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

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 20-April 24 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 24, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 20-April 24 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 20-April 24 April 24, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: Weakness in income tax withholding continued this week, with collections experiencing a slightly steeper decline than they did during the comparable week of the Great Recession.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/458

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 9, 2022 - This brief analyzes the Governor’s budget proposal for Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4522

Public sector unions and collective bargaining. [Ballot]

Sep 28, 2021 - Some cities, counties, and special districts have their own retirement boards to administer their plans. Most cities, counties, and special districts have CalPERS or their county retirement systems administer their plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-008

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

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 27-May 1 [EconTax Blog]

May 1, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 27-May 1 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 27-May 1 May 1, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: Income tax withholding this week was nearly 30 percent below the comparable week last year, the steepest dropoff of any week since the pandemic started.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/460

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

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6

Jun 14, 2019 - State Appears to Provide Higher Salaries Than Most Key California Counties. Because California ’s correctional facilities are located throughout the state, Unit  6 members work in numerous counties across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4078

Water supply. [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2021 - Local government agencies —usually water districts, cities, and counties —fund most of the projects that provide clean water for people to drink and supply water for farming. These include projects to increase water supplies, such as building water recycling plants.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-014