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

Jan 14, 2022 - U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) dropped 1.9 percent from November to December. Nonetheless, sales remained 17 percent above last December.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/721

Fiscal Outlook: Focus on Revenues [EconTax Blog]

Nov 20, 2019 - As shown below, our estimates of the state ’s largest three revenues —personal income tax (PIT), sales and use tax (SUT), and corporation tax (CT) —are just over $1  billion higher than budget assumptions across the two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/414

Review of the California Competes Tax Credit

Oct 31, 2017 - We will receive preliminary data on the use of tax credits for the 2016 tax year in November 2017.) Taxpayers claimed $3  million worth of California Competes credits in tax year 2014 and $12.6  million in tax year 2015.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3709

Review of the California Competes Tax Credit [Publication Details]

Oct 31, 2017 - Review of the California Competes Tax Credit [Publication Details] Description: California Competes awards income tax credits to attract or retain businesses considering a significant new investment in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3709

September 2018 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Oct 3, 2018 - As shown in the table below, the preliminary personal income tax (PIT), corporation tax, and sales tax collections are $272 million above the estimate for September. For the year, collections are running $979 million above the budget act estimates. 
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/311

High-quality public education (Version 2). [Ballot]

May 16, 2023 - The remaining funding is from a combination of local property taxes and federal funding. State Law Regulates School Operations in Many Areas. For example, the law requires school district students to take standardized tests in several subjects, specifies the courses that students must complete to earn a high school dipl oma, and specifies the reasons a district may suspend or expel a student.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-002

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

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

Dec 15, 2021 - U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) grew 0.3 percent from October to November. Retail sales have been elevated throughout 2021 following dramatic growth in January and March.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/720

High-quality public education (Version 3). [Ballot]

May 16, 2023 - The remaining funding is from a combination of local property taxes and federal funding. State Law Regulates School Operations in Many Areas. For example, the law requires school district students to take standardized tests in several subjects, specifies the courses that students must complete to earn a high school dipl oma, and specifies the reasons a district may suspend or expel a student.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-003