Home Prices Update: March 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 28, 2021 - San Francisco ’s average home price is down 2.6 percent over the past year, neighboring San Mateo is up just 0.4 percent, and every other large county in the state is up at least 9 percent. San Francisco and San Mateo still have higher home prices than any of the state ’s other 56 counties.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/645

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

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: December 1 - December 23 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 23, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: December 1 - December 23 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: December 1 - December 23 December 23, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding collections in December to date are 19 percent above December 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/603

Minimum wage. [Ballot]

Jan 24, 2022 - Changes in Tax Revenues. The measure would affect income tax and sales tax revenues. Income Tax Revenues. The state collects a personal income tax on income earned within the state, including wages and business owners ’ incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-043

Proposition 17 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Fiscal Effects Increased Ongoing County Costs. Proposition  17 would increase the number of people who can register to vote and vote in elections. This would increase ongoing workload for county election officials in two main ways.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=17&year=2020

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - The workgroup shall consist of representatives from the Legislature, DCSS, County Welfare Directors Association of California, and advocates for low-income families with children and noncustodial parents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/6

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: November 16 - November 20 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 20, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: November 16 - November 20 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: November 16 - November 20 November 20, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding collections this week were 1 percent above the comparable week in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/584

Home Prices Update: May 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 24, 2021 - The graph below shows appreciation over the past 12 months for the state ’s 15 largest counties, and suggests that the shift to remote work has been a key factor in recent price changes. San Francisco has long been northern California ’s largest business hub, and historically a large share of its work force has commuted in from other counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/668

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - Between March  2020 and June 2020, counties were able to temporarily suspend reassessments. Beginning July 2020, counties may no longer suspend reassessments and are required to complete all outstanding reassessments which were suspended by December 31, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/3

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: November 9 - November 13 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 13, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: November 9 - November 13 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: November 9 - November 13 November 13, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding collections this week were 10 percent above the comparable week in 2019, boosting total withholding since late March to 3.6 percent above the same period last year.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/579