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Lawyer: Billionaire departures may have cost California $1 trillion

An attorney for wealthy clients says moves by several prominent billionaires to other states to avoid a proposed California billionaire tax may have deprived the state of more than $1 trillion in tax revenue.

Published Jul 21, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT | WFMZZ

An attorney for high-net-worth individuals says several notable billionaires left California to escape a proposed billionaire tax. The lawyer estimates those relocations may have already cost the state in excess of $1 trillion in potential tax revenue.