Posts by California Taxpayers

05 Sep

Office of Tax Appeals

Wealthy Comedian Was California Resident, Owes State Income Tax, Office of Tax Appeals Rules

• September 5, 2025
• By California Taxpayers

The Office of Tax Appeals posted 40 opinions to its website September 2, none of which were designated as precedential. The total was c...

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29 Aug

Courts, Utility

Municipal Utility That Got Scammed Can’t Stiff Legitimate Contractor to Avoid Paying Twice, Court Rules

• August 29, 2025
• By California Taxpayers

A municipal utility that got scammed by someone who posed as a contractor is not entitled to withhold payment from the actual contracto...

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22 Aug

Local Taxes, State Budget

State Revenue Collections Ahead of Projections, Department of Finance Reports

• August 29, 2025
• By California Taxpayers

State revenue is running slightly ahead of the projections upon which the recently enacted 2025-26 state budget was based, the Departme...

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15 Aug

Local Taxes

Los Angeles County Assessment Roll Grows 3.91 Percent

• August 29, 2025
• By California Taxpayers

The cumulative assessed value of California’s largest county grew 3.91 percent in the past year, marking the 15th consecutive year of g...

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25 Jul

Local Taxes

Los Angeles Businesses File Measure to Repeal Gross Receipts Tax

• August 29, 2025
• By California Taxpayers

A group of Los Angeles business leaders filed a local ballot measure July 23 that would repeal Los Angeles’ gross receipts tax, saving ...

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11 Jul

Assessors, Property Tax Revenue, Proposition 13

Property Tax Revenue Increasing Throughout State as County Assessment Rolls Grow

• July 11, 2025
• By California Taxpayers

Despite a significant slowdown in home sales in many parts of California, the 2025 assessment rolls released by counties this month rev...

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27 Jun

Courts

Riverside County’s ‘Fee’ for Timeshare Estate Assessments Is an Illegal Tax, Court of Appeal Rules in Published Decision

• August 29, 2025
• By California Taxpayers

Riverside County’s annual “fee” on owners of timeshare estates, ostensibly to cover the assessor’s costs of conducting a separate asses...

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20 Jun

State Board of Equalization

Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights Hearing Scheduled for August 20

• June 20, 2025
• By California Taxpayers

The State Board of Equalization has scheduled its annual Taxpayers' Bill of Rights hearing for August 20. The hearing provides an op...

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13 Jun

Public Opinion Poll

Percentage of Californians Who Prefer Lower Taxes and Fewer Services Has Grown, Poll Finds

• June 13, 2025
• By California Taxpayers

When Californians are asked whether they would “rather pay higher taxes and have a state government that provides more services” or “pa...

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06 Jun

Gasoline Tax

CDTFA Increases Gas Tax to 61.2 Cents Per Gallon, Effective July 1

• June 6, 2025
• By California Taxpayers

California's excise tax on gasoline will increase to 61.2 cents per gallon July 1, an increase of 1.6 cents per gallon over the current...

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