The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - For awards made between 2014 and 2020, the recapture rate is almost 55  percent. This indicates that around half of the net job increases and investments promised in negotiated agreements ultimately never come to fruition or are not maintained long term.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: State Mandate—Disclosure Requirements and Deferral of Property Taxation

Feb 19, 2026 - However, Proposition  19 (2020) allows certain homeowners (such as people who are 55 years or older) to transfer their existing home value for property tax purposes to a new home anywhere in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5130

Community Land Trust Property Tax Exemption

Dec 20, 2024 - Community Land Trust Property Tax Exemption December 20, 2024 Community Land Trust Property Tax Exemption Properties used to provide affordable housing to low-income Californians generally are exempt from property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4946

The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs

Feb 23, 2026 - In a November 2022 referendum, voters approved Chapter  34 of 2020 (SB  793, Hill), which bans most sales of flavored tobacco products. ( “Flavored ” refers to non ‑tobacco flavors, such as menthol cigarettes or fruit ‑flavored e ‑cigarettes.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24

Sep 16, 2025 - Next, we examine some economic and demographic features of two groups of jurisdictions: (1)  those whose 2023-24 rebate payments totaled $1 to $20 per resident, and (2)  those whose rebate payments totaled more than $20 per resident.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5074

The 2022-23 Budget: Temporary Limits on Business Tax Provisions

Jan 26, 2022 - California tax law allows busines s taxpayers to carry forward such NOLs for up to  20  years. NOL Suspension Affects About 4,000 Taxpayers. Assembly Bill 85 suspended the use of NOL deductions by corporations and individuals that have net business income over $1  million  for 2020, 2021, and 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4500

The 2025-26 Budget: California’s Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2025 - As seen in Figure  2, inflation ‑adjusted wages in the industry have not changed much in recent years, nor has California ’s wage premium relative to the rest of the country (around 20  percent). State ’s National Market Share Has Declined.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5000

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit 17% for relocating TV series 8% for independent films Base: 20% of qualified spending. Base: 20% of qualified spending, plus additional: Base: 20% of qualified spending, plus additional: Independent films: 25% 5% of spending outside LA 5% of visual effects 5% to 10% of spending outside LA (up to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4713

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - To determine the reserve target, we take the average of three highest years of this measure over the last 20 years (excluding 2020) and again update for current employment and benefit levels. This gives a current reserve target of around $15  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Consequently, Visit California has increased its net assets from $20  million at the beginning of 2019 ‑20 to $58  million by the end of 2021 ‑22. Additional State Funding for Marketing Appears Unnecessary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4529