The 2018-19 Budget: California Earned Income Tax Credit Education and Outreach

May 8, 2018 - In this post, we explain the federal and state tax credits, describe how grantees used state funds, and comment on how the Legislature might prioritize any future state-funded outreach activities. Background The Federal EITC A Fully Refundable Credit Based on Earned Income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3826

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Tax Changes

Oct 5, 2020 - Businesses may earn credits if they take actions the state wants to encourage, such as spending money on research and development. Tax credits reduce a business ’s tax bill directly, on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4270

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion

Mar 6, 2019 - Figure 5 Benefits May Decline as Minimum Wage Rises Full Year Earnings Based on 50 Weeks Minimum Wage a , $/hr Full Year Earnings at Minimum Wage: EITC Benefit:
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3960

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion

May 14, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion State Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion Background State Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Boosts Low-Income Households ’ Earnings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3835

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - Employers pay UI taxes on the first $7,000 of each worker ’s earnings, but the vast majority of workers earn more than $7,000  in each job annually. As a result, employers pay the same amount in UI taxes on behalf of basically every employee in the state, regardless of how much that employee earns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs

Feb 23, 2026 - Our analysis of these issues in the next two sections revolves around two overarching questions: How much should CDTFA spend on cannabis and tobacco enforcement? How should the state pay for these activities?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Conformity

Oct 17, 2019 - This post explains how each of the tax conformity provisions changes the state ’s tax laws. The administration coupled tax conformity with an expansion of the state ’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4100

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Finally, we described how we matched household types to apartment types for the analysis of housing costs. Strengths and Weaknesses of Data Sources Primary Data Source: Monthly Current Population Surveys (CPS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/4

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Overall, most programs increase employment and earnings among participants while receiving a subsidy. However, the ultimate goal is to improve long-term employment prospects of these workers. Research suggests that it is less common that programs lead to h igher employment or earnings after the subsidy ends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

Tax Credit Expansions in the American Rescue Plan

Apr 13, 2021 - Figure  1 below shows how childless filers ’ EITC amounts will change under the new law. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4410