The Truth About California’s Business Tax Burden
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California’s business tax burden is talked about a lot but most of the debate is based on rhetoric as opposed to empirical research. The business community and lawmakers from both parties, particularly the California Republican Party, have made repeated claims that California businesses are heavily overtaxed.
Finally, a real debate on the economics of taxation?
Since a discussion of tax politics begins and ends quickly in the Capitol, let’s try talking economics instead.
Originally posted by Capitol Weekly
Read more...Low Hanging Fruit in the Tax System: 10 Policies for $20 Billion
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With the state facing a current deficit and on-going yearly deficits $20 billion, the survival of basic services and a healthy public sector is at stake. The following summarizes 10 measures which will have the least impact on economic growth and recovery—the “low-hanging fruit” in the tax system.
Statement on the Tax Commission (COTCE) final report
September 29, 2009
The California Tax Reform Association, which participated in many discussions of
the Commission on the Twenty-First Century Economy, criticized the report as “a
failure to provide a fair, long-term solution to California’s revenue and tax
problems.” Executive Director Lenny Goldberg said, among its many failings, “it
does not even address the distinct issues of the 21st century [...]
Comments of the California Tax Reform Association on COTCE Recommendations
“Comments to the Commission on the Twenty-First Century Economy” on their proposed tax reform packages.
Read more...It’s time to close a big tax loophole for businesses
California’s property tax burden has gradually shifted to homeowners because commercial and industrial property doesn’t change hands as often as homes and the sales can be easily disguised.
by Michael Hiltzik in the LA Times.
Originally posted by the LA Times