California Corporate & Securities Law

Justice Kenneth R. Yegan clearly and concisely frames the question in Western Surety Co. v. La Cumbre Office Partners, LLC, 2017 Cal. App. LEXIS 77 (2017):

The State of California imposes its franchise tax on every corporation (other than a bank, financial corporation or exempt corporation) that is "doing business" in California.  Cal. Rev. & Tax Code § 23151.  This tax is imposed without regard to...