Income Tax Withholding Tracker: July 20-July 24 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 24, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: July 20-July 24 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: July 20-July 24 July 24, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding this week made up for last week ’s decline, and total collections since late March sit at just 1.6 percent below the comparable period in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/503

An Initial Look at Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Local Government Fiscal Condition

May 12, 2021 - Significant Reliance on Sales Tax Revenue. Many cities rely on sales tax revenue as a major revenue source for their budget. In the case of the 24 c ities most reliant on sales tax (the top 5 p ercent), sales and use tax collections in 2018 ‑ 19 c onstituted between 31 p ercent and 70 p ercent of total local revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Mar 6, 2020 - 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/441

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - SB 1 Provides More Shared Revenues for Local Streets and Roads Increased Fuel Taxes and New Vehicle Fees. Among other changes, SB  1 increased existing fuel taxes and created two new vehicle fees. Three of the fuel tax increases went into effect on November 1, 2017 and include a (1)  12 cent per gallon increase to the gasoline excise
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: July 13-July 17 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 17, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: July 13-July 17 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: July 13-July 17 July 17, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding slumped a bit this week but total collections since mid-March remain only about 2 percent below the comparable period in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/497

U.S. Retail Sales: May 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 16, 2020 - May 2020 U.S. retail sales show significant rebound from April decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/481

Taxation of commercial property. [Ballot]

Oct 2, 2019 - Property Taxes Are Based on a Property ’s Purchase Price. Each property owner ’s annual property tax bill is equal to the taxable value of their property multiplied by their property tax rate. Property tax rates are capped at 1  percent plus smaller voter-approved rates to finance local infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-008

The 2022-23 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2022 - Every dollar in tax revenues that the state collects above the limit must be spent on purposes that meet SAL requirements or returned to taxpayers. As a result, higher revenues would result in dollar ‑for ‑dollar increases in SAL  requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4602

U.S. Retail Sales: April 2020 [EconTax Blog]

May 18, 2020 - Although these data are not specific to California, they can help us understand the likely effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on revenues from the sales and use tax, a key state and local revenue source.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/466

Major Potential State Fiscal Risk Averted Following Withdrawal of Proposed Federal Medicaid Financing Regulation

Sep 21, 2020 - For example, MFAR effectively would have prohibited health care-related taxes that place different tax rates on taxpayers based on their levels of Medicaid (versus non-Medicaid) activity. In their current forms, both the hospital quality assurance fee and the MCO tax likely would have run afoul of these rule changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4269