Income Tax Withholding Tracker: October 1 - October 31 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 3, 2021 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: October 1 - October 31 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: October 1 - October 31 November 3, 2021 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding collections in October were 8.2 percent above October 2020, and collections to date in fiscal year 2021-22 are 20.2 percent above 2020-21.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/710

Mental Health Services Act: Impact of Governor's Proposal on Funding for Children and Youth

Aug 10, 2023 - Approved by voters in 2004, the MHSA places a 1  percent tax on personal income over $1  million and dedicates the associated revenues to mental health services. The vast majority ­ of MHSA revenues —at least 95   percent —goes directly to counties, ­ ­ ­ ­which use it to support a variety of services for individuals with or at risk of mental illness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4786

FTB Spring 2015 Revenue Exhibit Data Posted [EconTax Blog]

May 14, 2015 - Such concentrations are typical , given California's tax rate structure, in which higher-income filers pay personal income taxes at higher rates. Proposition 30 , passed in 2012, has increased the tax payment concentration among the top 1% of filers to some extent. 
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/102

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations

Feb 14, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations Department of Public Health —Enforcement 6.0 California Department of Tax and Fee Administration —Enforcement 6.0 5.5 No Multiyear Proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3939

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2019 - In this post, we review the administration’s reductions to certain allocations of Proposition 56 tobacco tax revenue. In our view, the administration’s approach for 2019-20 is reasonable. However, the administration has not yet decided how these adjustments will be determined in 2020-21 and beyond.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3939

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

Mar 16, 2021 - Despite a decline of 3 percent from January, February retail sales were 6.5 percent above February 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/634

2017-18 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Jul 11, 2018 - 2017-18 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Carolyn Chu This post covers final 2017-18 totals for the personal income tax (PIT) and  corporation tax, and prelimnary totals for the sales tax. Total 2017-18 Tax Collections Exceed Projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/288

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 16, 2022 - Our estimate of the total Proposition  98 spending on schools and community colleges in 2022 ‑23 is $106.7  billion ($78.6  billion from the General Fund and $28.1  billion from local property taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4646

Taxing very high-income taxpayers and dedicating revenues to pandemic prevention. [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2021 - Fiscal Effects New Tax Would Increase State Revenues by $500 Million to $1.5 Billion Annually for Ten Years. State revenues from the new tax likely would range from about $500 million to $1.5  billion annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-022

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

Feb 17, 2021 - U.S. retail sales grew 5.3% from December to January (seasonally adjusted)—the 4th-largest monthly increase since 1992.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/624