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

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

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

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

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Dec 4, 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/417

The enforcement of and sentencing for certain criminal offenses. [Ballot]

Dec 4, 2019 - Approved by voters in 2004, MHSA placed a 1  percent tax on incomes over $1  million and dedicated the associated revenues of roughly $2  billion annually to mental health services. Up to 5  percent of this funding goes to the state to administer the MHSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-024

Proposed statutory initiative related to consumer privacy. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - Tax Revenues. The measure would have various impacts on businesses and consumers, which could then impact state and local tax revenues. On the one hand, the measure could reduce tax revenues in certain areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-021

Stem cell research. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - (For taxable bonds, the interest that investors earn is not exempt from federal taxes.) CIRM Has Spent Nearly All Available Funds. As Figure 1 shows, bonds issued under Proposition  71 have comprised virtually all of CIRM ’s funding, with a relatively small amount of funding coming from investment income, private donations, and other sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-022