The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Second, any unawarded credits from the previous fiscal year can be added to the pool of available credits for the current fiscal year. Credit Pool Has Ballooned to over $923  million for the Current Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses Introduction Chapter  684 of 2019 (AB  784, Mullin) created a partial sales tax exemption for zero-emission buses (ZEBs) purchased by transit agencies (hereafter, “ZEB exemption ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890

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

Oct 17, 2019 - The amount of the additional credit is reduced by $20 for every $100 of additional income after $25,000 so that the amount phases out to zero for filers with income above $30,000. When state minimum wage reaches $15 an hour the phase out for this credit will be adjusted for inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4099

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - The federal surcharge is designed to temporarily increase employer contributions to repay the federal loan, and it drops to zero once the trust fund balance reaches zero (meaning the loan has been repaid).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

How High? Adjusting California’s Cannabis Taxes

Dec 17, 2019 - Miller, Keaton and Boyoung Seo (2019). “Tax Revenues When Substances Substitute: Marijuana, Alcohol, and Tobacco. ” Mimeo, University of Oregon. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4125

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - BSA Reaches Maximum Threshold in 2021 ‑22. Under Proposition  2, the state must make deposits into the BSA until its balance reaches a threshold of 10  p ercent of General Fund taxes. Under the administration ’s estimates, the state reaches this threshold in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2026-27 Budget: State Mandate—Disclosure Requirements and Deferral of Property Taxation

Feb 19, 2026 - The Commission determined that Los Angeles County incurred reimbursable costs processing deferment requests and adding the required disclosure to property tax bills. The Commission determined that the county incurred a total amount of about $30,000 in back-year costs (incurred between 2022 and 2024), and about $8,000 in ongoing costs thereafter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5130

Tax Credit Expansions in the American Rescue Plan

Apr 13, 2021 - As the filer ’s earnings increase, the EITC amount first grows over a phase-in range, then flattens, then gradually declines over a phase-out range until the credit reaches zero. The ARP increased the maximum benefit for childless filers from $543 to $1,502 and extended both the income range over which filers can claim the maximum benefit and the range over which they can claim any EITC amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4410

Sales Tax Exemption for Bunker Fuel

Nov 19, 2025 - The exemption applies to fuel that water common carriers buy in California and use after they reach their first out-of-state destination. Chapter  442 directs our office to report three performance indicators: The average monthly maritime fuel price at all domestic and international Pacific seaports.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5094

Long-term Capacity for Debt Payments Under Proposition 2

Dec 21, 2017 - Estimates of Future Proposition  2 Debt Funding No Added Debt Funding Requirements in 2017 ‑18. Our estimates of General Fund revenues and capital gains suggest the state underestimated 2017‑18 Proposition 2 requirements by $1.4 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3727