Biannual Report on Truck Deliveries [Publication Details]

Dec 1, 2021 - Chapter 226 of 2019 (AB 321, Patterson) created a sales and use tax exemption for certain truck deliveries. The law also directs our office to submit a biannual report measuring the number of truck deliveries affected by the new exemption. This post describes our attempts to fulfill this requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4479

Biannual Report on Truck Deliveries

Dec 1, 2021 - Biannual Report on Truck Deliveries December 1, 2021 Biannual Report on Truck Deliveries Law Exempts Certain Truck Purchases From Sales and Use Tax. Chapter  226 of 2019 (AB  321, Patterson) created a sales and use tax exemption for truck sales that meet all of the following criteria: The truck has an unladen weight of at least 6,000 pounds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4479

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: November 1 - November 30 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 30, 2021 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: November 1 - November 30 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: November 1 - November 30 November 30, 2021 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding collections in November were 32.9 percent above November 2020, and collections to date in fiscal year 2021-22 are 22.7 percent above 2020-21.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/719

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Nov 30, 2021 - Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis. The state levies two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/717

Housing affordability and property taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 29, 2021 - Counties Manage the Property Tax. County assessors determine the taxable value of property. County tax collectors bill property owners and collect payments. County auditors distribute tax revenue to local governme nts.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-032

Students’ right to a high-quality public education. [Ballot]

Nov 29, 2021 - The public school system consists primarily of school districts and charter schools, as well as a small number of schools o perated by county offices of education and a few schools operated directly by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-033

Funding for various brownfield-related activities. [Ballot]

Nov 29, 2021 - This measure would allow the state to borrow up to $2.7  billion by selling additional general obligation bonds to investors, who would be repaid with interest using the state ’s general tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-034

The extraction and recovery of oil and gas, as well as fossil fuel consumption. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2021 - California does not collect a tax on extraction of oil and gas. Local Regulations. City and county governments vary in their approach to regulating and overseeing oil and gas production. They establish local permitting processes, fees on the production and sale o f oil and gas, and limitations to production.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-028

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Funds Racial Equity and Implicit Bias Training for County CalWORKs Staff. The spending plan includes $3  million General Fund in 2021 ‑22 and $10  million in 2022 ‑23 to support racial equity training for CalWORKs county staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/2

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - TBL specifies that if a child placed in an STRTP requires regular on-site nursing care, the placing agency (namely, the county child welfare agency or probation department) is res ponsible for ensuring the necessary nursing care is provided —either by the STRTP consistent with its treatment model or by the county arranging for that care to be provided utilizing county nursing resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3