NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION IF YOU HAVE PAID CALIFORNIA’S FIRE PREVENTION FEE, A PENDING CLASS ACTION MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS. Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, et al., v. California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 34-2012-00133197 (“Case”), alleges that California’s fire prevention fee is invalid. You may be entitled to […]
A “Revocable Transfer on Death” (TOD) deed allows an owner of real property to deed it to a named beneficiary without the risk of a lengthy and costly probate. A TOD will save both the homeowner and beneficiary time and money and ensures their final wishes are carried out without excessive legal costs. Click here […]
On Monday, HJTA President Jon Coupal debated Conway Collis, a principal backer of an initiative to increase taxes on higher value residential and commercial property. The event was sponsored by the California Alliance of Taxpayer Advocates Collis, a former member of the State Board of Equalization, argued that the funds raised by his initiative, the […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is proud to name Ourania Riddle as HJTA Taxfighter of the Year. When Ourania, a 30 year member of the Solano County Taxpayers Association, witnessed the unelected State Water Resources Control Board running roughshod over the rights of taxpayers in her hometown of Dixon, she decided to get involved. The […]
While scores improve for second consecutive year, majority of legislators still flunk. Sacramento, CA — HJTA has released its 2015 Legislative Report Card grading lawmakers on their votes on issues important to taxpayers. The Report Card is intended as a non-partisan tool to help taxpayers hold legislators accountable. Of the 120 members of the Legislature, […]
Sacramento — Governor Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill 809 by Assemblyman Jay Obernolte (R—Big Bear). Sponsored by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, this bill provides crucial information to voters regarding local tax measures. AB 809 states that the rate and duration of a local tax measure, as well as the amount of estimated revenue […]
Governor Brown has called a special session of the Legislature to increase your taxes. Number one on the tax raisers’ agenda is Senate Bill 1 (Senator Jim Beall, D-San Jose) that would impose a 12 cents a gallon gas tax increase and 22 cents increase on diesel. The new taxes proposed would be added to what are already the […]
Supporters of an effort to gut Prop. 13’s taxpayer protections have introduced (6/10/15) a constitutional amendment to increase property taxes on California businesses. Under the guise of “reforming Prop. 13,” SCA 5 will create a split-roll property tax that will cost small businesses and taxpayers billions of dollars and worsen the state’s business climate. While […]
