California Economy and Taxes
 
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2017 May Revision: Background on Revenue Issues May 24, 2017

We provide additional detail on several key revenue issues in the May Revision, including administration estimates of capital gains and Proposition 30 revenues.

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2017 May Revision: LAO Revenue Outlook May 12, 2017

We discuss our updated state revenue outlook, released as part of our response to the Governor's 2017 May Revision.

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April 2017 State Tax Collections May 8, 2017

We tracked personal income tax (PIT) collections of California's tax agencies throughout April, a key month for receipts of the state government's largest revenue source. This post also includes prelimimary tax agency reports on April's corporation and sales tax collections.

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March 2017 State Tax Collections April 11, 2017

Based on preliminary tax agency data, March 2017 income tax collection trends were quite positive.

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February 2017 State Tax Collections March 9, 2017

We now have some preliminary February 2017 state tax collection data from California's tax agencies.

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Administration's January 2017 Proposition 30/55 Revenue Estimates February 7, 2017

We display the administration's estimates for this revenue source as of January 2017.

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January 2017 State Tax Collections February 6, 2017

We have received preliminary data from tax agencies on January 2017 collections of California's major state taxes.

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December 2016 State Tax Collections January 5, 2017

We have begun to receive preliminary information on December 2016 state major tax collections.

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November 2016 State Tax Collections December 13, 2016

We discuss the preliminary data from tax agencies about November 2016 state tax collections.

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Fiscal Outlook: Proposition 30/55 Revenue Estimates November 16, 2016

We provide our updated Proposition 30/55 revenue estimates.

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October 2016 State Revenues November 10, 2016

We have begun to receive preliminary information from the state's tax agencies on major tax revenue collections in October.

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September 2016 State Revenues October 18, 2016

We have received preliminary information from tax agencies on September 2016 collections of the state's major taxes.

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August 2016 State Revenues September 15, 2016

We have received preliminary collection data from the state's tax agencies for major revenue collections in August 2016.

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FTB Data: County Income Distributions, 2013 September 12, 2016

We discuss the distribution of incomes across almost all of California's counties based on data from 2013 personal income tax returns filed with the state's Franchise Tax Board.

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Additional Data: FTB Income Distributions for Each Available County September 12, 2016

In this post, we display graphics displaying the 2013 income before deductions, as reported in state tax data, for each available California county. This post accompanies an explanatory note on these income distributions here.