The statewide sales and use tax rate will decrease one quarter of one percent (0.25%) from 7.50 percent to 7.25 percent on January 1, 2017. The decrease in the statewide rate is effective for all cities and counties in California; however, in many jurisdictions in California the actual sales and use...

Many people are shopping online during the holidays because it’s convenient and it’s easy, but be sure to check those receipts: sometimes, online shoppers are not charged sales tax on their purchases. When that happens, it’s likely those shoppers owe use tax. Many of your friends, neighbors, and...

The Board of Equalization announced Monday the state excise tax on gasoline will drop by 2.2 cents per gallon beginning July 1, 2016. This lowers the current excise tax rate from 30 cents to 27.8 cents per gallon. “Californians have another reason to celebrate during Independence Day weekend,”...

More Californians are hitting the highways this past year with drivers purchasing 3.799 billion gallons of gasoline in 2015 compared to 3.715 billion gallons in 2014. This is the most gasoline purchased in the fourth quarter since 2007 when drivers bought 3.902 billion gallons—2.7 percent more than...

The Board of Equalization is planning to consider a bill that provides tax relief to nonprofit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, and a wide variety of other legislative proposals as part of its March 30, 2016 meeting. Members will also consider whether to support a bill that creates a task...

In Wednesday’s Board of Equalization meeting in Culver City, Member Fiona Ma was named as the Chair and Member Diane Harkey as Vice Chair. “Congratulations to Fiona Ma and Diane Harkey on being voted Chair and Vice Chair,” said Board of Equalization Member George Runner. “They do great work...

If you earned a certain amount of money in 2015, the federal government may owe you money. If you earned less than $53,267 in 2015, the federal government may owe you up to $6,242; and if you earned less than $13,870, the State of California may owe you an additional amount of up to $2,653. Learn more...