The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Debt Liabilities

Oct 17, 2019 - These include loans from other state funds to the General Fund and outstanding obligations to other entities, like cities, counties, and school and community college districts. Bond Debt. These liabilities include the principal and interest amount of outstanding general obligation and lease revenue bonds issued by the state to finance capital infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4106

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 17, 2019 - This funding is divided among the state ’s 13 m ost populous cities, counties, and Continuums of Care —local entities that administer housing assistance programs within a particular area, often covering a county or group of counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4083

Managing California’s Cash

Sep 3, 2019 - As a state government, California has the power to levy taxes and cannot declare bankruptcy. These factors make the state a reliable borrower. Nonetheless, the state cannot access a credit market that is either unwilling or unable to lend to it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4092

The Quiet Transformation in California’s Cash Management

Aug 29, 2019 - Corporations issue commercial paper to finance their receivables while many U.S. state and local governments —especially those with back-loaded revenue collections (such as California) —issue tax revenue anticipation notes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4091

Amid Good Fiscal Times, Planning for the Future Is Crucial

May 21, 2019 - The most immediate effect of IPOs on state tax revenues is in the personal income tax from wage withholding —in particular, from the newly public companies ’ vesting of their restricted stock units. Proposition  2, which establishes rules for mandatory reserve deposits, includes a provision that captures surging capital gains-related tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4051

Amid Good Fiscal Times, Planning for the Future Is Crucial [Publication Details]

May 21, 2019 - Later, when the economy and tax receipts weaken, the state can draw upon its accumulated savings to fund a spending level above what revenues would otherwise support. Exercising spending restraint during good times promotes fiscal sustainability and dampens the need for austerity in subsequent recessions, thus, facilitating policy stability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4051

The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products [Publication Details]

May 12, 2019 - The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products [Publication Details] The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products Format: HTML Description: In the May Revision, the Governor has proposed two new sales tax exemptions that would go into effect on January 1, 2020 and expire on December 31, 2021: one for menstrual products and another for children’s diapers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4040

The 2019-20 May Revision: LAO Revenue Outlook

May 12, 2019 - All of our revenue estimates use the administration’s assumptions for the effects of conforming to certain federal tax law changes and expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit. Personal Income Tax (PIT) PIT Growth Remains Steady.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4037

The 2019-20 May Revision: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 12, 2019 - We believe this increase in revenues likely is a one-time event in response to federal tax changes in 2017. Some Tax Policy Changes. The increase in revenues, including in PT and CT, also reflects some changes to tax policy and assumptions about the effects of those changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4039

The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products

May 12, 2019 - Of that, 3.94  percent raises money for the state ’s General Fund, and 2.06  percent raises money the state provides to counties for various local programs. Local governments ’ portion of the sales tax ranges from 1.25  percent to 4.5  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4040