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California does not tax winnings from the California State Lottery, so state tax on in-state lottery prizes is zero; winners still must report the prize as federal taxable income and face IRS withhold...
California currently does not levy a general, statewide “exit tax” on people simply for moving out, but multiple proposed wealth-tax bills and analyses in 2024–2025 would create an “exit”-style charge...
California DMV requires adults to present that show their full name and a California residential address; acceptable items range from utility bills and rental agreements to medical, school, insurance,...
California’s top statutory individual income tax rate has been 13.3% for several years, with an additional 1% “mental health services” surtax above $1 million, and recent 2025 legislative action (Asse...
California has not enacted an exit tax as law; reporting and tax-advice sites consistently state there is currently no statutory “exit tax” imposed on residents who leave, though multiple proposed wea...
Federal tax on U.S. lottery winnings in 2025 is subject to mandatory IRS withholding of 24% for reportable prizes and can result in a final federal tax liability up to the top ordinary-income rate of ...
California treats capital gains as ordinary income and therefore taxes them at the state’s regular progressive income tax rates rather than a separate, lower capital‑gains rate . In state revenue term...
California’s top statutory income tax rate is 12.3% and an additional 1% mental‑health services surtax applies to taxable income over $1 million, producing an effective top marginal rate of 13.3% for ...
The share of California’s personal income tax (PIT) paid by the top 1 percent has swung dramatically over the 2000–2023 period, driven largely by asset-price cycles and temporary rate changes; availab...
California does not tax winnings from the California Lottery, but federal tax rules apply: the Lottery withholds 24% for U.S. citizens/resident aliens on prizes over $5,000 and a different 30% rate fo...
Federal rules allow deduction of gambling losses only if a taxpayer itemizes deductions on Schedule A and keeps contemporaneous records and supporting documents; losses are limited to the amount of ga...
A single, authoritative, up‑to‑date national table that lists each state’s estimated‑tax thresholds and exact underpayment penalty rates does not appear among the cited sources; the most reliable appr...
Most U.S. states that levy a personal income tax require estimated (quarterly) payments from taxpayers whose withholding and credits won’t cover their expected liability, but there is no single federa...
A California lottery winner will see an automatic federal withholding of 24% taken from prize payouts over $5,000, with no California state tax withheld on California Lottery prizes; nonresident alien...