Home Prices Update: July 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 25, 2020 - The graph below shows appreciation over the past 12 months for the state ’s 15 largest counties. Santa Clara County shows the highest home price growth among this group, although its Bay Area neighbors Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, and San Mateo have all lagged far behind the state ’s other large counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/533

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 17 - August 21 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 21, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 17 - August 21 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 17 - August 21 August 21, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding was about even with the same week in 2019, and total collections since late March likewise are about even with the comparable period in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/527

State Tax Collections Update: April 2020 to July 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 20, 2020 - State Tax Collections Update: April 2020 to July 2020 [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein Bottom Line. Total revenue collections for the state ’s three largest taxes —personal income tax (PIT), sales tax, and corporation tax —across April 2020 to July 2020 came in 9 percent ($4.3 billion) ahead of budget projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/525

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Aug 19, 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.
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Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 10-August 14 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 14, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 10-August 14 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 10-August 14 August 14, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding surged this week, pushing total collections since late March to within 0.9 percent of the comparable period in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/522

U.S. Retail Sales: July 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 14, 2020 - In addition to being a general economic indicator, U.S. retail sales can give us a rough sense of the trajectory of sales tax revenues. As noted in a recent post , we also are tracking sales tax performance with spending data from credit and debit cards.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/520

What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - To the degree local property tax revenues drop, this also could affect the state budget in some years because the California Constitution could require 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/4261

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 3-August 9 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 7, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 3-August 9 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 3-August 9 August 7, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding surged this week, pushing total collections since late March to within 0.9 percent of the comparable period in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/514

Building Permits Update: June 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 4, 2020 - The “Inland Empire ” of Riverside and San Bernardino counties recorded 1,240 units, nearly a quarter of the state total. Nonresidential construction permits had a surprising surge in June, driven by large retail projects in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and the unincorporated area of Kern County and large office projects in San Francisco and Irwindale.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/512

Improving California’s Response to the Environmental and Safety Hazards Caused by Abandoned Mines

Aug 4, 2020 - Counties often refer development projects with potential AML issues to DTSC under the VCP. As a result, it has become a key program for assessing abandoned mine sites. Grants. DTSC has completed and supported grant applications to help cities, counties, and other local agencies secure U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4258