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Ordinance#230960Passed
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The ordinance authorizes the City to settle a lawsuit with Twilio Inc. for $18 million regarding tax refunds for telephone users and access line taxes from 2009 to 2018. It also stipulates that the City will not impose additional taxes for two months after the settlement payment, and Twilio will handle tax collection in a specified way moving forward.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Twilio Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $18,000,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 27, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-592267; entitled Twilio Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of telephone users taxes and access line taxes, and related penalties and interest, for tax periods June 1, 2009, through and including December 31, 2018; other material terms of the settlement are that the City will not impose additional telephone users taxes and access line taxes, and any related penalties and interest, for any periods through two months after the settlement is paid, and Twilio Inc. will collect and remit telephone users taxes and access line taxes in a certain manner for all subsequent periods.

Introduced: Sep 19, 2023
Final action: Nov 9, 2023
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How they voted

FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors ยท Nov 7, 2023Pass
4-0 /1
PASSED ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors ยท Oct 31, 2023Pass
5-0
RECOMMENDED
Government Audit and Oversight Committee ยท Oct 19, 2023Pass
2-0

Legislative journey

Clerk of the BoardSep 7, 2023
ยทRECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT
PresidentSep 19, 2023
โ†’RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
Government Audit and Oversight CommitteeOct 19, 2023
โœ“RECOMMENDEDPass
Board of SupervisorsOct 31, 2023 โ€“ Nov 7, 2023
โœ“PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass
โœ“FINALLY PASSEDPass
MayorNov 9, 2023
โœ“APPROVED