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CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION (EIN 95-0598420)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-14
IRS object ID
201713189349312486
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-11-14T15:47:20-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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 Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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)
PersonTeresa CasazzaPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2017-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDebbie McCardle Ask CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00052634PTIN
Phone9164882460PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTeresa CasazzaPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11215 K Street Ste 1250AddressLine1Txt
CitySacramentoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,972,724GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates IncludedfalseAllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.caltax.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$985,639ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,849,450RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$353,519ExpenseAmt
Revenue$16,254RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$84,827ExpenseAmt
DescParticipated in various legislative activities to promote efficient, quality government servicesDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
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Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt BondsfalseInvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow AccountfalseEscrowAccountInd
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Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
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Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Employee10EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
DAF Excess Business HoldingsfalseDAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041falseOrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One StatefalseLicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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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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PersonTeresa CasazzaPersonNm
Phone9169303112PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11215 K StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySacramentoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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Delia Besio
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Slater
Chairperson0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pilar Hoyos
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Asay
Treasurer0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Greg Benz
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Phillip C Christensen
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
Dan Kostenbauder
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carolyn McIntyre
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Yen T Pham
Director0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Roberti
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$306,864$0$25,808Yes (X)
David Kline
Vice President40.000.00$142,323$0$25,846Yes (X)
Robert Gutierrez
Dir of St Finance40.000.00$120,000$0$21,774Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$569,187TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$73,428TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Pillsbury WinthropBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 742262AddressLine1Txt
CityLos AngelesCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90074ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesLegalServicesDesc
Compensation$522,847CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions$0TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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Annual Conference900099$72,825$72,825
BOD sponsorships900099$7,000$7,000
Membership Dues & Assessments900099$1,412,174$1,412,174
Publications511190$16,254$16,254
Special Projects900099$437,276$437,276
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Total Program Service Revenue$1,945,529TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$11,195TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$11,195ExclusionAmt

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

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

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

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DescFoundation reimbursementsDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$16,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Other Revenue Total$16,000OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,954,529RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Total$0TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$500,840TotalAmt
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Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$462,024TotalAmt
Program Services$462,024ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,485TotalAmt
Program Services$30,485ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,753TotalAmt
Program Services$68,753ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,220TotalAmt
Program Services$61,220ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$437,224TotalAmt
Program Services$437,224ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,850TotalAmt
Management And General$11,850ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$2,639TotalAmt
Program Services$2,639ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,614TotalAmt
Program Services$34,890ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,724ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,593TotalAmt
Program Services$1,593ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,971TotalAmt
Program Services$8,838ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$152,226TotalAmt
Management And General$152,226ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,502TotalAmt
Program Services$14,502ProgramServicesAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,549TotalAmt
Program Services$50,549ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,207TotalAmt
Management And General$5,207ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,363TotalAmt
Management And General$18,363ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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Bad Debts$6,250$6,250
Allocation of indirect expense$0-$385,088$385,088

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,905,816TotalAmt
Program Services$1,558,311ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$347,505ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$50,332BOYAmt
EOY$389,369EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$262,115BOYAmt
EOY$92,639EOYAmt

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$15,406BOYAmt
EOY$17,285EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$131,546LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$118,890LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,068BOYAmt
EOY$12,656EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,047,004BOYAmt
EOY$839,386EOYAmt

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)
BOY$232BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,390,157BOYAmt
EOY$1,351,335EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$362,700BOYAmt
EOY$162,921EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$475,297BOYAmt
EOY$509,637EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$837,997BOYAmt
EOY$672,558EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$552,160BOYAmt
EOY$678,777EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$552,160BOYAmt
EOY$678,777EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,390,157BOYAmt
EOY$1,351,335EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$66,908ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$59,709NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Substantially All Dues NondedfalseSubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingfalseOnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearfalseAgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$1,412,174DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$84,827NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$84,827NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$84,730AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$97CarriedOverAmt

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$101,546OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$88,890DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,656BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,656TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

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 (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
David Kline
Vice President$139,323$3,000$9,423$16,423$168,169
Teresa Casazza
President$276,864$30,000$24,251$1,557$332,672

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 OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
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