Posts by CalTax

04 Sep

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

Allegations of EDD Fraud Prompt Emergency Audit

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

California lawmakers have approved an emergency audit of the Employment Development Department after people in several parts of the sta...

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28 Aug

State Budget

State Auditor Puts COVID-19 Response Spending on High-Risk List

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

State Auditor Elaine Howle reported August 25 that her office has designated the state’s management of federal funds related to COVID-1...

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21 Aug

Local Taxes

State Penalizes Los Angeles County $1.3 Million for Dispute Over Campaigning With Tax Dollars

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Fair Political Practices Commission, which is responsible for enforcing California’s campaign finance and disclosure laws, unanimou...

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21 Aug

Local Taxes, November Election

Voters Will Decide Fate of 245 Local Tax and Bond Measures in November

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

When Californians go to the polls November 3, they not only will decide the fate of a massive property tax increase (Proposition 15), b...

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14 Aug

Legislative Update

Lawmakers Introduce Union-Backed ‘Wealth Tax,’ but Say it Won’t Advance

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Assembly Member Rob Bonta hosted a teleconference August 13 to unveil legislation to “establish a first-in-the-nation net worth tax” th...

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14 Aug

Property Tax, Property Tax Revenue

Property Tax Revenue Increases in Contra Costa County, as Assessed Values Hit Record High

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Contra Costa County will benefit from an increase in property tax dollars, as the assessed value of taxable property increased almost 5...

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07 Aug

Legislature

Committee Holds No-Vote Hearing on Proposed Tax Hike on Income Over $1 Million

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Senate Governance and Finance Committee held a no-vote hearing August 3 on a union-backed proposal that would impose a large, retro...

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07 Aug

Office of Tax Appeals

UC Regents Participated in Donor’s Tax-Avoidance Scheme, OTA Rules

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Office of Tax Appeals posted 143 opinions to its website this week, including one involving the University of California Board of R...

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31 Jul

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

State Receives Little Information on Billions Spent for Mental Health

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The state spends heavily on mental health care programs under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, but state officials lack sufficient infor...

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31 Jul

Personal Income Tax

Union-Backed ‘Millionaire’s Tax’ Introduced in Final Month of Session

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

With just one month left in the two-year legislative session, a group of lawmakers this week introduced a union-backed proposal that wo...

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