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Sales and use taxes in California (state and local) are collected by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, whereas income and franchise taxes are collected by the Franchise Tax Board . The statewide base sales tax rate of 7.25% is allocated as follows: 7.25% – State + Local 6.00% – State 3.9375% – State – General Fund

The IRS writes that any Americans receiving state or federal unemployment benefits, including those paid from the Federal Unemployment Trust Fund, can opt to have 10% of those payments withheld....

Proponents of the bill said it would give workers previously classified as contractors minimum wage, overtime, sick leave, unemployment and other benefits, and prevent the state from losing $8 billion from unpaid payroll taxes.

These include Social Security and Medicare taxes imposed on both employers and employees, at a combined rate of 15.3% (13.3% for 2011 and 2012). Social Security tax applies only to the first $132,900 of wages in 2019. There is an additional Medicare tax of 0.9% on wages above $200,000. Employers must withhold income taxes on wages.