Federal Approval of a Reauthorized Managed Care Organization Tax Now Appears More Likely

Dec 21, 2018 - MCO Tax Package Included Changes to Other Taxes Paid by Some MCOs. The MCO tax package cut other taxes paid by some MCOs and certain affiliated health insurance companies. Specifically, certain types of income currently subject to the corporation tax is exempted from taxation and certain premium revenue is
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3915

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

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - At the same time, federal tax law typically influences people ’s choices more than state tax law because federal tax rates are higher. This means that at least some of the investment receiving California tax benefits would happen anyway in response to the federal tax benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Aug 22, 2019 - 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/395

With New Deficits Looming, California Will Weigh its Options for Allocating a Large Revenue Windfall

Dec 1, 2020 - Because this group accounts for a large portion of the state ’s tax revenues, tax collections proved to be somewhat insulated from the initial downturn. In fact, our revenue estimate for 2021 ‑22 now is very similar to what the Governor projected in his January 2020 (pre-pandemic) budget proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4305

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The amount collected above the LCFF allotment is known as excess property tax. Because the amount of property tax revenue collected can change from year to year, the amount of excess property tax also can change from year to year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

Rent control. [Ballot]

Jun 10, 2019 - State and Local Government Tax Revenues. Three taxes are the largest sources of tax revenue for the state and local governments in California. The state collects a personal income tax on income —including rent received by landlords —earned within the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-001

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Expands Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Oct 17, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Expands Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Expands Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Overview The EITC is a personal income tax credit that is intended to reduce poverty by increasing the after-tax income of California ’s poorest working households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4099

The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 18, 2020 - Tax collections for the state ’s three largest taxes —the personal income tax, the corporation tax, and the sales tax —have been very strong over the past several months. Between August and October, collections were up 9  p ercent compared with the same period the previous year and 22  p ercent compared with June 2020 e stimates ( Figure  2 ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4298

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