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

May 8, 2018 - In 2018, there were more than 850 VITA sites in California. Partner organizations —like nonprofits —provide facilities for VITA volunteers to do tax preparation. As of April 16, 2018, about 279,000 federal income tax returns and 273,000 state income tax returns had been filed at VITA sites in California.
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 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

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Natcast Chose Site in Sunnyvale. In July 2024, Natcast and the Department of Commerce officially launched a site selection process for three flagship R &D facilities. Through this process, they discussed prospective sites with economic development organizations, such as the GO-Biz in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

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

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - While it is reasonable to expect that some workers would make too much money for UI to replace half of their earnings, California ’s benefit levels only meet the federal wage replacement standard for half of the state ’s workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Firms earning over 50  percent of their total income from a list of “qualified business activities ” (QBA) are subject to a different apportionment method that includes the location of their sales, payroll, and property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - For respondents who report usual weekly earnings and hours but not hourly wages, we calculate the hourly wage by dividing usual weekly earnings by weekly hours. We default to using usual weekly hours, but we use last week ’s hours if usual hours are not available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/4