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$4.4 Billion in New Taxes and Fees
Through the first year of the 2019-20 legislative session, California lawmakers and the governor approved more than $4.4 billion in higher annual taxes and fees. This report identifies 74 bills that contained higher taxes and fees that cumulatively could have cost taxpayers more than $20.4 billion annually.
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Split-Roll Property Tax Petition Isn’t Worth Your Signature
It’s that time of year again where signature gatherers are hustling outside shopping centers, farmers markets and grocery stores asking voters to sign petitions to qualify higher taxes for the ballot. Be wary of what they ask you to sign.
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Charles Schwab Moving Headquarters From San Francisco to Texas
Charles Schwab will move its headquarters from San Francisco to Westlake, Texas, where the cost of doing business is much cheaper, the company announced in late November. The relocation is part of the firm’s $26 billion acquisition of stock brokerage firm TD Ameritrade.
CALTAX COMMENTARY: Under Prop. 13, Los Angeles County’s Property Tax Revenue Reaches All-Time High
By CalTax President Rob Gutierrez
This column was published July 26 in the Los Angeles Daily News.
Property tax collections are at an all-time high in Los Angeles County, providing a windfall for schools and local government even as Proposition 13 protects property owners from unmanageable tax increases.
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Education Spending Up 66% Since 2012
ABOUT CALTAX
The California Taxpayers Association is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 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.
SPLIT ROLL – A BAD IDEA FOR TAXPAYERS:
Voters Strongly Support Proposition 13, Think California’s Tax Burden Is Too High
Split-Roll Property Tax: Poll Shows Voters Don’t Support Effort to Increase Property Taxes in California
Commentary: Thank Proposition 13 When You Get Your Property Tax Bill
Commentary: Voters Who OK'd Proposition 13 Knew What They Were Doing
Column by Split-Roll Supporter Ignored the Reality of the Proposition 13 Vote
