Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Jun 2, 2021 - Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis. The state levies two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/661

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: July 6-July 10 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 10, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: July 6-July 10 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: July 6-July 10 July 10, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding was surprisingly high this week and is now within 2 percent of the comparable period in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/494

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 29-July 3 (UPDATED) [EconTax Blog]

Jul 6, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 29-July 3 (UPDATED) [EconTax Blog] This post is updated to include withholding data from Friday July 3rd.     Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding continues to run about 3 percent below the comparable week in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/490

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 22-June 26 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 26, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 22-June 26 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 22-June 26 June 26, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding appears to have settled in at a level about 3 percent below the same period in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/488

Fiscal Outlook: Estimating Capital Gains Revenue [EconTax Blog]

Nov 14, 2018 - Consequently, capital gains earned by higher-income filers are taxed at higher rates. We estimate the income distribution using historical data on filings from the Franchise Tax Board and apply effective tax rates (liability as a fraction of taxable income after deductions) to income   based on recent patterns.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/319

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 15-June 19 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 19, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 15-June 19 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 15-June 19 June 19, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding appears to have stabilized, with aggregate collections over the past five weeks almost exactly matching the comparable weeks in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/483

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 8-June 12 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 12, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 8-June 12 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 8-June 12 June 12, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   There has been a notable improvement in income tax withholding recently, with collections in each of the last three weeks coming in ahead of the comparable weeks in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/479

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 1-June 5 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 5, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 1-June 5 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 1-June 5 June 5, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   Total income tax withholding since March 23 is down about 4 percent compared to last year, and this week ’s collections were very close to the comparable week in 2019 .
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/477

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 25-May 29 [EconTax Blog]

May 29, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 25-May 29 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 25-May 29 May 29, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: Total income tax withholding since March 23 is down about 4 percent compared to last year, although this week ’s collections were above the comparable week in 2019 .
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/474

The extraction and recovery of oil and gas, as well as fossil fuel consumption. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2021 - Likely decrease in state tax and fee revenues over time that could reach several hundred million dollars annually, primarily from reduced state income tax and sales tax paid by oil and gas extraction businesses, their employees, and others with jobs induced by the oil and gas industry.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-028