Loren Kaye on Fox & Hounds

• Five Questions for Split Roll Proponents August 19, 2019
  Proponents of an $11 billion statewide property tax increase re-filed their ballot initiative this week, claiming “notable improvements to implementation dates, expansive new small business tax relief, clarified education financing and stronger zoning language to ensure large corporations cannot avoid reassessment.” Breaking down the changes, one can’t help but conclude that proponents would not have […]
• Tax study? I’ve got a commission for that! July 8, 2019
  Too often the California Legislature behaves like Alexander the Great on the march. It passes bills and never looks back. That the Legislature should study the effects of the legislation it passes should be obvious, and kudos when it chooses to actually take a look back. But once the decision is made to study an […]
• Service tax proposal is a veiled tax increase June 3, 2019
  California’s elected leaders are enjoying the fruits of a go-go economy, with record surpluses and record spending on education. So naturally there’s talk of tax increases. Californians have enjoyed nearly 10 years of economic growth, and one of the biggest beneficiaries has been the state budget.  Since the depths of the recession the state budget […]
• California’s Private Economy Fuels State Budget Surpluses May 13, 2019
  Taxes continue to pour into the state treasury, like spring snowmelt into Lake Oroville. Thanks to the engine of California’s private economy – the creativity of business leaders and productivity of employees – and the wealth it creates, Governor Gavin Newsom last week announced that revenues exceeded earlier budget estimates by more than $3 billion, […]
• Pay your taxes? Take a breath, more may be on the way April 15, 2019
  Today is Tax Day, so if you’re not up to your ears in forms and schedules, you’re probably breathing a sigh of relief. Just don’t get too relaxed. More than $15 billion in tax increases – mostly aimed at business taxpayers – await hearings and decisions in the Legislature. If the tax proposals get that […]