The 2023-24 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 23, 2023 - The 2011 realignment shifted a portion of annual state sales tax revenue —which is expected to be nearly $2  billion in 2023 ‑24 —to counties to support the PRCS population as well as other adult criminal justice populations that were realigned in 2011.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4703

The 2022-23 Budget: State Payments on the Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 15, 2022 - Businesses Set to Pay Add ‑On Federal UI Tax Beginning in 2023. To repay the federal loans, the federal UI payroll tax rate on employers will increase by 0.3  percent for tax year 2022. However, employers will not pay this higher rate until 2023  when employers remit their 2022 federal UI payroll taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4543

2022 Update on the California Earned Income Tax Credit [Publication Details]

Oct 3, 2022 - 2022 Update on the California Earned Income Tax Credit [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4630

U.S. Retail Sales Update: August 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 17, 2021 - U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) grew 0.7 percent from July to August. Retail sales remain elevated due to dramatic growth in January and March.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/694

Housing affordability and property taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 12, 2021 - Background Property Taxes and Income Tax Credits   Local Governments Collect Property Taxes From Property Owners.  California local governments —cities, counties, schools, and special districts —levy property taxes on property owners.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-023

March 2019 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Apr 5, 2019 - March 2019 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Carolyn Chu Preliminary March Collections Slightly Below Projections. Preliminary March collections from the personal income tax (PIT),  corporation tax, and sales tax were $92  million below the administration ’s January estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/361

April 2019: Personal Income Tax Tracker [EconTax Blog]

Apr 2, 2019 - Administration Estimated  State Would  Collect $2.6 Billion in Corporation Tax Payments in April. April also is an important month for corporation tax collections. Many corporations must file both their final (or extension) 2018 tax payments and make an estimated tax   payment for tax year 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/360

The 2021-22 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit [Publication Details]

Aug 30, 2021 - This post describes the legislative and administrative decisions regarding the State Appropriations Limit (SAL) in the 2021‑22 budget process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4449

The 2021-22 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit

Aug 30, 2021 - The Legislature can use excess revenues in three ways: (1)  appropriate more money for purposes excluded from the state appropriations limit (SAL), (2)  split the excess between additional school and community college district spending and taxpayer rebates, or (3)  lower tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4449

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The Governor ’s budget includes nearly $3  billion in reductions, the largest of which is withdrawing a discretionary principal payment on state ’s unemployment insurance loan (which otherwise is paid by employers ’ payroll taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662