The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

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

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The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - A December 2017 federal law (known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) established new tax benefits to encourage investment in certain economically distressed areas —called Opportunity Zones. States had discretion to identify Opportunity Zones based on federal guidance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

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

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

Feb 23, 2026 - For programs to work as expected, departments must complete many tasks. For example, when taxpayers file returns, CDTFA must process every return. We often call these tasks workload. Proactive enforcement activities —such as field inspections —are different.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

Assessing Recent Changes to California Competes

Mar 30, 2020 - GO‑Biz posts a list of tax credit agreements online . Companies that satisfy their agreed‑upon hiring and investment terms outlined in the agreements may claim a credit against their state corporation tax (CT) liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4213

The 2018-19 Budget: California Hiring Tax Credits

Mar 15, 2018 - This requirement assumes that a full ‑time job is preferable to a part ‑time job when that may not always be the case. In some cases, an employer may prefer to hire new employees on a part ‑time evaluative basis before increasing the employee ’s hours or promoting them to a full ‑time position.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3784

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Of course, some workers at these ages presumably move from low-wage jobs to mid-to-high-wage jobs, but such movement does not appear to be much larger than movemen t in the opposite direction. Substantial Share of Workers in Their Late Thirties Are in Low-Wage Jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/2

Review of the California Competes Tax Credit

Oct 31, 2017 - Review of the California Competes Tax Credit Peer ‑to ‑peer lending company Online video streaming service Online journalism company Insurance agent Small Businesses Not Fully Utilizing 25   Percent Set Aside.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3709

Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - In response, the department improved its online application to reduce confusion. Birthdate misreporting and the corresponding delays dropped. Reword Employer Notice to Clarify That No Action Is Required.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615