September 18, 2015 -- For more than a decade, voices from across the political spectrum in California have called for a reform of the state tax code, which critics argue relies too heavily on income taxes, which are highly volatile.

As the temporary tax increases in Proposition 30 approach their expiration date, State Controller Betty Yee has appointed a panel of economic experts to analyses various reform proposals that have been suggested.

In a new research brief, Forward Observer compares three recent tax reform plans – from the Parsky Commission (2009), Pacific Research Institute’s Eureka! How to Fix California (2012) and the Upward Mobility Act, a plan put forward by Senator Bob Hertzberg (2014).  Our brief compares 18 tax reform concepts appearing in one or more of these plans. Click here to download our research brief.