Posts by CalTax

19 Feb

State Budget

Governor and Democratic Leaders Announce Deal on Early Budget Action

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Governor Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders announced February 17 that they have reached an agreement on portions of the s...

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19 Feb

Local Taxes

Local Tax Measures Going Before Voters in March and May

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Voters in several parts of the state will decide the fate of local tax measures – primarily parcel taxes – in March and May. The table...

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12 Feb

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

State Spending on Homelessness Is “Disjointed,” Not Based on Effectiveness, Auditor Says

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

California’s taxpayer-funded agencies are spending heavily to address homelessness, but have not followed a coordinated plan and do not...

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05 Feb

In Memory

Respected Legislative Tax Consultant Martin Helmke Passes Away

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Martin Helmke, former longtime consultant to the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee, passed away January 30 after a long battle with...

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05 Feb

Office of Tax Appeals

OTA Rejects FTB’s Argument That Man Who Moved to Saudi Arabia Was Still a California Resident

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The issue in the Appeal of A. Khan was whether the taxpayer was still a California resident for the 2013 tax year even though he moved ...

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29 Jan

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

EDD Acknowledges Paying $11.4 Billion in Fraudulent UI Claims

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Employment Development Department (EDD) this week acknowledged that 9.7 percent of the 19.5 million unemployment insurance claims i...

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29 Jan

Assessors

San Francisco Gets New Assessor

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

San Francisco Mayor London Breed this week appointed Assessor-Recorder Carmen Chu to the post of city administrator and selected Joaqui...

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22 Jan

State Budget

December’s State Tax Revenue Was $3 Billion Higher Than Projected

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Revenue from the state government’s three largest taxes beat budget projections by $3 billion (21 percent) for the month of December, t...

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22 Jan

In Memory

Longtime Taxpayer Advocate Reed Royalty Passes Away

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Longtime taxpayer advocate Reed Royalty, founding chief executive officer and former president of the Orange County Taxpayers Associati...

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15 Jan

Legislature

Lawmakers Hold First Floor Sessions of the Year, Propose $2.4 Billion Tax Increase on Businesses

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

A group of lawmakers proposed a $2.4 billion-a-year tax increase on businesses January 12, just one day after the...

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