{"id":11845,"date":"2024-05-15T07:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T04:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=11845"},"modified":"2024-05-15T07:00:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T04:00:12","slug":"oakland-city-workers-criticize-administration-over-uncollected-business-taxes-kqed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=11845","title":{"rendered":"Oakland City Workers Criticize Administration Over Uncollected Business Taxes | KQED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The rally was held prior to the city\u2019s Finance and Management Committee meeting on Tuesday, during which City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan said she understood that the issue involves both businesses that have filed tax documents with the city and for whom there may be some outstanding taxes and those businesses that haven\u2019t filed tax documents at all.<br \/>\nKaplan said she believes the larger potential for generating tax revenue lies primarily with tracking down businesses that simply don\u2019t file their tax documents with the city.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s my understanding that years ago that was a greater focus and that there hasn\u2019t been as much personnel assigned to that task recently, and so that question, identifying non-filers to get them to file and pay their share of the revenue, I think is really important,\u201d she said.<br \/>\nCouncil President Nikki Fortunato Bas said revenue collection is central to the city\u2019s long-term fiscal health.<br \/>\n\u201cThe city needs to identify and collect the revenue owed to us; each $1 million we successfully collect in owed revenue can maintain several city workers who provide the services we must deliver to Oaklanders \u2014 from clean streets to active parks to community safety,\u201d Bas said in an email on Tuesday. \u201cI look forward to the upcoming Revenue Report to the City Council to take action on improving our systems and immediately collecting owed revenue.\u201d<br \/>\nUnion leaders who signed their names to the letter include those from the International Association of Firefighters Local 55, Service Employees International Union 1021, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245 and the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 21, as well as a representative from the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is a failure of government to talk about cuts for first responders when millions of dollars in tax revenues are going uncollected,\u201d IAFF 55 President Zac Unger said. \u201cWe demand clear action and accountability from the City Administration to ensure corporations are paying their fair share.\u201d<br \/>\nCity officials acknowledged that the department has some work to do to modernize and improve its tax collection processes but noted that the estimated amount of uncollected taxes is based on three years of data and represents less than 1% of the city\u2019s overall budget.<br \/>\nAlso, the city\u2019s initial calculation of the total business taxes it\u2019s owed every year is reliant on annual \u201cgross receipts\u201d estimates provided by individual businesses \u2014 estimates that can vary widely based on the health of the overall economy, among other factors.<br \/>\nAdditionally, a ransomware attack that impacted several city departments delayed the city\u2019s ability to collect taxes in 2023.<br \/>\n<em>This is a Bay City News story.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; The rally was held prior to the city\u2019s Finance and Management Committee meeting<br \/>\n&#8211; City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan stated that the issue involves businesses that have filed tax documents with the city and those that haven&#8217;t<br \/>\n&#8211; Kaplan believes that tracking down businesses that don&#8217;t file tax documents is crucial for generating tax revenue<br \/>\n&#8211; Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas emphasized the importance of revenue collection for the city&#8217;s fiscal health<br \/>\n&#8211; Union leaders are demanding action and accountability from the City Administration to ensure corporations pay their fair share<br \/>\n&#8211; City officials acknowledge the need to modernize tax collection processes<br \/>\n&#8211; The estimated amount of uncollected taxes represents less than 1% of the city&#8217;s overall budget<br \/>\n&#8211; The city&#8217;s initial calculation of total business taxes owed is based on annual &#8220;gross receipts&#8221; estimates provided by businesses<br \/>\n&#8211; A ransomware attack delayed the city&#8217;s ability to collect taxes in 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