Posted on 06/03/2021 10:14:46 PM PDT by blam
New IRS data shows California residents of all ages and incomes fled for more tax-friendly climates
California residents of all ages and incomes are leaving for more tax friendly climates, and they’re taking billions of dollars in annual income with them.
The Internal Revenue Service recently released its latest taxpayer migration figures from tax years 2018 and 2019. They reflect migratory taxpayers who had filed in a different state or county between 2017 and 2018, of which 8 million did in that timespan.
California, the nation’s most-populous state, lost more tax filers and dependents on net than any other state.
Minus incoming filers, California shed a net 165,355 tax filers and dependents between the two tax years, representing a loss of $8.8 billion in net adjusted gross income.
Texas was the primary destination for California ex-pats, with 72,306 total exemptions leaving to go there. Neighboring Arizona saw 53,476 total filing exemptions come from California. The two states saw a gross income boost of $3.4 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively.
Despite the annual losses, the Golden State still is the nation’s most populous and benefits from a diversified economy that attracts high earners who are more likely to afford what has become some of the nation’s most-expensive cities in which to live.
Brandon Ristoff, a policy analyst with the California Policy Center, reacted to the figures Thursday, saying the IRS' new numbers reflect the exodus of residents they have seen on the ground.
“Billions of dollars of this state's wealth has been sent away year after year from our great state, because of California's bad policies on the economy, education and more,” he said. “California used to be a place where everyone wanted to live, but now California has become a place where people want to leave."
Local officials of states that see perennial population losses and slow growth point to retirees moving to better climates. Annual IRS figures find taxpayers under age 35 accounted for less than one-third of all returns (28.4%) but more than half of all migrant returns (52.9%).
While not all residents are taxpayers, U.S. Census Bureau figures track with IRS estimates.
From July 2019 to July 2020, the Census Bureau estimated 135,000 more people left the state than moved in. California’s tepid growth will lead to it losing a member of the U.S. House of Representatives after reapportionment occurs later this year. That’s a first for the state
I now live in an area where I don’t have to worry about vagrants, beggars at every intersection and off-ramp, police helicopters hovering around my neighborhood at every hour of the day and night, ensuring my house, gate, and car is fully locked up at night and able to sleep without sirens blasting down the street.
Taxes had nothing to do with this move.
Arizona is probably half the size of Texas yet nearly as many went to AZ? Scary.
I think that Elon Musk leaving, alone should have pushed that figure up by a few bucks.
I now live in an area where I don’t have to worry about vagrants, beggars at every intersection and off-ramp, police helicopters hovering around my neighborhood at every hour of the day and night, ensuring my house, gate, and car is fully locked up at night and able to sleep without sirens blasting down the street.
You described my community to a T.
Me and my wife did so more than 10 years ago. We quit our jobs, sold our home, and left our home state when it became obvious that Moonbeam was going to be elected governor. That, for us, was the last straw.
Our family and friends told us we were overreacting. Later, as the state went completely downhill, with massive homelessness invading middle-class and upper-class areas, taxes going through the roof, etc...they asked us,
How Did You Know? We told them, it’s simple, we were paying attention to the trends, and the trends toward Liberal Anarchy were so very obvious to us.
I think they all moved to Nashville or Texas.....swear
The only way that taxes fits into this mess is that you paid the money expecting clean streets, no poop on the sidewalk, and no tents pitched next to your business. You got nothing in return for the money.
Having been to South Africa and seen ‘townships’...you can make the case that parts of LA and SF are both becoming gated communities and other parts are approaching township status.
Die California, die.
Hills that is.
Homeless camps,
Gangland wars.
Once again, the big problem is what they consider reasonable
good cause.
Sheriff Villanueva said LASD will not move to a shall issue
standard where “anyone who can fog a mirror” gets a CCW, but
LASD will be increasing staffing to process “good cause” CCW
permits in recognition of increasing danger to public."
Good cause is how they have always gamed the system, to refuse to
allow permitting.
I'm quite sure he means none of what he implied there.
Regular law abiding citizens who think things are changing
for the better, shouldn't get their hopes up > IMO.
My next oldest brother moved to California while in the military. It’s taken him 35 years to get out but 6 months ago he moved back to Lubbock!
I hated California from the very first second I happened to be there. That was 17 years ago when supposedly everything was just ducky.
Yes, but the number of non-taxpayers (illegals swarming over the border) actually increased, so it's all good, right?
Regards,
AZ is simply closer for them than Texas.
Regards,
I went from California to Arizona in 1978. The RATs had not seized one party rule in California yet.
Tell him to escape now before the wall and guard towers go up and it’s too late.
Replacing makers with takers has cost NYS almost half its House seats, and has NYS circling the bowl.
Welcome to failed statehood, California.
You can’t say you weren’t warned.
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