The
California Taxpayers Association is a non-partisan, non-profit organization
founded in 1926 to protect taxpayers from unnecessary taxes and to promote
government efficiency. We serve our members through research and advocacy on
significant tax and spending issues in the legislative, executive and judicial
branches of government.
News and Highlights
Initiative Update:
CalTax President Teresa Casazza Briefs Reporters on Flaws in Proposition 25:
Measure Would Lower Vote Threshold for Taxes Included in Budget, Effectively
Repeal Public's Right to Referendum
Initiative Update: USC Professor Says Proposition 24 Will Cost California 144,000 Jobs
State Budget: With Legislature
Poised to Adjourn Without Passing Budget, Governor Vows Special Session
California Jobs Climate: California
Again Ranked as Worst State for Business
California Income Tax: Residency Appeals Highlight Board of Equalization Meeting
California's Sales Tax: Alterations to Wedding Dress Are Taxable if Dress Is New, Not
Used
Other Recent News &
Highlights
Waste, Fraud & Mismanagement:
Most Expensive Public School in
U.S. History to Open in Los Angeles
Government Waste: Governor Schwarzenegger Discusses Need to Crack Down
on Government Waste, Fraud and Mismanagement
Other
Waste, Fraud & Mismanagement Highlights
Analyses and Commentary
CalTax Press Release: California Taxpayers
Association President Teresa Casazza Urges Legislature to Open Budget Process to
Public Scrutiny
Letter to The Sacramento Bee : Tax Uncertainty Is Bad
for Business, Job Hunters
CalTax Fact Sheet: Taxation of Services: A Real
Disservice to California
Loren Kaye: Sales Tax on Services?
Again?
Dan Walters on Proposition 25: Majority-Vote Budget
Measure Proposition 25 Is a Mixed Bag
Marcos Breton on Proposition 25: Ho-Hum, Taxpayers Ripped Off Again
State Government
Has Wasted More Than $18 Billion Since 2000 Press Release |
Full Report
California's Job Climate: State Lost 36,000 Film Industry Jobs in 10 Years, Study Says
Economic Incentives:
Legislative Analyst: Tax Incentives Are Not Loopholes
Special Feature: Tax Legislation
Spreadsheets Compiled by Martin Helmke
Blast From the Past: "Florida's sales
tax on services helps sink magazine. ..."
David Doerr's Book Now Available
on Amazon, Praised as 'Invaluable Resource' on State's Tax Policy
CalTax
Research Bulletin:
California's Tax Machine: