U.S. Retail Sales Update: January 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 17, 2021 - U.S. retail sales grew 5.3% from December to January (seasonally adjusted)—the 4th-largest monthly increase since 1992.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/624

^[PDF] The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion

SPECIAL RULES FOR INHERITED PROPERTY Local Governments Levy Property Taxes. Local governments in California—cities, counties, schools, and special districts—levy property taxes on property owners based on the value of their property.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2017/3706/property-tax-inheritance-exclusion-100917.pdf

Constitutional initiative regarding a nonpartisan, unicameral, state Legislature. [Ballot]

Oct 8, 2019 - County Elections Responsibilities. California counties administer elections —including special elections called by the Governor. County elections officials prepare and distribute county voter information guides, provide places for voting, maintain voter registration records, print ballots for all registered voters, tabulate votes, and transmit election results to the Secretary of State.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-012

^[PDF] The 2010-11 Budget: How the Special Session Actions Would Affect Social Services

Counties were provided with dedicated tax revenues from the sales tax and vehicle license fees to pay for these changes. Over the years, caseload increases and other A n l A o r e p o r T 16 Legislative Analyst’s Office www.lao.ca.gov factors have increased the costs of many of these social services programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/ssrv/ssrv_brief/ssrv_brief_012910.pdf

^[PDF] LAO 1999 Budget Analysis: General Government Chapter

They are to: • Discontinue mailing tax booklets to filers who use either a tax preparer or automated software to file the previous year’s taxes. • Realize budget savings resulting from elimination of the Employee Confirmation Report.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1999/general_govt/gen_govt_anl99.pdf

2021-22 “Big Three” Revenue Outlook Update: April 20, 2022 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 21, 2022 - Our estimates suggest that it is virtually certain that collections from the state ’s “big three ” taxes —personal income, sales, and corporation taxes —will significantly exceed the Governor ’s Budget assumption of $185 billion in 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/732

The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 23, 2023 - When combined with slightly smaller increases in the local property tax portion of Proposition  98, overall growth in school and community college funding would average around 4.6  percent annually. Operating Deficits Average $18   Billion Annually Under LAO Estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4772

^[PDF] Overview of State EITC Education and Outreach Activities

Overview of State EITC Education and Outreach Activities EITC = Earned Income Tax Credit. Expansion of the California EITC State Credit Amount for Single Filers, 2017 Tax Year 2L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E April 12, 2018  Administration Estimated 825,000 Tax Filers Would Claim State EITC in the 2016 Filing Season . . .  . . .
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/state_admin/2018/Overview_State_EITC_Ed_Outreach_Activities_041218.pdf

^[PDF] Overview of State EITC Education and Outreach Activities

Overview of State EITC Education and Outreach Activities EITC = Earned Income Tax Credit. Expansion of the California EITC State Credit Amount for Single Filers, 2017 Tax Year 2L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E April 10, 2018 ; Administration Estimated 825,000 Tax Filers Would Claim State EITC in the 2016 Filing Season . . . ; . . .
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/state_admin/2018/EITC-Activities-041018.pdf

Card Spending Update: January 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 12, 2021 - To do this, we use an index—a weighted average of different spending categories—designed to track movements in California’s sales tax base. In this post, we update the index to include January data and to incorporate data revisions for earlier months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/623