New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - For example, in 2017, the Legislature enacted Chapter  5 (SB  1, Beall), which increased fuel taxes and vehicle fees to support transportation-related infrastructure. More recently, the Legislature has appropriated billions of dollars from the General Fund and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to support a wide range of infrastructure, including for water conveyance and storage, energy transmission, electric-vehicle charging, and transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

Repaying the State’s Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

May 26, 2021 - UI Program Is Financed With Payroll Taxes Paid by Employers. Employers pay both state and federal UI payroll taxes. State UI tax revenues are deposited into the state ’s UI trust fund to pay benefits to unemployed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4442

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 1-June 25 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 25, 2021 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 1-June 25 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 1-June 25 June 25, 2021 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: California income tax withholding collections in June to date are 24.8 percent above June 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/670

2021-22 “Big Three” Revenue Outlook Update: January 2022 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 21, 2022 - We currently project that there is a strong chance that collections from the state ’s “big three ” taxes —personal income, sales, and corporation taxes —will exceed the Governor ’s Budget assumption of $184.6 billion in 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/722

Card Spending Update: September 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 19, 2020 - To do this, we use an index—a weighted average of different spending categories—designed to track movements in California’s sales tax base. In this post, we update the index to include September data.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/566

California New Car Sales: August 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 16, 2020 - New vehicle registrations have rebounded from record lows in the spring, but remain below pre-recession levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/563

U.S. Retail Sales Update: September 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 16, 2020 - Strong U.S. retail sales growth continued in September. Total sales January-September 2020 were just 1% below the same period in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/562

The 2018-19 Budget: California Competes Proposal

Feb 21, 2018 - Tax Agency Reviews Credit Claims. If a business meets their agreement milestones, they may notify GO-Biz and claim the tax credit when they file their income taxes. After the business files their tax return, the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) reviews the tax credit agreement and supporting
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3759

The 2018-19 Budget: California Competes Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2018 - The Governor proposes extending the California Competes tax credit for five years. We recommend rejecting the administration’s proposal to extend the California Competes tax credit because of problems that are inherent in and unavoidable for these types of programs. If the Legislature chooses to extend California Competes, we offer several suggestions that may alleviate some of its problems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3759

The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) [Publication Details]

Mar 20, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) [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/4205