Property Assessment Rules for Businesses [EconTax Blog]

Sep 6, 2016 - For more information, please see the Legal Entity Ownership Program at the State Board of Equalization  and/or consult experts in this area of tax law. Follow @LAOEconTax on Twitter for regular California economy and tax updates.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/202

U.S. Retail Sales Update: June 2022 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 18, 2022 - The amount of money spent on retail purchases in the U.S. increased 1% from May to June, but real sales declined due to inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/742

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Aug 30, 2023 - Proposition 64 created two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax. Chapter 56, Statutes of 2022 (AB 195, Committee on Budget) eliminated the cultivation tax on July 1, 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/781

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Aug 30, 2023 - Proposition 64 created two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax. Chapter 56, Statutes of 2022 (AB 195, Committee on Budget) eliminated the cultivation tax on July 1, 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/781

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 2022 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 11, 2022 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 2022 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 2022 July 11, 2022 Chas Alamo California employers make regular income tax withholding payments for their employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/741

March 2019 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Apr 5, 2019 - March 2019 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Carolyn Chu Preliminary March Collections Slightly Below Projections. Preliminary March collections from the personal income tax (PIT),  corporation tax, and sales tax were $92  million below the administration ’s January estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/361

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: 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

April 2019: Personal Income Tax Tracker [EconTax Blog]

Apr 2, 2019 - Administration Estimated  State Would  Collect $2.6 Billion in Corporation Tax Payments in April. April also is an important month for corporation tax collections. Many corporations must file both their final (or extension) 2018 tax payments and make an estimated tax   payment for tax year 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/360

July 2018 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Aug 10, 2018 - Lower sales tax results explain this shortfall, as PIT collections were somewhat above projections and corporation taxes were very close to the monthly estimate. A new IT system used to collect sales tax may explain this lower collection.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/297