Posts by CalTax

06 May

Office of Tax Appeals

’Precedent’ Applied Retroactively to Negate Taxpayer’s Successful Appeal

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Office of Tax Appeals posted 36 opinions on its website for May, including a ruling that reversed a taxpayer’s partial win based on...

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06 May

Gasoline Tax

State Gas Tax Set to Increase to 53.9 Cents Per Gallon in July

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

On July 1, California’s excise tax on gasoline will increase from 51.1 cents per gallon to 53.9 cents per gallon, and the tax on diesel...

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06 May

Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee

Sales Tax Exemption for Manufacturing Equipment Advances

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Legislation to fully exempt most California manufacturing and research-and-development equipment from sales tax was unanimously approve...

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29 Apr

Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee

Sales Tax Exemption for Manufacturing Equipment Scheduled for May 5 Vote

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Legislation to promote job growth by fully exempting most California manufacturing and research-and-development equipment from sales ta...

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29 Apr

California's Competitiveness

Orange County Manufacturing Company Moves Headquarters and Jobs to Tennessee

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Kaiser Aluminum, a 76-year-old manufacturing company that had been based in Orange County, this month moved its headquarters and 70 exe...

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22 Apr

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

San Francisco Spent $250,000 on Database That Hasn’t Been Used

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

San Francisco spent $250,000 to develop a database intended to track the performance of contractors on city construction projects, but ...

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22 Apr

Public Opinion Poll

64 Percent of California Voters Think Their Income Taxes Are Too High

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Almost two-thirds of California voters believe their state and federal income taxes are too high, according to a Berkeley Institute of ...

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22 Apr

State Budget

State Revenue Could Outpace Projections by $39 Billion, Analyst Says

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

State revenue “could end up $33 billion to $39 billion higher than the Governor’s Budget assumes,” the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LA...

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22 Apr

Commentary

Equipment Tax Is Hobbling State’s Manufacturers

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

By CalTax President Robert Gutierrez and California Manufacturers & Technology Association President Lance Hastings This commentar...

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08 Apr

Election Update, Elections

Six Candidates Running for State Controller

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Four Democrats, one Republican, and one Green Party member are running for state controller, according to the certified list of candida...

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