Industry Wage Growth in California [EconTax Blog]

Nov 8, 2017 - Follow @LAOEconTax on Twitter for regular California economy and tax updates.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/256

Transportation-related taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2017 - Background State Transportation Taxes Taxes Require Two-Thirds Vote of Legislature. The State Constitution authorizes the Legislature to pass a tax with a two-thirds vote of each house. The Constitution defines what types of charges are considered taxes for this two-thirds vote requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-033

Homeowners’ and renters’ tax relief. [Ballot]

Nov 2, 2017 - Homeowners Also Receive a Property Tax Exemption. The State Constitution grants a $7,000 property tax exemption for owner-occupied housing. This exemption reduces a home ’s assessed value by $7,000, typically reducing the homeowner ’s tax payment by about $80  annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-032

State income taxes and various charges collected by the Department of Motor Vehicles. [Ballot]

Nov 1, 2017 - The state Constitution requires VLF revenue to be allocated to cities and counties for the support of a variety of health and human service programs and local public safe ty. Other DMV Charges. DMV also collects various other charges from individuals.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-031

Review of the California Competes Tax Credit

Oct 31, 2017 - We will receive preliminary data on the use of tax credits for the 2016 tax year in November 2017.) Taxpayers claimed $3  million worth of California Competes credits in tax year 2014 and $12.6  million in tax year 2015.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3709

Review of the California Competes Tax Credit [Publication Details]

Oct 31, 2017 - Review of the California Competes Tax Credit [Publication Details] Description: California Competes awards income tax credits to attract or retain businesses considering a significant new investment in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3709

Taxes to fund public schools and colleges [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2017 - The vast majority of taxes used for the public education system comes from the state General Fund (revenues of which come primarily from personal income, but also sales taxes and other revenues) and local property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-028

Taxes on Californians who are age 55 and older. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2017 - Background Income and Property Taxes. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, Californians pay around $230  billion in state and local taxes each year. Two of the largest taxes are the state income tax (now about $90  billion per year) and the local property tax (around $60  billion per year).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-029

Proposes a constitutional amendment related to parental rights. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2017 - Various government agencies enforce these laws, including school districts, county health and welfare agencies, state and local law enforcement agencies, and the California Department of Social Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-030

Consumer privacy [Ballot]

Oct 23, 2017 - The magnitude of these potential impacts on tax revenue are unknown and would depend on how the state and local governments, businesses, and the public responded to the measure. Summary of Fiscal Effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-027