California Economy and Taxes
 



January 2018 State Tax Collections February 13, 2018

We discuss preliminary data on January 2018 state tax collections.


December Major Taxes Far Above Projections January 3, 2018

We discuss preliminary data on December 2017 state tax collections.


November 2017 State Revenues December 11, 2017

We have received preliminary data on November 2017 collections of California's major state taxes from the Franchise Tax Board, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, and the Employment Development Department.


Fiscal Outlook: Focus on Revenues November 15, 2017

We discuss the near-term and multiyear revenue estimates in our publication, The 2018-19 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook.


Fiscal Outlook: Key Economic Assumptions November 15, 2017

We show the key economic assumptions underlying our new Fiscal Outlook for California.


Fiscal Outlook: Property Taxes Exceed Budget Expectations November 15, 2017

Our new Fiscal Outlook projects that school property taxes will be notably higher than assumed in the 2017-18 Budget Act.

 


October 2017 State Revenues November 1, 2017

We received preliminary data on October 2017 collections of California's major state taxes.


September 2017 State Revenues October 5, 2017

We have received preliminary data on September 2017 collections of the state's major taxes.


August 2017 State Revenues September 18, 2017

We have received preliminary data from the tax agencies on August 2017 collections of the state's major tax revenues.


August 2017 Cap-and-Trade Auction Results August 23, 2017

We discuss the results of the August 2017 cap-and-trade auction.


California's Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Expansion July 13, 2017

Recent budget legislation--expected to be signed soon by the Governor--expands California's EITC program.


June 2017 State Tax Collections July 3, 2017

We have begun to receive preliminary data on state tax collections during June, a major state tax collection month.


May 2017 State Tax Collections June 9, 2017

We have received preliminary information from the state's tax agencies on California's May 2017 major state tax collections.


May 2017 Cap-and-Trade Auction Results May 24, 2017

The Air Resources Board released a summary of the results of the May 2017 cap-and-trade auction.


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.