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2005 Initiative Analysis: The High Quality Classroom Act.

A portion of the additional revenue raised from the property tax increase would backfill losses to the General Fund resulting from declines in personal income tax and corpo ration tax revenues. These revenue declines would occur as a result of larger tax deductions associated with the increased property tax payments by commercial property owners.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050066.htm

[PDF] Revenues and the 2010-11 Budget

.  We present a menu of changes for the Legislature’s consideration—focusing on those for which a reason- able case can be made on tax policy grounds.  Our three basic approaches to increasing tax revenues include:  Delaying tax policy implementation (Governor’s approach).  Broadening tax bases by eliminating tax expenditures.  Enacting targeted tax rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/Econ/2010/Revenues_2010_11_Budget.pdf

California Spending Plan 2001-02 Chapter 2

For home owner s, the tax assistance is provided in the form of a partial reimbursement of property taxes paid; for renters, the amount of assistance is based on an estimate of the property tax paid by the renter.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/spend_plan/0901_spend_plan_chap_2.html

[PDF] Local Control of Local Classrooms Funding Act

FISCAL EFFECTS Increases in Local Tax Revenues for Education. Because it reduces the existing vote threshold for adopting a parcel tax, the measure would likely increase the approval rate of parcel tax measures and result in more local tax revenues for K-12 schools and com- munity colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090692.pdf

[PDF] California's Tax Expenditure Programs: TABLE OF CONTENTS

This is because the value of the tax provision may vary depending on the taxpayer’s marginal tax rate. For ex- ample, for income deductions, adjust- ments, and exclusions, the value of the tax provision will increase along with the marginal tax rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/tax_expenditure_299/tep_299_compendium_intro.pdf

[PDF] Taxes to fund public schools and colleges.

The vast majority of taxes used for the public education system comes from the state General Fund (revenues of which come primarily from personal income, but also sales taxes and other revenues) and local property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2017/170570.pdf

2009 Initiative Analysis: Ask Us First Taxpayer Protection Act of 2010

Background State Tax Increases. The State Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of each house of the Legislature for measures that result in increases in revenues from imposing new state taxes or changing existing state taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090846.aspx

2009 Initiative Analysis: The McCauley Pension Recovery Act

While the proposed excise tax is not technically a tax on current income, the outcome is similar (especially since this measure allows the excise tax to be paid over time). As a result, the excise tax may not survive a legal challenge.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090203.aspx

[PDF] Tax Relief Provisions Included in the 2009 Federal Stimulus Legislation

Tax Relief Provisions Included in the 2009 Federal Stimulus Legislation L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E March 23, 2009 Tax Relief Provisions Included in the 2009 Federal Stimulus Legislation Provision Description National Totala Personal Income Tax “Making work pay” credit Creates a new credit of up to $800 in 2009 and 2010
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/Econ/2009/Tax_Relief_03_23_09.pdf

[PDF] Tobacco Tax and Disease Prevention Act of 2006

BACKGROUND Tobacco Taxes Existing Tax Rate. Current state law imposes excise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. The state’s cigarette tax is currently 87 cents per pack (with an equivalent tax on other types of tobacco products) and is levied on cigarette distributors, who supply cigarettes to retail stores.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050782.pdf