Local Taxes

19 Mar

Local Taxes

Sales Tax Increases Take Effect April 1 in Many Areas of the State

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Voter-approved sale tax rate increases will take effect April 1 in many areas of the state, the California Department of Tax and Fee Ad...

Continue reading

12 Mar

Local Taxes

One Tax Approved, Five Rejected in Local Elections

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Updated election results indicate that only one of the six local taxes in March 2 elections was approved by voters. All of the measure...

Continue reading

05 Mar

Local Taxes

Voters Approve One of the Six Local Tax Measures on March 2 Ballots

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Preliminary election results indicate that only one of the local taxes on March 2 ballots was approved by voters, while three were reje...

Continue reading

19 Feb

Local Taxes

Local Tax Measures Going Before Voters in March and May

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Voters in several parts of the state will decide the fate of local tax measures – primarily parcel taxes – in March and May. The table...

Continue reading

18 Dec

Election Results, Elections, Local Taxes

Final Results Show 197 Local Taxes and Bonds Passed in November

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

With results now certified in the record-turnout November election, 197 of 260 local tax and bond measures were a...

Continue reading

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...

Continue reading

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...

Continue reading

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...

Continue reading

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While some local governments have withdrawn tax measures from upcoming elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many are moving forward ...

Continue reading

06 Mar

Local Taxes

Local Tax Measure Election Results: More Than Half of Local Tax and Bond Measures Were Rejected by Voters, According to Preliminary Results

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Voters in the March 3 presidential primary election rejected 122 of 237 local tax and bond measures – including CalTax-opposed Measur...

Continue reading