Overview of the 2005-06 May Revision

California's Tax Amnesty Program The Basic Program California created a limited-term tax amnesty program as part of its enacted 2004-05 budget. Its last amnesty program was in 1984-85. The new amnesty program applied to the three major General Fund taxes —the personal income tax, corporation tax, and sales and use tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/may_revision/051605_may_revision.htm

^[PDF] Funding for Transportation: What the New Federal Act Means for California

Highways: Guarantees “donor states” a minimum of 90.5 percent return on state fuel tax contributions in 2005 and 2006, 91.5 percent in 2007, and 92.0 percent in 2008 and 2009. Provides incentives for private sector participation in construction of major trans- portation facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/trans_SAFETEA/trans_SAFETEA_011906.pdf

^[PDF] 2008-09 Overview of the Governor's Budget

For example, through December, combined receipts from the largest three taxes were down $1.7 billion from the budget act, which itself had assumed only modest growth. Although income tax withhold- ing has been running somewhat ahead of expec- tations, other income tax payments, corporate tax payments, and sales and use tax revenues have all come up short.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/budget_overview/08-09_budget_ov.pdf

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On the other hand, California's personal income tax (PIT) base was much more volatile. This is because (1) some of the more stable pieces of personal income are not taxed under California's PIT and (2) the PIT tax base includes capital gains, which are extremely volatile and are not counted as part of personal income in federal statistics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Policy-Areas?areaId=4&category=0&year=0&page=26

^[PDF] 1948 Budget Analysis: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-GENERAL FUND

Recommendation It is recommended that a fund in the amount of at least $500,000 be established out of revenues accruing from the pari-mutuel horse race tax for the purpose of meeting emergency requirements for eradication and conil'ol of agricultural pests.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1948/06_agriculture_1948.pdf

^[PDF] 1951 Budget Analysis: Department of Employment

This is true of its basic struGture and organization, its employees who are subject to l state civil service to the same degree as any other group of state employees, of the tax rates paid by employers, and the scale of benefit payments made to unemployed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1951/37_employment_1951.pdf

^[PDF] 1959 Budget Analysis: Water Resources

Should the State make payments to local agencies in lieu of taxes foregone~ 6. What public attitudes toward water would impede or support carrying out a state water plan ~ 7. Ought the number of local water agencies be reduced to simplify the tasks of local control, state supervision and financial aid f 8.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1959/23_water_1959.pdf

^[PDF] 1960 Budget Analysis: Miscellaneous

We understand the State Printer quotes a price of $1.13 per thousand on these cards (sales tax and delivery in- cluded) whereas, a large data processing machine firm has quoted a price of $1.03 per thousand (without sales tax and delivery costs).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1960/23_misc_1960.pdf

^[PDF] 1961 Budget Analysis: Fiscal

The Franchise Tax Board spends about the same amount on field audits for both taxes ($809,000 for personal income tax and $832,000 for franchise tax) although the franchise tax audits are almost three times as productive. 2.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1961/09_fiscal_1961.pdf

^[PDF] 1961 Budget Analysis: Index

. ____ ~_____________________________ 687 Franchise Tax _______________________________________________________ 360 IIorse Racing ________________________________________________________ 644 Motor Vehicle Pollution ControL _______________________________________ 631 Personnel ___________________________________________________________ 26 .
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1961/29_index_1961.pdf