California Economy and Taxes
 
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Voluntary Contribution Tax "Check-Offs" March 4, 2020

This post describes recent tax filers' contributions to Voluntary Contribution Funds. 

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January 2020 State Tax Collections February 27, 2020

We discuss monthly collections from the state's three largest taxes. 

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November 2019 State Tax Collections December 18, 2019

We discuss monthly collections from the state's three largest taxes. 

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October 2019 State Tax Collections December 9, 2019

We discuss October 2019 State Tax Collections

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Fiscal Outlook: Focus on Revenues November 20, 2019

We discuss our near-term and out-year revenue estimates in our new Fiscal Outlook for California. 

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September 2019 State Tax Collections October 18, 2019

We discuss September 2019 state tax collections.

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August 2019 State Tax Collections September 23, 2019

We discuss August 2019 state tax collections.

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Evaluating Tax Expenditures August 29, 2019

We explain our approach to evaluating tax expenditures. 

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July 2019 State Tax Collections August 23, 2019

We discuss July 2019 state tax collections.

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June 2019 State Tax Collections July 30, 2019

We discuss June 2019 and fiscal year 2018-19 state tax collections.

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April 2019 State Tax Collections May 21, 2019

We discuss April 2019 state tax collections.

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How Uncertain Are Capital Gains Revenue Estimates? May 20, 2019

We examine historical patterns of financial markets to gauge the range of possible outcomes for capital gains revenue in 2018-19 and beyond. 

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April 2019: Personal Income Tax Tracker May 1, 2019

Daily updates of April personal income tax collections.

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March 2019 State Tax Collections April 22, 2019

We discuss March 2019 state tax collections.

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February 2019 State Tax Collections March 25, 2019

We discuss February 2019 state tax collections.