Posts by CalTax

01 May

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

San Diego Spent $30 Million to Collect Data That Isn’t Useful

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

More than three years after the city of San Diego spent $30 million for a project designed to collect traffic data, “the project is fai...

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24 Apr

Local Taxes

Voters Rejected 142 of 237 Local Tax and Bond Measures on March Ballot

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

California voters rejected 142 of the 237 local tax and bond measures on the March 3 ballot, according to the counties’ final vote tall...

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24 Apr

Split-Roll Initiative

Poll Shows Support for Split-Roll Measure Still Hovering Near 50 Percent

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Support for the split-roll property tax initiative continues to hover near 50 percent, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)...

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17 Apr

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

State Wasted $500,000 on Unused Custom-Built Boat, Auditor Finds

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

State Wasted $500,000 on Unused Custom-Built Boat, Auditor Finds. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife “wasted more than a ha...

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17 Apr

Office of Tax Appeals

Office of Tax Appeals: Taxpayer Who Relied on Instructions in FTB Publication Loses Appeal

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Office of Tax Appeals posted 23 opinions to its website April 7, including a “pending precedential” rejection of an appeal filed by...

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27 Mar

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

Pet Lover’s License Plate Program Is Dogged by Mismanagement, Auditor Finds

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is mismanaging the “Pet Lover’s” specialized license plate program so badly th...

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27 Mar

Local Taxes

Palo Alto Withdraws Headcount Tax, but Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Other Local Governments From Asking for Tax Increases

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

While some local governments have withdrawn tax measures from upcoming elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many are moving forward ...

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20 Mar

Tax Agencies

Tax Agencies: State and Federal Tax Agencies Announce Deadline Extensions

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

State and federal tax agencies announced a variety of deadline extensions for taxpayers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Internal Re...

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20 Mar

State of Emergency

State of Emergency: Pandemic Prompts Orders for Californians to Stay Home, Legislative Break, School Closures, Extension of Tax Deadlines and More

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic reached a new phase this week, as residents were directed by the governor to stay home t...

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20 Mar

Courts

Courts: No Attorney Fees Will Be Awarded in Hyatt Case, Nevada Court Rules

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

There was no prevailing party in the decades-long litigation between the Franchise Tax Board and Nevada inventor Gilbert Hyatt, and thu...

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