Posts by California Taxpayers

13 Nov

Election Results, Elections, Proposition 15, Split-Roll Initiative, Split-Roll Property Tax

Continuing Their Record of Rejecting Split-Roll Measures, Voters Defeat Proposition 15

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

California voters have rejected Proposition 15, the split-roll initiative that proposed the largest property tax increase in state hist...

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13 Nov

Commentary

California Must Focus on Jobs and Economic Growth to Rebound From COVID-19

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

By CalTax Policy and Communications Associate Dustin Weatherby Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, California had record-low unemployment ...

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06 Nov

Election Results, Elections, Statewide Measures

Split-Roll Initiative Trailing With Many Votes Left to Count

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

California voters may have rejected Proposition 15, the split-roll initiative that proposed the largest property tax increase in state ...

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06 Nov

Miscellaneous

Tax Filing Relief Available for Wildfire Victims

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

The Franchise Tax Board announced November 5 that taxpayers in certain governor-declared disaster areas are granted an e...

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06 Nov

Office of Tax Appeals

OTA Rules on Dispute Dating Back to President Carter’s Term

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

The Office of Tax Appeals posted 21 opinions to its website November 2, including a pending precedential case involving its lack of jur...

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30 Oct

California's Competitiveness

Brewer Barrels Out of California, Moves Headquarters to San Antonio

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

Pabst Blue Ribbon announced this month that it is moving its headquarters out of Los Angeles and into San Antonio, Texas. Along with cl...

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30 Oct

Proposition 15

Voters Nearly Evenly Split on Split-Roll Initiative, Polls Indicate

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

With three days until the November 3 election, recent polls continue to indicate that the split-roll initiative (Proposition 15) will e...

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16 Oct

Unemployment Insurance

Lawmakers Blast Employment Development Department’s Mishandling of Claims During Pandemic

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

Days after exiting the recommended two-week “burndown” plan from Governor Gavin Newsom’s unemployment insurance strike team, the Employ...

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16 Oct

Office of Tax Appeals

OTA Issues 45 Opinions, Including Three Pending Precedential Decisions

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

The Office of Tax Appeals posted 45 opinions to its website October 5, including three pending precedential cases. All of the precedent...

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02 Oct

State Board of Equalization

Tax Agency Will Have to Expand Dramatically if Proposition 15 Passes, Staff Says

• August 8, 2023
• By California Taxpayers

The State Board of Equalization’s County-Assessed Properties Division will need to roughly double in size if voters approve Proposition...

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