Medi-Cal asset test reinstated starting in 2026
10/10/2025 Duration: 03minThis week, we’re covering the Medi-Cal asset test, which was phased out in 2024 but will be reinstated starting in 2026.
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October 15 filing and payment postponement traps to watch out for
03/10/2025 Duration: 04minThis week we’re covering filing tips for taxpayers whose wildfire postponed filing deadline is approaching on October 15.
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California changes rules for how service professionals, including tax professionals, are taxed
25/09/2025 Duration: 03minThis week, we’re covering changes to how certain multistate service providers, including tax professionals, apportion income to California.
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California’s wildfire settlement exclusion expanded
19/09/2025 Duration: 04minThis week we’re covering an expanded income exclusion for certain taxpayers who received settlements to cover wildfire-related expenses.