The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - In addition, each applicant must propose to do one of the following: (1)  create 500 new full-time jobs, (2)  make an investment of at least $10  million, or (3)  create jobs or make an investment in a high-poverty or high-unemployment area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

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

Feb 28, 2025 - Production companies allocated a tax credit may make a one ‑time election to make the credit refundable. This option allows taxpayers who do not have a significant California tax liability to more effectively utilize the credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5000

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - This makes each inspection more productive but also more resource-intensive due to the staff time associated with enforcement actions. Many Possible Explanations for Trends in Citations and Seizures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

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

Community Land Trust Property Tax Exemption

Dec 20, 2024 - Chapter  636 of 2022 (AB  1206, Bennett) modified the rules community land trust properties must meet to qualify for the property tax exemption, making it easier for properties to maintain their exemption when low-income residents experience a modest gain in income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4946

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - Making changes now will allow the Legislature to make strategic choices about how to repay the federal loan, while also replacing the UI financing system with one that is simpler, balanced, and flexible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

Community Land Trust Property Tax Exemption [Publication Details]

Dec 20, 2024 - Chapter 636 of 2022 (AB 1206, Bennett) modified the rules community land trust properties must meet to qualify for the property tax exemption, making it easier for properties to maintain their exemption when low-income residents experience a modest gain in income. AB 1206 also required our office to report data on the use of the exemption by community land trust properties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4946

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - At the same time, the state ’s high housing costs make it extremely difficult for many low-wage workers to make ends meet. Notably, however, housing in California ’s major metro areas is unaffordable even for workers with wages well above the minimum wage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - For example, it could make sense to limit these commitments to proven ways of (1)  addressing critical health and safety issues or (2)  preventing serious deterioration of core state responsibilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890

The 2024-25 Budget: Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development

Feb 20, 2024 - One key difference is the grant program’s focus on businesses making big investment promises, which has led it to make significantly larger awards to a smaller number of businesses. Given these differences, the grant program should be evaluated separately from the tax credit program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4846