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

Child Care and Preschool Funding Rates by Rate System, Setting, and Age [EdBudget]

Sep 18, 2019 - Child Care and Preschool Funding Rates by Rate System, Setting, and Age [EdBudget]     All rates reflect full-time, full-year care, with the exception of Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool—part day, which operate part day for 180 and 175 days per year, respectively. a Rates are weighted by the number of subsidized children receiving child care in each setting and county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/293

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s Major May Revision Behavioral Health Proposals

May 24, 2021 - Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Proposal The Proposal The Governor ’s May Revision includes a number of adjustments to the January behavioral health continuum infrastructure proposal to provide competitive grants to counties to acquire or renovate facilities for community behavioral health services (contingent on counties providing matching funds and committing to providing funding for ongoing services).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4439

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - Though the program experienced significant implementation delays due to the COVID ‑19 pandemic, it is currently serving a cohort of about 30 people at California State Prison Los Angeles County in Lancaster.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

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

Home Prices Update: September 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 2, 2020 - The graph below shows appreciation over the past 12 months for the state ’s 15 largest counties. The two most expensive of these, San Francisco and San Mateo, have lagged the rest of the state while neighboring and slightly less expensive Santa Clara has seen the sharpest growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/573

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

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 15-June 19 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 19, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 15-June 19 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 15-June 19 June 19, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line:   California income tax withholding appears to have stabilized, with aggregate collections over the past five weeks almost exactly matching the comparable weeks in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/483

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