California's Changing Income Distribution [Publication Details]

Aug 10, 2000 - In recent decades the distribution of adjusted gross income reported on California tax returns has shifted significantly, with the share attributable to the top 20 percent of returns rising and that for the bottom 80 percent falling. We examine the changes in California's income distribution and their causes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/733

Budget, Taxes, and Spending [Publication Details]

May 5, 2000 - Budget, Taxes, and Spending [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/721

The State Appropriations Limit [Publication Details]

Apr 12, 2000 - The State Appropriations Limit [Publication Details] HTML Description: California's state appropriations limit (SAL)--which grows annually by a population and cost-of-living factor--places an "upper bound" each year on the amount of monies that can be spent from state tax proceeds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/719

Property Tax Administration Funding Not Ideal Approach [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2000 - Property Tax Administration Funding Not Ideal Approach [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/683

Fiscal Challenge From Three Major Lawsuits [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2000 - California faces a very positive budgetary environment, but three legal challenges--Special Education. Property Tax Shift, and Smog Impact Fees--pose some fiscal concern.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/672

Reconsidering AB 8: Exploring Alternative Ways to Allocate Property Taxes [Publication Details]

Feb 3, 2000 - Reconsidering AB 8: Exploring Alternative Ways to Allocate Property Taxes [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/657

California Tax Policy And the Internet [Publication Details]

Jan 31, 2000 - California Tax Policy And the Internet [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/656

Overview of the 2000-01 Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 14, 2000 - Recent economic and revenue trends have continued to far surpass expectations. These positive trends are likely to result in revenues exceeding the Governor's budget forecast by $3 billion in the current year and budget year combined.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/652

Public Transportation Account: Options to Address Projected Shortfall [Publication Details]

Jan 4, 2000 - We project a shortfall for the Public Transportation Account (PTA). As a result of this shortfall, no PTA funds will be available for new transit capital improvement projects through at least 2005-06. We discuss various alternatives for addressing this shortfall, including a constitutional amendment to permit expenditure of gas tax revenues for transit rolling stock.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/649

Cracks in the Local Fiscal Foundation [Publication Details]

Mar 24, 1999 - This slide presentation describes the three "cracks" in the local fiscal foundation: lack of local fiscal control, no promotion of broad economic growth, and different tax burdens for similar taxpayers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/732