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- Commentary – Dynamic Estimates (Helmke, 199702)
- Commentary – History of the State Spending Limit (Doerr, 201703)
- Commentary – Time to Improve Budget Process (Doerr, 201505)
- Courts – Use of Spot Bills in Budget (201301)
- Factsheet – California’s Debt and Liabilities (201309)
- January Budget (2024)
- News – No Budget No Pay (201106)
- Speech – Plans for Rainy Day Fund (Warren, 19430219)
- Speech – Struggle for Dynamic Estimates (Doerr, 19951101)
- Press Release – Internet Tax Freedom Act is Landmark Law (199808)
- Report – Best States for Business (CEO Magazine, 201105)
- Report – Best States for Business (CEO, Magazine, 201205)
- Report – California’s Jobs and Future (Ueberroth, 199204)
- Report – Film Industry Trends (FilmLA, 201403)
- Report – Manufacturing 2.0: A More Prosperous California (Milken, 200906)
- Report – Manufacturing Site Selection (Chang, 201206)
- Report – State Tax Burdens (Tax Foundation, 201202)
- Report – State Tax Burdens (Tax Foundation, 201310)
- Report – State Tax Burdens (Tax Foundation, 201601)
- Report – State Tax Comparison (Kiplinger, 201609)
- Report – Top States for Business (CNBC, 201608)
- In Memory – David R. Doerr, California’s Foremost Tax Expert (20220617)
- California State Archives Oral History Interview with David R. Doerr (Audio | Transcript)
- In Memory – CalTax President Kirk West (201606)
- In Memory – Former CalTax President Richard Simpson Dies at Age 84 (20150828)
- In Memory – CalTax President Larry McCarthy
- Gil Hyatt v Franchise Tax Board
- 20160422 – US Supreme Court Upholds Ruling that FTB Defrauded Nevada Inventor Gil Hyatt
- 20160105 – US Supreme Court Hears Hyatt v FTB Again
- 20150914 – FTB Violated Court Order During Dispute with Hyatt, New York Supreme Court Rules
- 20150706 – US Supreme Court Grants FTBs Request to Review Hyatt Case
- 20140919 – Nevada Supreme Court Rules that FTB Committed Fraud Against Gil Hyatt, but Reverses Award of Punitive Damages
- 20140813 – MTC Changes Counsel of Record for Amicus in FTB v Hyatt Pending in Nevada Supreme Court
- 20140411 – Hyatt Sues FTB and BOE for Alleged Violation of Due Process and Equal Protection Constitutional Rights
- 20120511 – Nevada Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in FTB’s Appeal Hyatt Case
- Bonds – Debt Repayment Savings (20140618)
- Bonds – State Treasurer and Schools Chief Bond Moratorium (20130118)
- Bonds – LAO Bond Spending Recommendations (20150227)
- Commentary – Merit Pay at CSU (199905)
- Commentary – Serrano Decision (20140721)
- Courts – Bond Vote Transparency (20130426)
- Report – LAO Deferred Maintenance Recommendations (20140502)
- Report – LAO Repeal Limit on School District Reserves (20150128)
- ACA 1 – Weakening Proposition 13: How ACA 1 Would Make California a More Expensive Place to Live (20231017)
- News – Public Officials Using School Resources to Campaign (201209)
- Prop 37 of 2000 – Preserving Prosperity and Protecting Taxpayer Rights (200010)
- Prop 39 of 2012 – Proponents Ignore Effects of Throwback Sales (201210)
- Prop 54 of 2016 – A More Transparent Accountable Legislative (Casazza, 201610)
- Prop 140 of 1990 – Term Limits 10 Years Later (Quinn, 200006)
- Prop 218 of 1996 – Drafters Statement of Intent (Coupal, 199702)
- Prop 218 of 1996 – History of Prop 218 (Doerr, 199702)
- 1996 – A Review of the Development of California’s MIC Regulations By Chris Micheli
- 199706 – Legislative Changes Make the Manufacturers Investment Credit More Attractive to Key Industries
- 200011 – Expand California’s MIC to Include Independent Energy Producers
- 20010705 – Audits of California’s MIC – An Examination of Major Issues in Controversy By Chris Micheli and Michael Herbert
- 200108 – California’s First MIC Appeal Decided in Favor of Taxpayer By Chris Micheli
- 200302 – Does California Mean Business Anymore By Jack Stewart?
- 200303 – Actual Usage of California Tax Credits By Chris Micheli
- 200303 – Keep and Enhance the Manufacturers Investment Credit By Ray Rossi
- 200612 – California Board of Equalization Decides New MIC Cases By Chris Micheli
- 20130701 – Governors Economic Development Proposal Approved
- Commentary – Taxpayers Work with FTB to Implement MICs (Larry McCarthy, 19951115)
- Commentary – Assessor Handbooks – What and Why (Dear, Harris, 199303)
- Commentary – Business Equipment Tax A Beast of Burden (Kaye, 200109)
- Commentary – Intangibles – Where We Are Now (O’Neall, 200301)
- Commentary – Is It A Structure or Fixture (Auerbach, 200007)
- Commentary – It’s Still the Wild West for Parcel Taxes (201507)
- Commentary – Parcel Taxes Add to the Cost of Living (201608)
- Commentary – Property Tax Fairness Among Local Govts Means Consolidating Local Governance (Coleman, 199911)
- Commentary – Serrano Decision – What Does it Mean (Doerr, 201407)
- Courts – Parcel Tax Can’t Be Challenged (201512)
- Courts – Parcel Taxes for Schools Must Apply Uniformly (201303)
- Factsheet – Allocating the Property Tax (2000)
- Parcel Tax – Piecing Together California’s Parcel Taxes (201409)
- Parcel Tax – Supreme Court Denies Review on Parcel Tax Refunds (201602)
- Personal Property Tax – Short-Term Rentals Subject to Personal Property Tax (201604)
- Press Release – Major Property Tax Reform Bill (199510)
- Research – Business Equipment Tax – An Inconsistent Tax (200108)
- Research – Business Property Values – A Look at the Data (Kroes, 200005)
- Research – Enactment of Omnibus Property Tax Reform (199510)
- Corporate Tax – Water’s Edge Factsheet (2017)
- Federal – Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (201712)
- Property Tax – Evolution and Impact of Prop 13 (201806)
- Property Tax – Piecing Together CAs Parcel Taxes (201409)
- Property Tax – Proposition 13 Revisited (201306)
- Sales Tax – Brown Economic Development Plan (201309)
- Sales Tax on Services (201901)
- Tax Administration – CA New Tax Agencies (201803)
- Tax and Fee Report (2016)
- Tax and Fee Report (2017)
- Tax and Fee Report (2018)
- Tax and Fee Report (2019)
- Tax and Fee Report (2020)
- Tax and Fee Report (2021)
- Tax and Fee Report (2022)
- Tax and Fee Report (2023)
- Tax Definition – Understanding Proposition 26 (201108)
- Tax Facts – Overview of CA Tax Structure (2019)
- Waste & Fraud – Decade of Waste (201003)
- Waste & Fraud – Government Cost Savings Report (201204)
- A Legal Guide to Proposition 26 (20231113)
- 20150102 Earthquake Agency Pursuing Legislation to Implement Hidden Tax on Residential Insurance Policyholders
- Commentary – In-lieu Franchise Fees Illegal Under Prop 218 (Coupal, 199709)
- Commentary – Majority-Vote Tax Loophole (199806, Kroes)
- Commentary – State Gambles Taxpayers Lose (200102, Turner)
- Commentary – Stop Levying Taxes Disguised as Fees (201010, Casazza)
- Commentary – Time to Stop Steath Tax Scams (200406, McCarthy)
- Courts – Citizens for FAIR REU Rates v City of Redding (201501)
- Courts – Morning Star Company v BOE (201105)
- Courts – Sinclair Paint Company v BOE – News (Roach, 199709)
- Courts – Sinclair Paint Company v BOE (199706)
- Courts – Sinclair Paint v BOE (CalTax Amicus, 199705)
- News – Mounting Fees a Fact of Life (Roach, 199010)
- Press Release – Sneak Attack on Taxpayers (CMTA-CalTax, 200507)
- Proposition 26 – History and Background (Doerr, 2008)
- Proposition 26 – Initiative Text & Ballot Materials
- Proposition 26 – LAO Analysis
- Proposition 26 – Yes on 26 Campaign Commercial
- Proposition 37 – Initiative Text and Ballot Materials
- Report – New Supermajority Requirements (Colantuono and Coleman, 201007)
- Report – Understanding Prop 26 A Sponsors Guide (Gutierrez, 201108)
- Specific Industry Examples – Stop Hidden Taxes
- Audit – CA Failed to Take Action to Collect More Than $500M (201309)
- Commentary – Benefit Increase Will Raise Taxes (Evans, 200110)
- Commentary – Recovery of UI Depends Jobs (Kline, 201806)
- Commentary – Reforms Needed for the Long Term (Kline, 201607)
- Commentary – Restoring Solvency to UI (201308)
- Factsheet – Overview of UI (201310)
- News – Another Waiver From Feds (201507)
- News – Broken UI Fund Continues Deficit (201511)
- News – Deficit Projected to Drop Significantly (201606)
- News – EDD Projects Deficit to Grow to $10.2B (201206)
- News – Employers Bear Burden of UI Fund (201506)
- News – Employers Bear High Costs for Broken System (201406)
- News – Fund Forecast Still Gloomy (201311)
- News – Payment of Claims Without Checking Eligibility (201309)
- News – UI Projects Deficit of $10.1B (201111)
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