App-based rideshare and delivery drivers. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2019 - Increase in State Income Tax Revenue. The measure likely would lead to an increase in personal income tax revenue for the state. The state collects personal income taxes on earnings, including earnings from selling st ock.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-026

Comparing Taxes on Cannabis to Taxes on Other Products in California

Dec 17, 2019 - Comparing Taxes on Cannabis to Taxes on Other Products in California December 17, 2019 Comparing Taxes on Cannabis to Taxes on Other Products in California Discussions about cannabis taxes often refer to taxes on other products, such as alcohol, tobacco, sugary drinks, and medicines.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4123

A Key Interaction Between Sales Taxes and Other Taxes on Cannabis Retailers

Dec 17, 2019 - A Key Interaction Between Sales Taxes and Other Taxes on Cannabis Retailers December 17, 2019 A Key Interaction Between Sales Taxes and Other Taxes on Cannabis Retailers In this post, we discuss a key interaction between sales taxes and other taxes on cannabis retailers —in particular, local business taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4124

Comparing Taxes on Cannabis to Taxes on Other Products in California [Publication Details]

Dec 17, 2019 - Comparing Taxes on Cannabis to Taxes on Other Products in California [Publication Details] Comparing Taxes on Cannabis to Taxes on Other Products in California Format: HTML Description: In this post, we describe some of the similarities and differences between taxes on cannabis and taxes on other products in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4123

A Key Interaction Between Sales Taxes and Other Taxes on Cannabis Retailers [Publication Details]

Dec 17, 2019 - A Key Interaction Between Sales Taxes and Other Taxes on Cannabis Retailers [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/4124

How High? Adjusting California’s Cannabis Taxes [Publication Details]

Dec 17, 2019 - Adjusting California’s Cannabis Taxes [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/4125

How High? Adjusting California’s Cannabis Taxes

Dec 17, 2019 - Specify Taxed Event and Point of Collection to Match Type of Tax Potency ‑based tax: tax retail sale and collect from retailer, or tax wholesale sale and collect from last distributor. Ad valorem tax (tiered or basic): tax retail sale and collect from retailer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4125

Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts

Dec 10, 2019 - To the degree local property tax revenues drop, this also could affect the state budget because the California Constitution requires that losses in certain local property tax revenues used to support local schools be backfilled by the state ’s General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121

October 2019 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Dec 9, 2019 - October 2019 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein Overall, October revenue collections from the state ’s three largest taxes —the personal income tax (PIT), corporation tax, and sales tax —fell $255 million below projections in October.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/419

Tempered Expectations

Dec 9, 2019 - General Fund reliance on the personal income tax —and thus on capital gains-related income taxes in particular —has increased. Consequently, from a fiscal standpoint, the state could see revenue shortfalls commensurate with or greater than past recessions, especially if it were accompanied by a stock market correction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4122