The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products [Publication Details]

May 12, 2019 - The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products [Publication Details] The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products Format: HTML Description: In the May Revision, the Governor has proposed two new sales tax exemptions that would go into effect on January 1, 2020 and expire on December 31, 2021: one for menstrual products and another for children’s diapers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4040

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

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 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - At the same time, federal tax law typically influences people ’s choices more than state tax law because federal tax rates are higher. This means that at least some of the investment receiving California tax benefits would happen anyway in response to the federal tax benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

An Update on California’s Cash Management Situation

Aug 31, 2020 - Agency Cash Versus Controller ’s Cash The state ’s main tax revenue agencies (namely, the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration) collect tax payments and then transmit those payments to the State Controller ’s Office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4266

The 2019-20 Budget: Structuring the Budget: Reserves, Debt and Liabilities

Feb 5, 2019 - Revenues from taxes and fees are the major sources of available resources. The three largest sources of state revenues are the personal income tax (PIT), sales tax, and corporation tax. While some revenue sources, like the sales tax, grow relatively steadily from one year to the next, the PIT is quite volatile —in most years growing by billions of dollars and in some years shrinking by billions of dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3925

The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - Recent Data on Tax Collections and Expenditures Consistent With Economic Picture. Recent data on actual tax collections and program caseloads have been consistent with a more positive economic picture, especially among high ‑income Californians.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4297

The 2019-20 May Revision: LAO Revenue Outlook

May 12, 2019 - All of our revenue estimates use the administration’s assumptions for the effects of conforming to certain federal tax law changes and expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit. Personal Income Tax (PIT) PIT Growth Remains Steady.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4037

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - If the Legislature wants to make different decisions about this spending (without statutory changes or fund shifts), it can either: (1)  use the funds to make tax rebates and additional payments to schools, (2)  spend on other SAL-excluded purposes, or (3)  use the funds to reduce taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2019-20 May Revision: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 12, 2019 - We believe this increase in revenues likely is a one-time event in response to federal tax changes in 2017. Some Tax Policy Changes. The increase in revenues, including in PT and CT, also reflects some changes to tax policy and assumptions about the effects of those changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4039