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If Paramount Leaves California, It Might Cut Costs but Wouldn’t Save on State Taxes

“When I’ve done the analysis of the tax savings of moving out of California, for most companies that are not flow-through [i.e., not partnerships or LLCs], there really isn’t an income tax savings,” said Robert Johnson, a CPA who teaches state and local taxes at Cal State University Northridge. “California is market-based sourcing. Unless you’re going to get all your customers to move, you’re not going to change how much gets sourced to California.”

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-state-taxes-leaving-california-1236833420/

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