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

Feb 19, 2025 - This is because Chapter  231 makes these registration certificates an additional requirement to be licensed by DOJ to sell firearms and ammunition. Accordingly, revocation of a registration certificate would make a business unable to sell firearms or ammunition in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2025 - In this post, we provide an update and comments on the implementation of a new firearm and ammunition tax that went into effect beginning July 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4970

The 2018-19 Budget: California Earned Income Tax Credit Education and Outreach

May 8, 2018 - Distributing printed materials —such as pamphlets, flyers, and posters —to low-income families at schools, libraries, and other community centers. Ongoing FTB Funding for EITC Outreach. Since the 2015 ‑16 Budget Act , FTB has received $900,000 annually for EITC education and outreach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3826

The 2018-19 Budget: California Hiring Tax Credits

Mar 15, 2018 - A new full ‑time employee must be from one of five groups in order to qualify for the credit: the long ‑term unemployed, recent military veterans, felons, low ‑income families with children, and other very low ‑income individuals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3784

The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of California's Aircraft Ground Time Exemption [Publication Details]

Jan 1, 1979 - The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of California's Aircraft Ground Time Exemption [Publication Details] The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of California's Aircraft Ground Time Exemption Format: PDF Description: Chapter 1169, Statutes of 1973 (58 911), modifies, for purposes of property taxation, the allocation formula used to assess aircraft owned by certificated air .carriers and scheduled air taxis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3523

California’s High Housing Costs: Causes and Consequences [Publication Details]

Mar 17, 2015 - Unfortunately, housing in California is extremely expensive and, as a result, many households are forced to make serious trade-offs in order to live here. While many factors have a role in driving California's high housing costs, the most important is the significant shortage of housing in the state's highly coveted coastal communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3214

State Fiscal Picture 2006-07 [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2006 - In this regard, we believe the proposal misses a real opportunity to finally get the state’s fiscal house in order by meaningfully addressing what is still a formidable fiscal problem. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1389

Narrowing the Tax Gap [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - We recommend that the Legislature redirect some of the proposed budget-year spending on tax gap enforcement activities in order to increase their payoff in terms of General Fund revenues." Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1595

Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - In fact, by requiring businesses to submit a claim dispute in order to maintain their right to appeal, state law may actually encourage these actions. As such, some businesses may view disputes and appeals as a no ‑cost step to limit their UI costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615

California's Fiscal Outlook: LAO Projections, 2007-08 Through 2012-13 [Publication Details]

Nov 14, 2007 - California's Fiscal Outlook: LAO Projections, 2007-08 Through 2012-13 [Publication Details] Press Conf Description: In order to balance the 2008–09 budget, the state will have to adopt nearly $10 billion in solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1681