Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee

Legislation to fully exempt most California manufacturing and research-and-development equipment from sales tax was unanimously approved May 5 by the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee. AB 1951 (Grayson), co-sponsored by CalTax and the California Manufacturing and Technology Association, received support from Democrats (including Assembly Member Jacqui Irwin, the committee chair), Republicans, and Assembly Member Chad Mayes, the only state lawmaker who isn’t registered with any political party. Along with expanding the current partial exemption to be a full exemption from…

Legislation to promote job growth by fully exempting most California manufacturing and research-and-development equipment from sales tax (AB 1951, Grayson, co-sponsored by CalTax and the California Manufacturing and Technology Association [CMTA]) is scheduled for a May 5 vote in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee. Along with expanding the current partial exemption to be a full exemption from state and local sales and use taxes, AB 1951 would eliminate – from 2023 through 2028 – the cap that limits the…

The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee voted 10-0 on April 5 to approve AB 879 (Blanca Rubio), the CalTax-sponsored California Tax Amnesty and Revenue Recovery Act, which requires the Franchise Tax Board and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to administer a tax amnesty program. The bill now advances to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Assembly Member Blanca Rubio noted that the bill will increase state revenue without raising taxes. CalTax Policy Advocate Dustin Weatherby testified that the bill…