The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The amount collected above the LCFF allotment is known as excess property tax. Because the amount of property tax revenue collected can change from year to year, the amount of excess property tax also can change from year to year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

The 2020-21 Budget: Taxation of E-Cigarettes [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2020 - We find that a tax based on nicotine content has some advantages. We also suggest that the Legislature consider a wide range of possible tax rates. Once the Legislature has chosen a rate, we recommend indexing the rate to inflation and revisiting it frequently to assess whether further adjustments are warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4171

With New Deficits Looming, California Will Weigh its Options for Allocating a Large Revenue Windfall

Dec 1, 2020 - Because this group accounts for a large portion of the state ’s tax revenues, tax collections proved to be somewhat insulated from the initial downturn. In fact, our revenue estimate for 2021 ‑22 now is very similar to what the Governor projected in his January 2020 (pre-pandemic) budget proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4305

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2023 - In 2011, the state enacted legislation known as 2011 realignment, which dedicated a portion of the state ’s sales and use tax and vehicle license fee revenues to counties to administer child welfare and foster care programs (along with some public safety, behavioral health, and adult protective services programs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4698

Assessing Recent Changes to California Competes

Mar 30, 2020 - California Competes is an economic development tax incentive program that allows the administration to negotiate tax credit agreements with individual companies that agree to meet multiyear hiring and investment targets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4213

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 29-July 3 (UPDATED) [EconTax Blog]

Jul 6, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 29-July 3 (UPDATED) [EconTax Blog] This post is updated to include withholding data from Friday July 3rd.     Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding continues to run about 3 percent below the comparable week in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/490

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Aug 22, 2019 - 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/395

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Cannabis‑Related Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2020 - The Governor’s 2020-21 budget includes various cannabis-related proposals, including both budget trailer legislation and budget change proposals from multiple departments. In this report, we (1) provide some background on cannabis regulation and taxation in California; (2) describe the Governor’s proposals; and (3) provide recommendations on these proposals for legislative consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4162

The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 18, 2020 - Tax collections for the state ’s three largest taxes —the personal income tax, the corporation tax, and the sales tax —have been very strong over the past several months. Between August and October, collections were up 9  p ercent compared with the same period the previous year and 22  p ercent compared with June 2020 e stimates ( Figure  2 ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4298

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 22-June 26 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 26, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 22-June 26 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 22-June 26 June 26, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding appears to have settled in at a level about 3 percent below the same period in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/488