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

Mar 20, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) The 2020-21 Budget California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) CDTFA Administers Many Tax and Fee Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4205

April 2018 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

May 1, 2018 - Combined with the corporation tax, collections from the state ’s two income taxes are $3.7  billion above administration projections through the first 10 months of the fiscal year. Making Sense of the December 2017 Surge in PIT Payments … Recent changes in federal tax law created an incentive for taxpayers to shift estimated payments relating to their 2017 tax liabilities from January and/or April 2018 into December 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/276

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

Sep 16, 2020 - U.S. retail sales rose by 0.6 percent from July to August, making sales in August 2020 2.6 percent higher than sales in August 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/545

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 1 - May 28 [EconTax Blog]

May 28, 2021 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 1 - May 28 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 1 - May 28 May 28, 2021 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: California income tax withholding collections in May were 29.4 percent above May 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/660

Background on the California Earned Income Tax Credit [Publication Details]

Apr 11, 2019 - Background on the California Earned Income Tax Credit [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/4007

A Look at Household Debt in California [EconTax Blog]

Feb 12, 2020 - New car purchases are a major category of taxable sales, so this trend likely is placing some drag on state and local sales tax collections.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/435

Card Spending Update: August 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 11, 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 August data. Card Data: Growth Continued in August...
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/543

Examining California's Income Tax Withholding Growth by Sector [EconTax Blog]

Jun 9, 2021 - Examining California's Income Tax Withholding Growth by Sector [EconTax Blog] Examining California 's Income Tax Withholding Growth by Sector June 9, 2021 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: While high-tech firms have played a big role, the recent increase in California income tax withholding has been broad-based.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/662

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2021 - The amount of sales tax revenue collected would depend on the portion of sales that are not for medical, therapeutic, religious, or spiritual purposes, which would be exempt from sales tax under the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-005

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - The measure also imposes a 10  percent tax on entities offering online sports wagering. This tax is applied to the amount of sports wagers made after deducting (1)  any wagers made with free bets or promotional credits (such as a wager made with funds provided by a gaming operator to a player as a promotion), (2)  players ’ winnings and prizes, and (3)  all federal gaming taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017