California could publish certain taxpayer data in 2021 that currently would be a crime

Published June 17, 2020 7:00pm ET



California lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to publish taxpayer information that is currently a crime to make public.

Lawmakers amended Senate Bill 972, sponsored by Berkeley Democrat Nancy Skinner, Monday. If enacted as is, it would require the state’s controller to publish tax data from any company with at least $5 billion in gross sales minus returns and allowances in the prior year.

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