Posts by CalTax

27 Aug

State Budget

Revenue Beats Projections by $1.5 Billion in First Month of New Fiscal Year

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

General fund tax revenue for July, the first month of the 2021-22 fiscal year, was $1.54 billion above the $8.38 billion forecast in th...

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27 Aug

California's Competitiveness

Two More California Firms Move to Lower-Cost States

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Two California-based companies announced this week that they are moving some or all of their operations to lower-cost states: real esta...

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27 Aug

Property Tax

San Francisco Reports 3.7 Percent Growth in Value of Taxable Property

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

San Francisco Assessor-Recorder Joaquín Torres announced July 25 that San Francisco’s assessment roll value grew to a record $328 billi...

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20 Aug

Local Taxes

Cities Are Experiencing Significant Tax Revenue Growth, Auditor Reports

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

California cities are experiencing significant tax revenue growth, the state auditor reported August 17, adding: “Because of these incr...

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13 Aug

Office of Tax Appeals

OTA Rejects Taxpayers’ Claim That Error Occurred Only Because of FTB’s Electronic Payment Mandate

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Office of Tax Appeals has rejected a personal income tax appeal based on an argument that a late payment occurred solely because of...

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30 Jul

Property Tax

Assessors Continue to Report Growth in Taxable Value of Property

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Assessors in four more counties have submitted their 2021 assessment rolls, and all reported year-to-year growth in the value of taxabl...

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30 Jul

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

Prison Industry Authority Gave $1.3 Million in Unlawful Gifts, Audit Finds

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The California Prison Industry Authority (CalPIA), which provides work opportunities for inmates under the jurisdiction of the Californ...

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16 Jul

Property Tax

Assessors Continue to Report Growth in Taxable Value of Property

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

County assessors this month continued to report growth in the value of taxable property in their areas, which will translate to more pr...

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02 Jul

Local Taxes

Sales Tax Rates Increase in Many Parts of the State

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Voter-approved sale tax rate increases took effect July 1 in many areas of the state, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administ...

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02 Jul

Property Tax

County Assessment Rolls Growing, Providing More Tax Revenue for Local Government

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

It is the time of year when California’s 58 county assessors complete their assessment rolls and announce the total value of property s...

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