The list of California’s largest unpaid sales and use tax delinquencies was updated today with the addition of 22 names, which consisted of people mostly from Southern California. Altogether, the newly listed debtors owe a total of $27 million. Since 2007, the state's Board of Equalization has been mandated by state law to post online a list of the largest 250 tax delinquencies--in total, they owe a combined amount of $302 million--of more than $100,000 in tax... more ›

Although gas was about 40-cents cheaper the year before, gasoline demand last October declined 0.4 percent when Californians used 1.246 billion gallons of gasoline compared to 1.252 billion gallons the same month in 2008, according to a state report released today. That percentage difference means about a $27 million difference in taxes collected by the state. "The October decrease in consumption is the first decline in six months," said the California State Board of Equalization. "The previous five months showed small increases in consumption when compared to last year." Use of Diesel, which generally follows economic activity during a recession, was down by 11.1%. more ›

If marijuana were to be legalized for recreational use, it would raise nearly $1.4 billion for the California, announced a state tax board yesterday. The numbers were from an analysis of a bill, AB390, introduced earlier this year by San Francisco Assemblymember Tom Ammiano. more ›