LOS ANGELES—Jason Grant thought he had found a gem: two adjacent parcels zoned for high-density housing in an amenity-rich neighborhood 3 miles from Venice Beach. The developer planned to buy both and ...

Taxpayer disputes involving Los Angeles’s Measure ULA, the Homelessness and Housing Solutions Tax—commonly referred to as the “mansion tax”—are progressing through the city’s administrative review ...

Elections in Los Angeles are getting really expensive. The state constitution says local taxes for a dedicated purpose, also called special taxes, must receive a two-thirds vote of the electorate in ...

April 1 marked two years since Los Angeles’ Measure ULA tax took effect and forced owners of the city’s distressed office towers to rush property sales to avoid the extra loss. It’s an anniversary ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leading writer and speaker in the area of trader tax benefits. The City of Los Angeles has started sending Business Tax ...

I sometimes prattle about a proverbial $1 million tax on poodles as a way to illustrate the counterproductive nature of many tax proposals. This is an ideal analogy for Los Angeles' Measure ULA, the ...