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FAIRFIELD — The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration in Sacramento reported revenue numbers Tuesday for cannabis sales for the first quarter of 2021. The state’s cannabis excise tax as of May 18 generated $131.9 million in revenue reported on the first quarter returns and the cultivat

  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — El Dorado County could lose millions in sales tax revenue if a major online retailer gets its way, county Auditor-Controller Joe Harn warned the Board of Supervisors this week. One of the world’s largest online retailers (Harn is prohibited from naming the retailer or reporting more precise revenue estimates per California Revenue and Taxation Code 7056) “has changed the way it reports sales tax transactions to the California Department of Tax and Fee Adminis...

America overthrew the British over some unfair taxation. Today, California cannabis consumers seem due for a mini revolt of their own. Weed lovers can save hundreds of dollars per year on legal herb by avoiding excessive “local cannabis business taxes” in California. These complex local charges have gouged consumers at the dispensary sales counter since 2018, when the state switched over from medical marijuana to adult-use pot under Proposition 64. Local cannabis business taxes can vary fro...

Share Photo/David Paul Morris via Getty Images Cigar smokers in the Golden State will have to reach a little deeper into their pockets this summer as the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has increased the state’s tobacco tax by 11.5 percent. The tax hike will go into effect on the first of July. According to a notice on the CDTFA’s website, the tax is “equivalent to the combined rate of tax imposed on cigar...

Task Force The DaRE Task Force is comprised of 21 staff from across the organization plus the two co-chairs. The members represent racial, geographic, gender, age, classification, and other factors of diversity within the organization.    Deputy Executive Officer – Internal Operations Edna B. Murphy is the Deputy Executive Officer for Internal Operations at CARB. While she has lived in Sacramento for many years, she is a native of Chicago, Illinois. Edna attended California State Unive...

Owners of three Bay Area restaurants charged with tax evasion, labor law violations Published  article SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Three people have been arraigned in connection to tax evasion and labor law violations at Japanese restaurants in San Jose, Concord and Daly City that they owned and operated. David Tai Leung, Sunny Siukeung Chan and Wendy Lai Ip are charged with stealing more than $893,000 in wages from their employees and evading $287,697 in sales taxes and $171,820 in employment taxes...

Three people have been arraigned in connection to tax evasion and labor law violations at...

Rossmoor Taxpayers Get Answer to Sales Tax Confusion Residents of an unincorporated Orange County, California, town said they were recently overcharged taxes for sharing the same zip code as a neighboring, higher-taxed city. The issue dates back to last November, when Los Alamitos voters narrowly passed Measure Y, which allowed the city to raise its sales tax by 1.5 percent. The tax hike was proposed due to concerns that Los Alamitos would run out of money due to the economic impact of the glob...

By Benjamin Gottlieb MORE KCRW offers several ways you can help keep your California business humming after more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Shuttersock. Navigating the pandemic as a small business owner isn’t easy. But there’s a lot of help, so long as you know where to look. Here are ways you can help keep your business humming as California emerges from more than a year of COVID-19. RESTAURANTS From bars to caterer...

Pursuant to BPC §24049.5 and RTC §6796, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) will sell a Type 21 Liquor License #454482, issued for San Francisco County. A public auction will be held at the State Office Building Auditorium, First Floor, 1515 Clay St, Oakland, CA 94612, on 5/18/21 at 10:00 a.m. unless the total liability of $26,691.52 is paid by the licensee, Stand Bi Market. Minimum bid: $15,000.00. Contact CDTFA at (650) 502-1625 or (650) 502-1626. ABOUT USThe Sa...