Posts by California Taxpayers

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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24 Jul

State Budget

State Revenue Already $665 Million Ahead of New Budget Projection, Department of Finance Reports

• July 24, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

State revenue came in $665 million above the recently adopted budget’s expectations during the final month of the 2025-26 fiscal year, ...

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17 Jul

Assessors

Los Angeles County’s Assessment Roll Grew 4.42 Percent, Final Numbers Show

• July 17, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

Los Angeles County’s assessment roll reached a record $2.272 trillion in total net value, an increase of $96 billion (4.42 percent) ove...

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10 Jul

Assessors, Proposition 13

County Assessment Rolls Growing, Increasing Local Revenue While Proposition 13 Protects Property Owners

• July 10, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

County assessors have begun releasing their 2026-27 assessment rolls, with publicly reported figures showing an average 4.08 percent gr...

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26 Jun

State Budget

Tax Revenue Continues to Come in Ahead of Budget Projections

• June 26, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

The state’s tax revenue continues to outpace projections used by the governor and Legislature in the crafting of the new state budget, ...

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18 Jun

Office of Tax Appeals

New Office of Tax Appeals Opinions Include Taxpayer’s Precedential Win in Appeal Over Commercial Domicile

• June 18, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

The Office of Tax Appeals released 66 opinions this month, including four precedential opinions – one establishing a pro-taxpayer prece...

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12 Jun

Local Tax Elections

Approval Rate of Local Tax Measures Lower Than Usual

• June 12, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

The passage rate of local tax and bond measures on the June 2 ballot was 57.6 percent (based on preliminary results), which is signific...

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29 May

Employment Development Department, Unemployment Insurance

UI Fund Debt Projected to Reach $22 Billion by the End of the Year

• May 29, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

California employers have paid $5.97 billion in higher taxes because the state hasn’t repaid its Unemployment Insurance Fund debt to th...

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22 May

CDTFA

State Charge on Petroleum Production Increasing July 1

• May 22, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

The state’s Oil Spill Prevention and Administration Fee will increase July 1, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration a...

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15 May

Ballot Measure Update, Local Taxes

San Francisco’s CEO Tax Measure Would Result in Job Losses, Economic Damage, Economist Finds

• May 15, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

San Francisco’s Proposition D, the June ballot measure proposing a gross receipts tax hike on businesses based on their chief executive...

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