Posts by California Taxpayers

29 Apr

Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee

Sales Tax Exemption for Manufacturing Equipment Scheduled for May 5 Vote

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

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 California Taxpayers

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 California Taxpayers

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 California Taxpayers

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 California Taxpayers

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 California Taxpayers

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 California Taxpayers

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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08 Apr

Local Tax Elections, Local Taxes

Voters Will Decide Fate of 55 Local Tax and Bond Measures in June

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

Californians will vote on 55 local tax and bond measures in the June 7 election, along with three special taxes that will be decided in...

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01 Apr

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

Massive Hospice Fraud Suspected in Los Angeles, Auditor Says

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

“The state’s weak oversight of hospice agencies has created opportunities for large-scale fraud and abuse,” and the evidence “strongly ...

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01 Apr

State Board of Equalization

Yvette Stowers Chosen to Serve as New Executive Director of the State Board of Equalization

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

Deputy State Controller Yvette Stowers has been selected to lead the State Board of Equalization after Executive Director Brenda Flemin...

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