California state lawmakers proposed increasing taxes and fees more than $14.4 billion a year during the first five months of the 2025-26 legislative session, the California Tax Foundation reported today. caltax.org/foundation/rep… The new taxes and fees proposed by lawmakers

The California Tax Foundation's webinar on sales tax issues is tomorrow, May 29: caltaxfoundation.org Moderator Joan Armenta-Roberts (Sales Tax Consultant, California Taxpayers Association) and expert panelists Ben Lee (Attorney, Bewley, Lassleben & Miller, LLP), Marty

PPIC study of headquarters leaving California: "To help keep companies and jobs in California, our analysis suggests that the tax and regulatory environment is a key place to look." Several other states have reduced business costs, report notes. ppic.org/publication/ar…

New report notes high cigarette smuggling rates into high-tax states: "California has become the Golden State of cigarette smuggling. It has the highest smuggling rate among the 48 contiguous states. A heady 53% of all the cigarettes consumed there in 2023 were smuggled.

Sacramento County Assessor Christina Wynn reports that the assessed value of property in the county increased 5.41% this year, to a record high of $256.9 billion. "The increased values are projected to generate approximately $2.4 billion in property tax revenue, an increase of

California can fix potholes and expand transit without gutting taxpayer safeguards. Lawmakers should reject SB 512 and instead clarify that all special taxes, however they reach the ballot, still need two‑thirds support. ocregister.com/2025/07/15/loo…

The state government collected $2.6 billion more in tax revenue than expected during the month of June (9% more than projected by state officials), the Department of Finance reported. dof.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

This Thursday (July 31): The California Tax Foundation presents an informative webinar on property transfer taxes. MCLE credits available! Gregory Broege (partner, Ajalat, Polley, Ayoob, Matarese & Broege), Colin Fraser (shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP), Oscar Wei (deputy