The “Repeal the Death Tax” initiative will restore the protections that Proposition 19 took away and help families build security for the next generation.
HJTA announces initiative to “Repeal the Death Tax”
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, California’s leading taxpayer advocacy group, will go forward with an initiative to restore the right of parents to transfer their home and limited other property to their children without reassessment to market value.The announcement follows the 3-4 vote in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee...
HJTA Files Initiative to Repeal the Death Tax Imposed by Proposition 19
SACRAMENTO—The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association filed an initiative with the attorney general’s office on Thursday that aims to reverse the tax increase on parent-child transfers of property that was part of Proposition 19, a constitutional amendment narrowly passed in November 2020. “Many voters did not realize that Prop. 19 took...
HJTA announces support for ACA 9 to reverse new inheritance tax
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association today announced its strongest support for Assembly Constitutional Amendment 9, introduced by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Granite Bay) on Monday. ACA 9 would reverse the new inheritance tax on property passed from parents to children, a little-noticed part of Proposition 19 affecting middle-class families that have...
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association launches effort to reverse tax hike in Prop. 19
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is launching an effort to reverse the damaging property tax increase on inherited homes and businesses that was enacted with the passage of Proposition 19 in November. "It’s hard to imagine anything more callous than the government sending a giant tax bill to a bereaved...
Sen. Patricia Bates seeks to delay part of Prop. 19 to help families
Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) announced today that she has introduced Senate Bill 668 in partnership with the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association to delay the implementation date of a provision of Proposition 19 (2020) from February 16, 2021, to February 16, 2023. The delay would apply to the “Property Tax...