Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 18-May 22 [EconTax Blog]

May 22, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 18-May 22 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 18-May 22 May 22, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: Income tax withholding this week was 9 percent below the comparable week last year, a comparable drop to the same week during the Great Recession.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/470

April 2020 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

May 22, 2020 - April 2020 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein Total collections from the state ’s “big three ” taxes (personal income tax, corporation tax, and sales tax) were down two-thirds from April 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/469

K-12 Funding by Source [EdBudget]

May 21, 2020 - Includes one-time pension payments of $2.1 billion in 2018-19, $1 billion in 2019-20, and $274 million in 2020-21. c Includes revenue from property taxes collected in excess of the Local Control Funding Formula allotments, parcel taxes, fees, and local reimbursements. d Consists of $4 billion from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, $1.6 billion from the Elementary and
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/388

The 2020-21 May Revision: Revenue Proposals in the 2020-21 May Revision

May 20, 2020 - Conform to Federal Limit on Local Tax Deductions. Taxpayers can deduct the amount of state and local taxes they pay (property taxes plus either sales or income taxes, but not both) from their federal taxable income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4238

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

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 11-May 15 [EconTax Blog]

May 18, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 11-May 15 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 11-May 15 May 18, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: Income tax withholding this week was 23 percent below the comparable week last year, a reversal from the previous week ’s gain.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/465

The 2020-21 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2020 - The administration proposes to remit the remaining CRF funds to schools ($ 4  b illion), counties ($1. 3  b illion), and cities ($ 450  m illion). Budget Solutions Mix of Solutions Reasonably Well ‑Balanced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4232

Overview of Federal COVID-19 Research Funding

May 13, 2020 - (This amount excludes federal tax credits. According to the Internal Revenue Service, in tax year 2014, the most recent year with publicly available data, corporations claimed a total of $12.6  billion in federal tax credits for their R &D activities.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4230

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 4-May 8 [EconTax Blog]

May 8, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 4-May 8 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 4-May 8 May 8, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: Income tax withholding unexpectedly surged this week, but cumulative collections since March 23 remain somewhat below last year ’s level.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/463

The 2020-21 Budget: California's Spring Fiscal Outlook

May 8, 2020 - Cash Management A Sizeable Cash Cushion Allows the State to Withstand the Delay in the Tax Filing Date … The state ’s sizeable reserve balances have contributed to a strong cash position in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4228