Posts by California Taxpayers

02 Jul

Local Taxes

Sales Tax Rates Increase in Many Parts of the State

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

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 California Taxpayers

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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25 Jun

Employment Development Department

California Unemployment Insurance Fund Expected to Be $24.3 Billion in the Red

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

An updated unemployment insurance fund forecast released by the Employment Development Department (EDD) estimates that California will ...

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11 Jun

Office of Tax Appeals

OTA Establishes Precedent Despite Disagreement of Majority of its Judges

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

The Office of Tax Appeals posted 43 opinions to its website June 7, including five “pending precedential” decisions and two unanimous o...

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04 Jun

State Budget

Democratic Legislative Leaders Unveil Joint Budget Proposal

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

Democratic legislative leaders announced June 1 that they have reached a budget agreement and will now negotiate with Governor Gavin Ne...

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04 Jun

Franchise Tax Board

FTB Begins Process of Requesting More State Funds for Audits of Political Campaigns

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

At the June 3 meeting of the three-member Franchise Tax Board, agency staff and board members discussed 11 “proposal concepts” that cou...

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28 May

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

State Employees Wasted More Than $1.6 Million, Auditor Reports

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

The state wasted more than $1.6 million in tax dollars because of lax management of employees – including two California State Universi...

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21 May

Gasoline Tax

State’s Gas Tax to Increase July 1

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

California’s excise tax on gasoline will increase to 51.1 cents per gallon July 1, up from the current 50.5 cents per gallon, the Calif...

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14 May

Proposition 13

Stability of Property Tax Revenue Helps Local Governments Through Pandemic

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

The stability of property tax revenue under Proposition 13 is proving to be a major benefit for local governments. The San Francisco C...

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07 May

Office of Tax Appeals

FTB Wrongly Seized $6,734 From Maryland Resident, but He Won’t Get a Refund

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

“Notwithstanding the fact that appellant’s tax was erroneously paid and not owed in the first place, we must nevertheless find that app...

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