April 2019: Personal Income Tax Tracker [EconTax Blog]

Apr 2, 2019 - Administration Estimated  State Would  Collect $2.6 Billion in Corporation Tax Payments in April. April also is an important month for corporation tax collections. Many corporations must file both their final (or extension) 2018 tax payments and make an estimated tax   payment for tax year 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/360

The 2022-23 Budget: State Payments on the Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 15, 2022 - Businesses Set to Pay Add ‑On Federal UI Tax Beginning in 2023. To repay the federal loans, the federal UI payroll tax rate on employers will increase by 0.3  percent for tax year 2022. However, employers will not pay this higher rate until 2023  when employers remit their 2022 federal UI payroll taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4543

Proposition 18 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Fiscal Effects Minor Costs for County Election Officials. This measure would increase the number of people eligible to vote in primary and special elections. This would increase work for county election officials.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=18&year=2020

2022 Update on the California Earned Income Tax Credit [Publication Details]

Oct 3, 2022 - 2022 Update on the California Earned Income Tax Credit [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4630

Home Prices Update: July 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 25, 2020 - The graph below shows appreciation over the past 12 months for the state ’s 15 largest counties. Santa Clara County shows the highest home price growth among this group, although its Bay Area neighbors Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, and San Mateo have all lagged far behind the state ’s other large counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/533

The 2021-22 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit [Publication Details]

Aug 30, 2021 - This post describes the legislative and administrative decisions regarding the State Appropriations Limit (SAL) in the 2021‑22 budget process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4449

The 2021-22 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit

Aug 30, 2021 - The Legislature can use excess revenues in three ways: (1)  appropriate more money for purposes excluded from the state appropriations limit (SAL), (2)  split the excess between additional school and community college district spending and taxpayer rebates, or (3)  lower tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4449

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Proposals

Feb 20, 2022 - (The Orange County pilot included two planes, one that provided 24 ‑hour coverage and one that provided 12 ‑hour coverage.) However, it is unclear whether this additional level of service is necessary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4551

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion [Publication Details] The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion Format: HTML Description: The state adopted an EITC in 2015 and expanded it in 2017 and 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3960

Building Permits Update: April 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 9, 2021 - Los Angeles County permitted the most units as usual, followed by Santa Clara and Alameda counties. Santa Clara ’s total of 765 was more than it recorded in the previous seven months combined. Nonresidential construction permit activity was surprisingly strong in March but dropped sharply in April, and the total of $1.041 billion was the lowest figure for any month since at least 2012.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/663