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The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development Proposals
February 11, 2022 - This post provides some background about the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), describes the Governor’s budget proposal for GO-Biz, and offers comments and issues for the Legislature to consider.
The 2022-23 Budget: Federal Tax Conformity for Federal Business Assistance
January 26, 2022 - This 2022-23 budget post provides background on federal COVID-19 business assistance programs and describes the Governor’s proposal to modify state tax laws as they relate to some of these grant programs. This post also provides some comments to the Legislature on the Governor’s proposal.
The 2022-23 Budget: Temporary Limits on Business Tax Provisions
January 26, 2022 - This 2022-23 budget post provides background on temporary limits on the use of net operating loss deductions and business tax credits. It describes the Governor’s proposal to lift these limits one year early and provides some comments to the Legislature.
Biannual Report on Truck Deliveries
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December 1, 2021 - Chapter 226 of 2019 (AB 321, Patterson) created a sales and use tax exemption for certain truck deliveries. The law also directs our office to submit a biannual report measuring the number of truck deliveries affected by the new exemption. This post describes our attempts to fulfill this requirement.
Annual Report on Tax Exemptions for Medicinal Cannabis
July 1, 2021 - Chapter 837 of 2019 (SB 34, Wiener) established new tax exemptions for donations of medicinal cannabis. The law directs our office to submit an annual report containing data on three outcomes related to the exemptions: the number of medicinal cannabis patients served, the amount of medicinal cannabis products donated, and the amount of tax revenue lost. This report fulfills that statutory requirement for 2020.
The 2021-22 May Revision—Overview and Analysis of Workforce Development Proposals
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May 18, 2021 - This handout lists the Governor's workforce proposals, provides a high-level assessment of those proposals, and offers guidance were the Legislature to want to increase spending in this area.
Tax Credit Expansions in the American Rescue Plan
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April 13, 2021 - The federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) that passed on March 11 expanded a number of federal income tax credits. This piece will briefly describe the changes to three credits that apply to many lower-income and middle-income filers: the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Child Tax Credit (CTC), and the Child and Dependent Care Expenses Credit (“child care credit”). We also discuss changes to the dependent care exclusion which is linked to the child care credit.
Evaluating State Economic Stimulus Proposals
February 1, 2021 - In this report, we offer the Legislature guidance on how to evaluate fiscal stimulus proposals. We pose six key questions to ask when assessing specific proposals and provide specific elements that can be incorporated into proposals to increase their potential effectiveness.
The 2021-22 Budget: Business Tax Incentives
January 28, 2021 - The Governor’s budget proposes several changes to taxation to support businesses. Two key factors for evaluating these proposals are: (1) which level of government would forgo revenue; and (2) which businesses would receive assistance. Based on these criteria and others, we recommend that the Legislature prioritize expansion of the Main Street credit, explore alternative structures for an elective S Corporation tax, and reject the proposed one-time expansions of the CAEATFA exclusion and California Competes.
The 2021-22 Budget: Golden State Stimulus
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January 22, 2021 - This handout provides an overview of the Governor's budget proposal to provide a one-time $600 refund to certain low-income workers, evaluates the Governor's proposal, and provides a more targeted alternative for the Legislature to consider.
The 2021-22 Budget: Small Business Grants
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January 22, 2021 - This handout assesses the Governor's proposal to expand a recently created small business grants program by $575 million.
The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Tax Changes
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October 5, 2020 - The 2020‑21 budget package included several tax policy changes. Overall, the budget package assumes these changes will result in a net revenue increase of about $4 billion in 2020‑21. Starting in 2023‑24, the net effect of these changes are expected to reduce revenues below what they otherwise would have been.
An Update on California’s Cash Management Situation
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August 31, 2020 - Provides an update on California’s cash management situation, including recent developments in spring 2020 and the outlook for 2020-21.
Economy and Taxes Staff
- Chas Alamo
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- Personal Income Tax, Employment, and Labor Law
- Ross Brown
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- Property Taxes, Bonds, and the Economy
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- State Budget and Federal Funding
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- Local Government, Housing, and Homelessness
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- Public Employment, CalPERS, and Elections
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- Teachers' Retirement Policy/ Child Welfare/ Community Care Licensing
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- Deputy Legislative Analyst: Economy, Taxes, and Labor
- Seth Kerstein
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- Sales and Excise Taxes and Demographics