California

TIA Data

2021 Financial State of California (Released 10/25/2022)

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California owes more than it owns.
California's Taxpayer Burden™ is -$21,900, and it received an "F" from TIA.
California is a Sinkhole State without enough assets to cover its debt.
Elected officials have created a Taxpayer Burden™, which is each taxpayer's share of state bills after its available assets have been tapped.
TIA's Taxpayer Burden™ measurement incorporates both assets and liabilities, not just pension debt.
California only has $170.3 billion of assets available to pay bills totaling $454 billion.
Because California doesn't have enough money to pay its bills, it has a $283.7 billion financial hole. To fill it, each California taxpayer would have to send $21,900 to the state.
California's reported net position is overstated by $22.2 billion, largely because the state delays recognizing losses incurred when the net pension liability increases.
The state's financial report was released 582 days after its fiscal year end, which is considered untimely according to the 180 day standard.
 

Prior Years' TIA Data

2020 Financial State of California

2019 Financial State of California

2018 Financial State of California

2017 Financial State of California

2016 Financial State of California

2015 Financial State of California

2014 Financial State of California

2013 Financial State of California

2012 Financial State of California

2011 Financial State of California

2010 Financial State of California

2009 Financial State of California

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Other Resources

California Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports

Publishing Entity: California State Controller's Office

IN THE NEWS
City Combined Taxpayer Burden Report 2022

MAY 24, 2022

Did you know that many cities, such as Chicago and Los Angeles, do not include the financial information of their school districts and other underlying entities in their financial reports and budgets? The result is taxpayers are on the hook for far more debt than they know. To provide a more complete picture of the 10 most populous U.S. cities including their largest underlying government units, Truth in Accounting has released its annual City Combined Taxpayer Burden report.

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