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Calif. Cannabis Businesses Could Pay Taxes With Cash


With marijuana businesses unable to use banks, the California Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would allow them to pay state taxes with cash while avoiding a penalty that is currently imposed.

The Senate sent Gov. Jerry Brown AB 821, which would end the state Board of Equalization policy of charging a 10% penalty when taxes of more than $10,000 are paid in cash. The board now considers waiving the penalty for cash payments on a case-by-case basis.

“It’s very cumbersome and time-consuming,” said Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) of the waiver process.

Federal law classifies marijuana as an illegal drug, which means businesses that handle cannabis cannot deposit their sales revenue at federally regulated banks.

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