The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - Still, in any given year, the amount of revenue the entity tax generates should exceed the amount of entity tax credits used by PIT filers. Entity Tax Will Sunset in 2026 if Not Sooner. As stated above, the entity tax will be in effect from calendar years 2021 to 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2021 - The Governor's proposed 2021-22 appropriation for the Board of Equalization (BOE) is $31.8 million, 30 percent higher than the amount spent in 2019-20. Due to vacancies, BOE spent just $24.5 million of its $31.3 million appropriation in 2019-20. This post discusses issues for the Legislature to consider as it decides how much to appropriate for BOE in the 2021-22 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4385

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - Later in 2017, the Legislature passed two laws —A B  102 and A B  131 —that transferred most of BOE ’s programs, budget, staff, and facilities to the newly created California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) and Office of Tax Appeals (OTA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Tax Reductions and Business Assistance Tax Refunds to Low-Income Californians. The Governor ’s budget proposes a one ‑time $600 tax refund to taxpayers who received the California Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for 2019 and taxpayers using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) who will receive the EITC for 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 8, 2020 - Maintains $500  Million Increase for Expanded Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. The budget authorizes the award of $500  million for the state ’s low-income housing tax credit program, which provides tax credits to builders of rental housing affordable to low-income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4278

The 2020-21 Spending Plan — Other Provisions

Oct 7, 2020 - Statutory Changes to Temporarily Change Process for Adjusting Cannabis Tax Rates. The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) makes periodic, statutorily required adjustments to the rates for the state ’s two cannabis taxes: the retail excise tax and the cultivation tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4277

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - These public higher education segments primarily use state funding, along with student tuition revenue (and, at CCC, local property tax revenue), to cover their core operating expenses. These expenses include faculty salaries, employee benefits, building maintenance, equipment, and supplies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

Broad-Based Cash Assistance in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Apr 3, 2020 - Though some of these Ca lifornians nevertheless file taxes (in many cases to qualify for federal tax credits), an unknown number do not. (The federal deadline to file 2019 tax returns was recently extended to July 15, and anyone filing by that date would appear to be eligible for the assistance.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4214

Federal Assistance for Businesses Affected by COVID-19

Apr 3, 2020 - State and federal tax laws typically require taxpayers to report forgiven loan amounts as income. However, the PPP and Health Care Enhancement Act excluded forgiven PPP loans from income for federal tax purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4215

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Cannabis‑Related Proposals

Feb 14, 2020 - Modifications to Cannabis Tax Structure Are Needed Proposed Changes to Point of Collection Would Improve Tax Administration. We find that the proposed changes to the point of collection for the retail excise and cultivation tax should improve tax administration and compliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4162