Posts by CalTax

21 Jul

Property Tax

San Francisco Assessor Reports 4.6 Percent Growth in Assessment Roll, Credits ‘Insulating Effect of Proposition 13’

• September 5, 2023
• By CalTax

Assessed values of property in San Francisco grew to approximately $340 billion for 2023-24, an increase of approximately 4.6 percent f...

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14 Jul

Property Tax

County Reports Show 6.4 Percent Average Increase in Assessed Values

• September 5, 2023
• By CalTax

In the 19 counties whose assessors had made their 2023-24 assessment roll data available by this morning, the average increase in the a...

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14 Jul

Legislative Update

Committee Approves Legislation to Reduce Vote Threshold for Local Taxes

• September 5, 2023
• By CalTax

Legislation overturning critical provisions of Proposition 13 by lowering the vote threshold for local special taxes was approved July 12 by the Assembly Local Government Committee.

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14 Jul

San Francisco Taxes

San Francisco Mayor Launches Tax Reform Effort After Study Highlights Tax Climate Problems

• September 5, 2023
• By CalTax

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced July 12 that she is launching a campaign to place an initiative on the November 2024 ballot ...

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07 Jul

Property Tax

Property Tax Revenue Increasing As Counties’ Assessed Values Grow

• September 5, 2023
• By CalTax

Property tax revenue is set to increase throughout the state as county assessors report significant increases in the assessed values of properties.

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30 Jun

Commentary

Three Proposed Changes to the State Constitution Would Have Major Impacts on California Taxpayers

• September 7, 2023
• By CalTax

By Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang As you might imagine, the public is often unaware of what exactly county assessors do and ...

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30 Jun

State Budget

Governor Signs Budget Bill After Reaching Agreement With Democratic Leaders

• September 5, 2023
• By CalTax

Governor Gavin Newsom signed the 2023-24 state budget June 27 after reaching a privately negotiated agreement with Democratic legislati...

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30 Jun

Office of Tax Appeals

CDTFA Ignores OTA Ruling and Raises New Issue After Appeal Was Final, Taxpayer Asserts

• September 5, 2023
• By CalTax

Months after the Office of Tax Appeals upheld the taxpayer’s unanimous victory in the Appeal of Starbuzz International Inc., the Califo...

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23 Jun

Uncategorized

More Than 40 Percent of Californians Considering Leaving the State, Poll Finds

• September 5, 2023
• By CalTax

“More than 40 percent of residents say they’re contemplating moving out of California, with nearly half of them saying they’re consider...

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23 Jun

Uncategorized

Revenue Falling Short of Projections, Department of Finance Reports

• September 5, 2023
• By CalTax

The state’s general fund tax revenue for the first 11 months of the 2022-23 fiscal year was $195 million below the $147.5 billion forec...

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