Taxation of commercial property. [Ballot]

Oct 2, 2019 - Property Taxes Are Based on a Property ’s Purchase Price. Each property owner ’s annual property tax bill is equal to the taxable value of their property multiplied by their property tax rate. Property tax rates are capped at 1  percent plus smaller voter-approved rates to finance local infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-008

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Mar 6, 2020 - 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/441

The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 23, 2023 - When combined with slightly smaller increases in the local property tax portion of Proposition  98, overall growth in school and community college funding would average around 4.6  percent annually. Operating Deficits Average $18   Billion Annually Under LAO Estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4772

The 2023-24 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 8, 2023 - UC Law SF indicates that the remaining project costs will be split between conventional debt ‑financing ($103  million) and the historic tax credit equity program ($37  million), which is a federal program focused on the rehabilitation of certified historic buildings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4732

Major Potential State Fiscal Risk Averted Following Withdrawal of Proposed Federal Medicaid Financing Regulation

Sep 21, 2020 - For example, MFAR effectively would have prohibited health care-related taxes that place different tax rates on taxpayers based on their levels of Medicaid (versus non-Medicaid) activity. In their current forms, both the hospital quality assurance fee and the MCO tax likely would have run afoul of these rule changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4269

Property tax assessment. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2019 - Calculating a Property Owner ’s Tax Bill.   Each property owner ’s annual property tax bill is equal to the taxable value of his or her property multiplied by the property tax rate. The typical property owner ’s property tax rate is 1.1  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-004

Disposal and Recycling of Single-Use Plastic Packaging and Foodware. [Ballot]

Dec 26, 2019 - Creates a New Tax on Plastic Packaging and Foodware Creates New Tax Beginning in 2022. This measure creates a new tax on each individual item of single-use plastic packaging and foodware sold in California beginning in 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-028

Evaluating State Economic Stimulus Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Manufacturers. In 2018, we evaluated the economic effects of a sales tax exemption administered by the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4331

Proposition 22 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - They would pay state income taxes on these increased gains. The amount of increased state personal income taxes paid by drivers and stockholders is unknown, but likely minor. Summary of Fiscal Effects This measure would have the following fiscal effect: Minor increase in state income taxes paid by rideshare and delivery company drivers and investors.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=22&year=2020

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Change in Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s Role

Jul 13, 2023 - Approved by voters in 2004, the MHSA places a 1  percent tax on personal income over $1  million and dedicates the associated revenues to mental health services. The vast majority ­ of MHSA revenues —at least 95   percent —goes directly to counties, which use it to support a variety of services for individuals with or at risk of mental illness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4781