Posts by Maryam Selassie

22 Aug

Local Taxes, State Budget

State Revenue Collections Ahead of Projections, Department of Finance Reports

• August 22, 2025
• By Maryam Selassie

State revenue is running slightly ahead of the projections upon which the recently enacted 2025-26 state budget was based, the Departme...

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15 Aug

Local Taxes

Los Angeles County Assessment Roll Grows 3.91 Percent

• August 15, 2025
• By Maryam Selassie

The cumulative assessed value of California’s largest county grew 3.91 percent in the past year, marking the 15th consecutive year of g...

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25 Jul

Local Taxes

Los Angeles Businesses File Measure to Repeal Gross Receipts Tax

• July 25, 2025
• By Maryam Selassie

A group of Los Angeles business leaders filed a local ballot measure July 23 that would repeal Los Angeles’ gross receipts tax, saving ...

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27 Jun

Courts

Riverside County’s ‘Fee’ for Timeshare Estate Assessments Is an Illegal Tax, Court of Appeal Rules in Published Decision

• June 27, 2025
• By Maryam Selassie

Riverside County’s annual “fee” on owners of timeshare estates, ostensibly to cover the assessor’s costs of conducting a separate asses...

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11 Apr

Office of Tax Appeals

Almost One-Third of April’s Income Tax Rulings Cite Precedent Regarding Harshness of Fixed Deadlines

• April 11, 2025
• By Maryam Selassie

The Office of Tax Appeals posted 63 opinions to its website April 7, including 42 relating to income tax and 21 on business taxes. None...

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04 Apr

Legislature

San Francisco Agency May Have Approved Improper Overpayment to Group With Ties to Suspended City Official

• April 4, 2025
• By Maryam Selassie

“San Francisco’s Department on the Status of Women appears to have violated local laws by approving a $30,000 overpayment to a politica...

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28 Mar

Legislature

Committee Approves Measure to Incentivize Development of Clean Energy

• March 28, 2025
• By Maryam Selassie

The Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee approved legislation March 26 that would incentivize the development of clean energy in Calif...

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21 Mar

Legislature

Committee Approves Measure Paving Way for Tax Hikes in San Luis Obispo County

• March 21, 2025
• By Maryam Selassie

The Senate Local Government Committee approved legislation March 19 that would pave the way for higher taxes in areas along the Central...

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14 Mar

CalTax

California Taxpayers Association Holds 99th Annual Meeting

• March 14, 2025
• By Maryam Selassie

California Taxpayers Association members, tax agency leaders, and other tax policy experts convened March 6 in Sacramento for the assoc...

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28 Feb

Public Opinion Poll

Californians Continue to Prefer Lower Taxes and Fewer Government Services, Poll Finds

• February 28, 2025
• By Maryam Selassie

When Californians are asked whether they would “rather pay higher taxes and have a state government that provides more services” or “pa...

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