Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - Figure  8 shows how this would play out if contributions and benefits continue to track with historical trends over the next two decades. As the figure shows, we do not expect the state to achieve solvency without the federal surcharge.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Subject to Legislative Appropriation $50.0 CDE Program or activities (such as physical security improvements and school ‑based mental health services) addressing risk factors for gun violence affecting K ‑12 students. 3 15.0 JC Court ‑based firearm relinquishment grant program to facilitate removal of firearms and ammunition from individuals who become prohibited from owning or possessing them
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Over the last decade, two statutes —Chapter  351 of 2013 (AB  10, Alejo) and Chapter  4 of 2016 (SB  3, Leno) —gradually have increased California ’s statewide minimum wage from $8 per hour to $16 per hour.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878

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

Feb 28, 2025 - Figure  8 shows the distribution of such incentives across the U.S. Tax credits based on a percentage of expenditures made in ‑state are the most common type of incentive, but several states provide rebates or partial exemptions from taxation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5000

Effect of Returning to Historical Estimated Tax Payment Schedule [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2023 - Effect of Returning to Historical Estimated Tax Payment Schedule [Publication Details] Effect of Returning to Historical Estimated Tax Payment Schedule Format: HTML Description: Returning personal and corporate income tax estimated payment amounts to four equal payments, beginning in tax year 2024, would shift about 8 percent of personal income tax estimated payments and 13 percent of corporation estimated payments from 2023‑24 to 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4722

Effect of Returning to Historical Estimated Tax Payment Schedule

Feb 27, 2023 - Returning personal and corporate income tax estimated payment amounts to four equal payments, beginning in tax year 2024, would shift about 8  percent of personal income tax estimated payments and 13  percent of corporation estimated payments from 2023 ‑24 to 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4722

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Over the last decade, California ’s nominal minimum wage has doubled from $8 per hour to $16 per hour. The state ’s minimum wage is now more than double the federal minimum wage, which has been $7.25 per hour since 2009.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

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

Jan 26, 2022 - In  anticipation of a $54  billion budget problem, Chapter  8 of 2020 (A B  85 , Committee on Budget) limited the use of net operating loss deductions and business credits for 2020, 2021, and 2022 to temporarily increase tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4500

Assessing Recent Changes to California Competes

Mar 30, 2020 - For 2018 ‑19, a total of $219. 8  m illion was available ($ 180  m illion plus $39. 8  m illion of recaptured credits). GO ‑Biz predetermines a set amount of credits it will award to applicants in each period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4213

The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA)

Mar 20, 2020 - The Governor ’s main CDTFA cannabis tax proposal includes two parts: An augmentation of $8.4 million in 2020-21, $8.2 million in 2021-22, and $8  million in 2022-23 and ongoing from the Cannabis Tax Fund to administer the cannabis tax program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4205