Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - Some workers also may be eligible under the state ’s alternative base period, which is the last four completed calendar quarters prior to the job loss . Workers who started working recently —for example, recent school graduates or workers returning to work after looking after children —often do not meet this requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615

The 2021-22 Budget: Business Tax Incentives

Jan 28, 2021 - Chapter   677 o f 2012 (S B  1128 , Padilla) prohibits CAEATFA from approving more than $ 100  m illion of exclusions in any calendar year. This cap has become more binding over time. Before 2019, exclusions were available for most of the year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4327

The 2022-23 Budget: Federal Tax Conformity for Federal Business Assistance

Jan 26, 2022 - In addition, estimating in which years the revenue losses would occur is difficult. This is because most of the businesses that would benefit from conforming to the federal tax tr eatment of these grants have operating losses and will not owe taxes this year, or perhaps for several years.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4501

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Most notably, the Governor provides a combined $ 900  m illion for six programs aimed at improving school employee training, recruitment, and retention. The budget also provides $ 600  m illion for two new grant programs: (1) $ 300  m illion for grants to help low ‑performing schools and districts improve their performance and (2) $ 300  m illion for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - The total request is for $450 million General Fund, over three years: $100 million in 2023‑24, $100 million in 2024‑25, and $150 million in 2025‑26. Proposal Lacks Important Details. This  proposal does not provide a detailed justification for the amount of funding requested or the criteria that would be used to make the grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4529

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Tax Changes

Oct 5, 2020 - Prior law exempted new corporations from the minimum franchise tax in their first year of business. The budget package expands this exemption to LLCs and certain partnerships in their first year. This expanded exemption expire s in 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4270

The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products

May 12, 2019 - Public schools Relatively high ‑poverty middle schools and high schools must provide free menstrual products. Human Services Eligibility criteria and grant amounts not adjusted for menstrual expenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4040

How High? Adjusting California’s Cannabis Taxes

Dec 17, 2019 - For example, state cannabis tax revenue in the first half of calendar year 2019 was roughly twice as large as revenue in the first half of calendar year 2018 —a 100  p ercent increase. This strong revenue growth occurred while state cannabis tax rates remained constant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4125

Assessing Recent Changes to California Competes

Mar 30, 2020 - A prior requirement that 25  p ercent of the credits be reserved for small businesses —defined as having under $ 2  m illion in annual revenue —was eliminated. Chapter  52 also reduced the total amount of new credits that GO ‑Biz may allocate in any fiscal year, from $ 200  m illion to $ 180  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4213

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - The state can meet SAL  requirements through a variety of actions, such as lowering revenues from certain taxes, spending more on excludable purposes (for example, tax refunds, capital outlay, and subventions to local governments), and/or providing tax rebates and additional payments to schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597