Mr. Saez is an economist at the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Zucman is an economist at the Paris School of Economics. On taxes and much else, California has often led the country. In 1978 ...

Opponents of the proposed California Billionaire Tax Act ballot initiative say they have collected more than enough signatures to qualify two countermeasures that could weaken or block it, setting up ...

California’s proposed wealth tax hasn’t technically made it onto the ballot yet, and already the state’s three wealthiest taxpayers have publicly announced their departures. With just these three ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Supporters of a proposed one-time 5% tax on California billionaires began submitting nearly 1.6 million signatures ...

California voters may be asked a lot of questions about taxes in the fall. The campaign behind an effort billed as protecting personal property, including retirement and savings accounts, from future ...

COMING UP. NOW BACK OVER TO YOU. ALL RIGHT DIRK. THANKS. WE’LL CHECK BACK. FIRST OF ALL WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT THE STATE CAPITOL RIGHT NOW WHERE SUPPORTERS OF THE CALIFORNIA BILLIONAIRE’S ...

The measure calls for placing a one-time 5 percent tax on the assets of California residents with at least $1.1 billion. Opponents are backing competing measures to counter the tax. By Laurel ...

A wave of flat-tax reforms is sweeping ‘red’ states, while blue jurisdictions like New York and California drive away more residents by going on a taxing binge. On this episode of All Things, Kim ...

Google co-founder Sergey Brin slammed the proposed billionaire tax in California, likening it to the socialism that he fled with his family from the former Soviet Union. Brin is one of the ...