1      BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

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            3                   SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

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            7                    REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT

            8                      OCTOBER 27, 2015

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           10                      F  PUBLIC HEARING

           11                 F1  PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO

           12                       REGULATION 1619

           13                       FOREIGN CONSULS

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           22                      Reported by:  Juli Price Jackson 

           23                                    No. CSR 5214

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            1                        P R E S E N T

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            3    For the Board              Jerome E. Horton
                 of Equalization:           Chairman
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            5                               Sen. George Runner (Ret.)
                                            Vice-Chairman
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            7                               Fiona Ma, CPA 
                                            Member
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            9                               Diane L. Harkey
                                            Member
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           11                               Yvette Stowers
                                            Appearing for Betty T. 
           12                               Yee, State Controller 
                                            (per Government Code 
           13                               Section 7.9)
                 
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                                            Joann Richmond 
           15                               Chief, Board      
                                            Proceedings Division
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           19    For the Department:        Monica Silva
                                            Legal Department
           20                               Tax Counsel III
                 
           21                               Bradley Heller
                                            Legal Department
           22                               Tax Counsel IV
                 
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            1                               450 N STREET

            2                               SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA                                

            3                               OCTOBER 27, 2015

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            5             MR. HORTON:  Ms. Richmond, what is our next 

            6    matter?

            7             MS. RICHMOND:  Our next matter is item F, 

            8    we have a public hearing, item F1, Proposed 

            9    Amendments to Sales and Use Tax Regulation 1619, 

           10    Foreign Consuls.  

           11             MR. HORTON:  Thank you.

           12             Ms. Silva, will you please introduce the 

           13    issues?

           14             MS. SILVA:  Good afternoon.  Monica Silva 

           15    and Bradley Heller here for the Legal Department for 

           16    this public hearing for proposed amendments to 

           17    Regulation 1619.  

           18             The proposed amendments make the regulation 

           19    consistent with current federal law regarding exempt 

           20    sales to foreign missions, representative offices, 

           21    their employees and their dependents.

           22             We have no public comments for today's 

           23    hearing.  Therefore, we request that the Board vote 

           24    to adopt the proposed amendments to Regulation 1619.  

           25             MR. RUNNER:  Move -- move adoption.

           26             MR. HORTON:  Member Runner moves adoption, 

           27    Ms. Stowers seconds.  

           28             Without objection, such will be the order.  




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            2             MS. SILVA:  Thank you.

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            1             REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE.  

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            3    State of California    )

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            5    County of Sacramento   )

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            7             I, JULI PRICE JACKSON, Hearing Reporter for 

            8    the California State Board of Equalization certify 

            9    that on OCTOBER 27, 2015 I recorded verbatim, in 

           10    shorthand, to the best of my ability, the 

           11    proceedings in the above-entitled hearing; that I 

           12    transcribed the shorthand writing into typewriting; 

           13    and that the preceding pages 1 through 4 constitute 

           14    a complete and accurate transcription of the 

           15    shorthand writing.

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           17    Dated:  NOVEMBER 2, 2015

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           21                           JULI PRICE JACKSON

           22                           Hearing Reporter

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