McNerney bill making state taxes easier to file is now law

Filing state taxes are going to be a lot easier in 2026 thanks to State Senator Jerry McNerney.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed McNerney’s Senate Bill 711 into law that aligns numerous state tax requirements with federal requirements for the first time in a decade.

“Filing taxes can be overly complicated and confusing, especially when state and federal tax laws treat the same issues in different or opposite ways,” said McNerney, D-Pleasanton, who is chair of the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee. “With the governor’s signing of SB 711, filing taxes in California is now easier, especially for taxpayers with small businesses.”

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