KernTax is a member-supported, 501(c) 4 non-profit corporation with the mission to bring about more accountable, effective, efficient, reliable local governments. We base our actions on common sense, innovation, the long-term view, and craft positions based on adopted values. Founded in 1939, KernTax is the guard dog protecting the interests of Kern County taxpayers.
KernTax views any government collection of funds through any financial conduit to be taxation, be it identified as a tax, a fee for government service, or a regulated rate structure. If it is excessive or not appropriate, KernTax must, by charter, act to educate and facilitate resolution and ensure fair representation and treatment. We do not seek subsidies; we seek a reasonable return to our local citizens from all regulatory bodies and their agents for levied taxes, fees, or regulated services.
Join Kern County Taxpayer’s for their annual Donna Carpenter Memorial Golf Tournament. All proceeds from the Golf Tournament will be deposited into the Donna Carpenter Fund, used to fund taxpayer research and education.
Kern County Taxpayers Association (KernTax) hosted our 81st Annual Meeting on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Joining KernTax as a special guest speaker and presenting “Economic & Real Estate Market Outlook,” was Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President of Research at the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Dr. Lawrence Yun.
~ Dr. Adrian Moore, Vice President, Reason Foundation
~ Timothy Alan Simon, CPUC Commissioner, May 31, 2011
California law mandates that a quarter of the proceeds from the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund must go to projects that provide a benefit to disadvantaged communities. In 2016, Assembly Bill 2722 established the Strategic Growth Council’s Transformative Climate Communities Program. TCC is a grant program administered by the Strategic Growth Council to fund projects…
Who should get online sales taxes? Article by Dan Walters with CalMatters While 1 percent may not sound like much, if it’s 1 percent of $700 billion, it’s a lot of money to anyone not named Bezos, Gates or Buffet. Californians spend roughly that much each year on taxable goods, everything from chewing gum to…
https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/editorials/article250507844.html The Fresno Bee editorialized that the state’s rooftop solar incentive program, the 25-year-old Net Energy Metering (NEM) program, has been a “smashing success” at getting people to install rooftop solar. That’s a good thing. But with no meaningful reform over the past two decades, the program now has its downsides, too. Non-solar customers are paying increasingly higher electricity…
Join Kern County Taxpayer’s for their annual Donna Carpenter Memorial Golf Tournament. All proceeds from the Golf Tournament will be deposited into the Donna Carpenter Fund, used to fund taxpayer research and education.
