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California Budget Compromise Tax Changes

1 min readBy: Joseph Bishop-Henchman

Here are some charts about how the California budget compromise will change some key taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. es.

Personal Income Tax

Income Levels

Current Rate

New Rate*

>$0

1%

1.05%

>$7,168

2%

2.10%

>$16,994

4%

4.20%

>$26,821

6%

6.30%

>$37,233

8%

8.40%

>$47,055

9.3%

9.77%

>$1,000,000

10.3%

10.82%

*-Increase would be cut in half if state receives more than $9.1 billion in federal stimulus funding.

Sales Tax (state and key cities)

City

Current Rate

New Rate

(State Base)

7.25%

8.25%

Los Angeles

8.75%

9.75%

San Diego

7.75%

8.75%

San Jose

8.25%

9.25%

San Francisco

8.50%

9.50%

Long Beach

8.25%

9.25%

Fresno

7.975%

8.975%

Sacramento

7.75%

8.75%

Oakland

8.75%

9.75%

Santa Ana

7.75%

8.75%

Anaheim

7.75%

8.75%

Bakersfield

7.25%

8.25%

Riverside

7.75%

8.75%

South Gate

9.75%

10.75%

Vehicle License Tax

Current Rate

New Rate

Statewide

0.65%

1.15%

Gasoline Tax

Current Rate

New Rate

Statewide

18¢/gallon

30¢/gallon

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