Insufficient ERAF: Examining a Recent Issue in Local Government Finance [Publication Details]

Dec 18, 2012 - Insufficient ERAF: Examining a Recent Issue in Local Government Finance [Publication Details] Video Description: Over the last two years, an unanticipated funding shortfall in Amador and San Mateo Counties cut city and county reimbursements for two complex state-local financial transactions: the triple flip and VLF swap.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2676

Understanding California’s Property Taxes [Publication Details]

Nov 29, 2012 - In the report, we answer some common questions about the state's property taxes, such as: what taxes and charges are on the property tax bill, what properties make up California's tax base, which local local governments receive property tax revenue, and how does the property tax affect the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2670

The 2013-14 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 14, 2012 - The state's economic recovery, prior budget cuts, and the additional, temporary taxes provided by Proposition 30 have combined to bring California to a promising moment: the possible end of a decade of acute state budget challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2668

Propositions 30 and 38 [Publication Details]

Sep 17, 2012 - Presented to Alameda County Office of Education
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2657

Frequently asked questions concerning Facebook and California's General Fund

Aug 1, 2012 - Moreover, it takes many months for data concerning a tax year's payments to be processed by the state's tax agencies. At some point in the future, for these and other reasons, state revenue estimates likely will change to display Facebook-related revenues as simply "lumped in" with the state's other taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/618

Letter to Senator Wolk on Evaluation of UCLA Film Credit Study [Publication Details]

Jun 21, 2012 - Letter to Hon. Lois Wolk, Chair of Senate Governance and Finance Committee, providing an evaluation of the February 2012 report, "Economic and Production Impacts of the 2009 California Film and Television Tax Credit."
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2647

Property Tax Agents at the Local Level in California: An Overview [Publication Details]

Jun 20, 2012 - Property Tax Agents at the Local Level in California: An Overview [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/2646

Near-term challenges, but opportunity to reduce future deficits substantially

May 25, 2012 - First, the temporary sales and use tax increase of the Governor ’s proposed tax measure would expire in the middle of 2016-17, followed two years later by expiration of the proposed temporary income tax increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/610

Revised Seismic Safety Commission funding proposal

May 23, 2012 - Such a tax would not be permissible because Article XIII , Section 28(f), of the Constitution states that with limited exceptions the state’s insurance tax (one of the General Fund's major revenue sources) shall be in lieu of all other state and local taxes on insurers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/576

Background information on LAO's May 2012 economic and revenue forecasts

May 18, 2012 - One key assumption is that Congress and the President will agree, in effect, to extend the “Bush tax cuts,” payroll tax cuts, and certain current-law deadlines related to budget sequestration cuts for federal domestic and defense programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/599