Posts by California Taxpayers

30 Oct

Tobacco Tax

More Than Half of Cigarettes Smoked in California Smuggled Into State, Report Finds

• October 30, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

California’s cigarette taxes are so high that approximately 54.4 percent of cigarettes smoked in California in 2024 were smuggled into ...

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23 Oct

Ballot Measure Update, CalTax Foundation

Proposition 40 Litigation Would Take Many Years, Tax Attorneys Agree

• October 23, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

If voters approve Proposition 40, the wealth tax measure’s implementation could disrupt state tax administration and trigger years of h...

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16 Oct

CalTax Foundation

Legislature and Governor Increased Taxes and Fees by $14.3 Billion During 2025-26 Legislative Session, Considered $803 Billion

• October 16, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

The Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom approved $14.3 billion in annual tax and fee increases during the 2025-26 legislative session...

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09 Oct

Office of Tax Appeals

CDTFA Acknowledges Error in Calculation, Refuses to Make Correction

• October 9, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

The Appeal of R. Ramos, dba La Tiendita Markey, Boneyard, and Café Del Sol, decided recently by the Office of Tax Appeals, resembled ma...

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02 Oct

State Auditor, Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

Auditor Pinpoints $885,000 in Wasted Tax Dollars During Brief Period

• October 2, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

Nine state agencies wasted at least $885,000 during the one-year period ending June 30, State Auditor Grant Parks reported October 1. ...

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11 Sep

Affordability, Local Taxes

Software Tax Gets More Expensive With Local Sales Tax Rate Increases

• September 11, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

Sales and use tax rate increases will take effect October 1 in Los Angeles County and 65 cities, the California Department of Tax and F...

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04 Sep

Courts, Local Taxes

Court of Appeal Orders Change to “Impermissibly Misleading” Language in School Bond’s Ballot Title and Question

• September 4, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

A Riverside County school district’s local bond measure’s ballot title and question are “impermissibly misleading” and must be changed,...

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28 Aug

Business Climate, California's Competitiveness, Corporate Tax

Large Biotech Company Moves Headquarters From Orange County to Texas

• August 28, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

CG Oncology, a $7 billion biotech firm that works to develop treatments for bladder cancer, has moved its corporate headquarters from I...

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21 Aug

Local Taxes

Nevada County Spent Tax Dollars on Mailers Promoting Sales Tax Measure, FPPC Rules

• August 21, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

Nevada County improperly spent $34,614 in tax dollars to encourage a “yes” vote on a sales tax measure on the November 2022 ballot, the...

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14 Aug

Courts

Court Strikes Down Maryland’s Digital Advertising Tax

• August 14, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

Maryland’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising violates federal law and multiple provisions of the U.S. Constitution, the Ma...

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