The 2018-19 May Revision: LAO Revenue Outlook

May 12, 2018 - (Corporations previously avoided paying federal tax on these profits by holding them overseas.) Once this one-time tax is paid, corporations may bring these profits back to the U.S. any time (without paying any additional federal taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3830

Why County Revenues Vary: State Laws and Local Conditions Affecting County Finance [Publication Details]

May 7, 1998 - Why County Revenues Vary: State Laws and Local Conditions Affecting County Finance [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/295

Evaluation of a Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Manufacturers

Dec 11, 2018 - The net benefit calculation includes revenue gains from four major taxes —the personal income tax, the sales tax, the corporation tax, and the property tax —resulting from economic activity generated by the exemption.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3907

Assessing Recent Changes to California Competes [Publication Details]

Mar 30, 2020 - Assessing Recent Changes to California Competes [Publication Details] Assessing Recent Changes to California Competes Format: HTML Description: California Competes is an economic development tax incentive program that allows the administration to negotiate tax credit agreements with individual companies that agree to meet multiyear hiring and investment targets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4213

Evaluation of a Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Manufacturers [Publication Details]

Dec 11, 2018 - Evaluation of a Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Manufacturers [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/3907

The 2017-18 Budget: California Competes Tax Credit

Feb 27, 2017 - The first businesses that negotiated California Competes tax credit agreements with GO-Biz in 2014 were allowed to claim tax credits against their 2014 tax year income tax liability (provided they achieved their hiring and investment targets).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3586

Volatility of the Personal Income Tax Base

Feb 8, 2017 - California’s PIT Tax Base The tax base used by California for its personal income tax is similar to the federal government ’s, but is set in state law. Figure  2 summarizes the major components of the state ’s PIT tax base as reported on federal and state tax forms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3548

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Recently, corporation tax collections have grown faster than anticipated while personal income tax collections have grown somewhat slower. The administration assumes that this pattern will continue. This is because they attribute the pattern to partnerships, which are taxed under the personal income tax, changing to corporations in response to 2017 federal tax changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget provides $3.5  million from the General Fund in 2022 ‑23 (and $10  million annually from 2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑26) for DMV to lease dedicated commercial drive test centers in the Bay Area and northern Los Angeles County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Volatility of the Personal Income Tax Base [Publication Details]

Feb 8, 2017 - On the other hand, California's personal income tax (PIT) base was much more volatile. This is because (1) some of the more stable pieces of personal income are not taxed under California's PIT and (2) the PIT tax base includes capital gains, which are extremely volatile and are not counted as part of personal income in federal statistics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3548