California Mayors Calling for State Low-Income Tax Credit (4)

California mayors asked for help for the working class; Virginia extended some tax due dates; and a bill to extend tax deadlines in New Jersey has advanced to the governor. Here’s the latest on shifting state tax guidelines, deadlines, and policy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. For Wednesday’s coverage click here

California’s big city mayors want Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and the Legislature to use the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) to pump some $1 billion in relief to the state’s lowest-income earners as Covid-19 hammers business and paychecks.

In a March 17 letter to Newsom, ...