The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Changes made to the program in 2018 likely explain much of this trend. Specifically, the 2018 budget package: Removed a requirement that 25  percent of credits be reserved for businesses with less than $2  million in annual revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2018-19 Budget: California Hiring Tax Credits

Mar 15, 2018 - For example, a business that pays a new qualified employee $20. 00 p er hour in 2018 c ould receive a tax credit based on 35  p ercent of $3. 50 p er hour ($20. 00 m inus $16.50), or $1. 23 p er hour.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3784

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - In 2018-19, the tax program had 75.6 filled positions, and the licensing program had 64.3 filled positions. In 2023-24, these programs had 53.2 and 41.9 filled positions, respectively. CDTFA has provided two explanations for this decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

Assessing Recent Changes to California Competes

Mar 30, 2020 - LAO Assessment of The Program in 2018‑19 Modified Program Appears to Be Better Targeted. The changes made to the program in 2018 appear to have more narrowly targeted the program to tradable businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4213

The 2018-19 Budget: Governor's Gann Limit Estimates

Apr 6, 2018 - Incorporating the final 2016 ‑17 data —as well as our estimates for 2017 ‑18 and 2018 ‑19 —reduces state room by $2.5  billion in 2016 ‑17, $1.7  billion in 2017 ‑18, and $610  million in 2018 ‑19 (relative to the administration ’s January 2018 estimates).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3800

The 2018-19 May Revision: LAO Revenue Outlook

May 12, 2018 - The 2018-19 May Revision: LAO Revenue Outlook The 2018-19 May Revision LAO Revenue Outlook This post details our General Fund revenue outlook for 2016-17 through 2021-22. Our estimates of General Fund revenues and transfers for the “budget window ” —2016-17 through 2018-19 —are $2.6 billion above the administration ’s May 2018 revenue forecast.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3830

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - From 2015-2018, according to a rigorous third-party evaluation , LA:RISE participants had higher earnings and employment while working at an ESE but did not see long-term benefits after the transitional job ended.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2018-19 Budget: The Administration's Proposition 55 Estimates in the May Revision

May 22, 2018 - Figure 2 Administration ’s Proposition  55 Calculations in 2018 ‑19 (In  Billions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3844

The 2018-19 Budget: California’s New Tax Departments

Apr 4, 2018 - Governor Proposes $714   Million for These Tax Agencies in 2018 ‑19. The administration ’s 2018 ‑ 19 b udget proposal includes $ 30  m illion for BOE, $ 664  m illion for CDTFA, and $ 20  m illion for OTA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3796

Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - From 2018 to 2022, five of the state ’s 21 large transit agencies did not acquire any ZEBs. Either these agencies must ramp up ZEB purchases substantially, or they must qualify for one of the ICT exemptions described in the “Background ” section.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890