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

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit [Publication Details] Description: This brief surveys research on the economic effects of state film tax credits and analyzes the Governor's proposal to extend California's film tax credit for five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4713

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2023 - Competition From Other States Most Other States Offer Film Tax Incentives. During the 2000s, state film tax incentives (primarily tax credits) expanded rapidly across the country. At  the peak in 2010, 45 states had a film tax incentive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4713

Effect of Returning to Historical Estimated Tax Payment Schedule [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2023 - Effect of Returning to Historical Estimated Tax Payment Schedule [Publication Details] Effect of Returning to Historical Estimated Tax Payment Schedule Format: HTML Description: Returning personal and corporate income tax estimated payment amounts to four equal payments, beginning in tax year 2024, would shift about 8 percent of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4722

Effect of Returning to Historical Estimated Tax Payment Schedule

Feb 27, 2023 - Effect of Returning to Historical Estimated Tax Payment Schedule Effect of Returning to Historical Estimated Tax Payment Schedule Background Some Taxpayers Make Estimated Tax Payments Throughout the Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4722

Tax Expenditure Evaluation [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2023 - Tax Expenditure Evaluation [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/4690

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - In each case, the Legislature might set expectations for the other entit ies in using the funds, but to a large extent, the other entity is responsible for making decisions about how to allocate state funds, usually alongside other funding sources (such as local property tax revenue or student tuition revenue).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

2022 Update on the California Earned Income Tax Credit [Publication Details]

Oct 3, 2022 - 2022 Update on the California Earned Income Tax Credit [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/4630

Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - Federal law requires states to tax the first $7,000 in wages at a minimum. Most states tax a higher amount —only California, Tennessee, Florida, and Arizona tax the minimum. Revenue from the federal tax is collected by the federal government and redistributed to states to cover UI overhead costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615

Annual Report on Tax Exemptions for Medicinal Cannabis

Jun 24, 2022 - Annual Report on Tax Exemptions for Medicinal Cannabis June 24, 2022 Annual Report on Tax Exemptions for Medicinal Cannabis Statutory Data Reporting Requirement. Chapter  837 of 2019 (SB  34, Wiener) established new tax exemptions for donations of medicinal cannabis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4608