Raising the personal income taxes for certain households to fund zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire-related activities. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - Proposal Increases Income Taxes for High-Income Taxpayers The measure increases the personal income tax for taxpayers earning more than $2  million. These taxpayers would pay an additional tax of 1.75  percent on their income above $2  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-037

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

Jun 15, 2021 - U.S. retail sales dropped by 1.3% from April to May (seasonally adjusted), but sales remain elevated, with 14% growth over the last 6 months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/666

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

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 7, 2023 - Figure 2 Most Local 1000 Occupation Groups Compensated Above Market (Total Compensation) Bargaining Unit Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants ‑19.5 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks ‑8.2 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks ‑12.9 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians ‑17.6 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists ‑3.1 Librarians and Media Collections
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4799

Voluntary Contribution Tax "Check-Offs" [EconTax Blog]

Apr 17, 2018 - Voluntary Contribution Tax "Check-Offs" [EconTax Blog] Brian Weatherford Taxpayers May Donate to Charities When Paying Income Tax.  State taxpayers may voluntarily contribute to one or more charitable funds and programs when they file their personal income tax returns.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/275

Tax Credit Expansions in the American Rescue Plan [Publication Details]

Apr 13, 2021 - Tax Credit Expansions in the American Rescue Plan [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/4410

Tax Credit Expansions in the American Rescue Plan

Apr 13, 2021 - Tax Credits Reduce Liability, Not Income. A credit is a tax provision that can be used to reduce a filer ’s final liability (amount of tax owed) after tax rates are applied. For example, the California income tax allows all single filers a personal exemption credit of $109.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4410

The 2022-23 Budget: State Appropriations Limit Implications

Mar 30, 2022 - Reduce Taxes on an Ongoing Basis. The first long ‑term alternative for the Legislature is to reduce taxes so that they no longer are growing faster than the limit. Under this alternative, tax revenues and associated spending could still grow, but they could not grow faster than the limit itself.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4583

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: November 1 - November 30 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 30, 2021 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: November 1 - November 30 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: November 1 - November 30 November 30, 2021 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding collections in November were 32.9 percent above November 2020, and collections to date in fiscal year 2021-22 are 22.7 percent above 2020-21.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/719

November 2017 State Revenues [EconTax Blog]

Dec 11, 2017 - As shown in the table below, collections from the state ’s three main taxes came in $46 million below the June 2017 budget projection. Positive corporation tax (CT) results were more than offset by personal income tax (PIT) and sales and use tax (SUT) collections coming in below projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/261