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

May 14, 2018 - The administration proposes to expand the state EITC to working individuals without children who are between the ages of 18 and 25, as well as to those over age 65. In addition, the administration proposes to increase the income level at which the credit phases out completely to $24,960 (the earnings of one person working fulltime at the 2019
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3835

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Tax Changes

Oct 5, 2020 - Earned Income Tax Credit Expands Eligibility for California Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The California EITC is a personal income tax credit that is intended to reduce poverty by increasing the after-tax income of California ’s poorest working households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4270

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

Mar 6, 2019 - This can discourage people from moving from part ‑time to full ‑time work in some cases. In this section, we consider how well the Governor ’s proposal encourages people to join the workforce while reducing the disincentive to work full time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3960

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Conformity

Oct 17, 2019 - ABLE accounts are tax-advantaged savings accounts that allow the families of individuals with disabilities to save money for their future care. Contributions to ABLE accounts are not tax deductible but the earnings are excluded from income for state and federal tax purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4100

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Money returned to the General Fund can be spent on a much wider array of programs than those supported by the Cannabis Tax Fund. Consequently, shifting enforcement costs from the Cannabis Tax Fund to the General Fund is inefficient.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

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

Tax Credit Expansions in the American Rescue Plan

Apr 13, 2021 - Federal EITC The federal EITC is a provision of the federal income tax code that allows filers with total income below a certain level to reduce their tax liability by an amount that depends on their earnings from paid work or self-employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4410

The 2018-19 Budget: California Hiring Tax Credits

Mar 15, 2018 - Recipients of California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids or county general assistance (at time of hiring). Earned Income Tax Credit recipients (for the prior tax year). Available to Significantly More Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3784

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