Assemblyman Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) plans to reintroduce state legislation that was a key component of the Los Angeles business tax reform program, an aide to Cedillo said Monday.
The measure would require the state to share with cities information on who pays state taxes, said David Galaviz, legislative director for Cedillo. The state already shares such information with the IRS, state governments across the country and the government of Mexico.
A bill to require the information sharing, AB 1992, went down to defeat in the final minutes of the just-completed legislative session. Cedillo plans to reintroduce the legislation in December or January, Galaviz said.
In the meantime, members of the Los Angeles panel charged with reforming the city's antiquated business tax program said they are working with the city clerk's office to find alternative ways to get the information that would have come from the state Franchise Tax Board had the measure passed.
