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CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION (EIN 95-0598420)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-08
IRS object ID
201903129349302075
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-11-08T10:38:53-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN942329070PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1John Waddell & Co CPAsBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13416 American River Drive AAddressLine1Txt
CitySacramentoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95864ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN950598420EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1California Taxpayers AssociationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCALIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9164410490PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11215 K StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySacramentoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95814ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRobert GutierrezPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2019-11-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDebbie McCardle Ask CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00052634PTIN
Phone9164882460PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-01-14 16:20:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRobert GutierrezPrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts$1,640,141GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates IncludedfalseAllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.caltax.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1926FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPromote sound tax policy and government efficiency.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee10TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers77TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$111,000CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,519,463PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,515,361CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$11,499PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$13,780CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$30,000PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,580,962PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$31,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,201,419PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$419,407CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,592,806PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,725,880CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$11,844PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$85,739CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$1,432,675TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$688,794TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$807,975TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$717,780ExpenseAmt
Revenue$79,168RevenueAmt
DescCalTax provides research and analysis of state and local tax policy issues and holds taxpayer education conferences. Member services includes: advocacy before the executive branch, Legislature and tax agencies; engagement on state and local ballot measures; and providing updates and actively engaging as an amicus on tax litigation in Californias courts.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$334,236ExpenseAmt
Revenue$13,224RevenueAmt
DescCalTaxs newsletter the CalTaxletter is published 40-times each year to provide regular updates to taxpayers about developments on tax policy in California. e-Alerts are also sent to members with timely updates and analysis of key developments in the Legislature and tax agencies. CalTax Online provides members a tax research library that archives state tax developments since 1926.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$115,797ExpenseAmt
Grant$31,000GrantAmt
DescCalTax engages in advocacy on corporate income and franchise tax issues, including federal tax conformity; personal income taxes; property taxes, including split roll taxation; sales and use taxes, including taxation of online marketplaces; and excise taxes, among other tax policy issues. The organization provides policymakers, registered lobbyists and trade associations analysis of tax policy issues.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Subject To Proxy TaxYes (true)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt BondsfalseInvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow AccountfalseEscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of IssuerfalseOnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee10EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (true)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (true)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
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Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
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Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
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Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRob GutierrezPersonNm
Phone9169303112PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11215 K StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySacramentoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95814ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

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Delia Besio
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Slater
Chairman0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Pilar Hoyos
VP Public Aff.0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jo Ellen Stock
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary Peterson
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Zalewski
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Asay
Treasurer0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Greg Benz
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Cmelak
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carrie Cook
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Meredith H Garwood
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carolyn McIntyre
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Terry Ryan
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Glenna JP Strong
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patricia Wong
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Teresa Casazza
President40.000.00$334,428$0$27,186Yes (X)
David Kline
Vice President40.000.00$155,678$0$27,436Yes (X)
Robert Gutierrez
Dir of St Finance40.000.00$129,300$0$19,418Yes (X)
Therese Twomey
Dir of St Fisc Pol40.000.00$145,385$0$10,339Yes (X)
Peter Blocker
Dir of Policy40.000.00$109,000$0$22,076Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$111,000AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$111,000TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

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Annual Conference900099$79,168$79,168
BOD sponsorships900099$12,000$12,000
Membership Dues & Assessments900099$1,410,969$1,410,969
Publications511190$13,224$13,224
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,515,361TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,780TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,780ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,640,141TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,503,361RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$25,780ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,000TotalAmt
Program Services$31,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$544,728TotalAmt
Management And General$544,728ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$568,992TotalAmt
Program Services$568,992ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,403TotalAmt
Program Services$24,403ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,074TotalAmt
Program Services$61,074ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,276TotalAmt
Program Services$76,276ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,506TotalAmt
Program Services$51,506ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,300TotalAmt
Management And General$12,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,577TotalAmt
Program Services$7,577ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,058TotalAmt
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Management And General$168ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,049TotalAmt
Program Services$2,049ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,509TotalAmt
Program Services$7,580ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,929ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,010TotalAmt
Management And General$4,010ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$156,086TotalAmt
Program Services$117,065ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,021ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,665TotalAmt
Management And General$13,665ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,764TotalAmt
Program Services$63,764ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,901TotalAmt
Program Services$1,726ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,175ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,409TotalAmt
Program Services$3,603ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,806ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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Miscellaneous$573$573
Allocation of indirect expense$0-$264,652$264,652

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,725,880TotalAmt
Program Services$1,318,157ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$407,723ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,900BOYAmt
EOY$75,415EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141,048BOYAmt
EOY$201,055EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,486BOYAmt
EOY$62,970EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,992BOYAmt
EOY$17,078EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$97,050LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$78,931LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,480BOYAmt
EOY$18,119EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,079,007BOYAmt
EOY$1,058,038EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,433,913BOYAmt
EOY$1,432,675EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$242,113BOYAmt
EOY$336,533EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$446,681BOYAmt
EOY$471,442EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$688,794BOYAmt
EOY$807,975EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$745,119BOYAmt
EOY$624,700EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$745,119BOYAmt
EOY$624,700EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,433,913BOYAmt
EOY$1,432,675EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$85,739ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$34,680NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Substantially All Dues NondedfalseSubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingfalseOnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (true)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$1,410,969DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$46,609NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$3,700NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$50,309NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$56,439AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$30,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$30,000DepreciationAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$67,050OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$48,931DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,119BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$18,119TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
David Kline
Vice President$150,678$5,000$10,896$16,540$183,114
Teresa Casazza
President$299,428$35,000$24,856$2,330$361,614
Therese Twomey
Dir of St Fisc Pol$145,385$9,691$648$155,724

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Provided tax information and analysis to the media OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Provided various other nonadvocacy related services
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderMembership is open to any taxpayer, whether person, firm, corporation, association, society, foundation, or trust.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessNo review was or will be conducted.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableThe organization does not make their governing docs, policies and financial statements available to the general public.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Cal Tax FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11215 K Street Ste 1250AddressLine1Txt
CitySacramentoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN942679673EIN
Primary ActivitiesTax researchPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status509(a)(3)PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd