FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 11, 2006

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas A. Ewald, State Tax Commissioner
402/471-5604
David Dearmont, Administrator
402/471-5700

GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS — NOVEMBER, 2006

LINCOLN -- State Tax Commissioner Douglas Ewald reported Monday that total gross General Fund receipts for the month of November were $324,004,867. That is 6.9 percent above the projected amount of $303,101,000. For the month of November, gross Sales and Use, Individual Income and Miscellaneous taxes were ahead of projections by 3.1, 8.3 and 35.3 percent, respectively.

Total refunds for the month of November were $44,501,894 which is 6.9 percent above the projected amount of $41,611,000.

Ewald also said that net receipts were above projections for the month of November by $18,012,974. After refunds, total net receipts for the month were $279,502,974, or 6.9 percent above the projected amount of $261,490,000. For the month of November, net Sales and Use, Individual Income and Miscellaneous taxes were ahead of projections by 6.1, 8.9 and 35.4 percent, respectively.

Ewald stated that net receipts were ahead of projections for the five months of fiscal year 2006-07 by $56,851,785. After refunds, total net receipts for the fiscal year through November were $1,317,222,785, which is above the projected total of $1,260,371,000 by 4.5 percent. For the fiscal year to date, net General Fund receipts for Individual Income, Corporate Income and Miscellaneous taxes were above the forecast by 0.2, 6.8, 2.8 and 17.6 percent, respectively.

The comparisons in this report are based on the forecast made by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board on February 24, 2006. This forecast was adjusted for legislation passed by the 2006 Legislature, divided into monthly estimates, and certified to the Clerk of the Legislature by the State Tax Commissioner and Legislative Fiscal Analyst on July 14, 2006. The Forecasting Board met on October 27, 2006 and revised the forecast for the current fiscal year upward by $99.1 million from $3,216,895,000 to $3,316,000,000. By law, only downward revisions to the forecast are certified, thus the comparisons made in this release are made on the basis of the February 2006 certified forecast.

APPROVED:
Douglas A. Ewald
State Tax Commissioner

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Research Division
Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts for Fiscal Year 2006-2007

 

TOTAL
ACTUAL NET
RECEIPTS

TOTAL
PROJECTED
NET RECEIPTS

DIFFERENCE

PERCENT
DIFFERENCE

CUMULATIVE
ACTUAL NET
RECEIPTS

CUMULATIVE
PROJECTED
NET RECEIPTS

CUMULATIVE
DIFFERENCE

CUMULATIVE
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE

July $212,985,876 $194,379,000 18,606,876 9.6 $212,985,876 $194,379,000 18,606,876 9.6
August 292,539,034 287,041,000 5,498,034 1.9 505,524,910 481,420,000 24,104,910 5.0
September 341,292,562 316,049,000 25,243,562 8.0 846,817,472 797,469,000 49,348,472 6.2
October 190,902,339 201,412,000 (10,509,661) (5.2) 1,037,719,812 998,881,000 38,838,812 3.9
November 279,502,974 261,490,000 18,012,974 6.9 1,317,222,785 1,260,371,000 56,851,785 4.5

Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts by Major Source for November 2006
and Cumulative Fiscal Year 2006-2007

  NOVEMBER
ACTUAL
NOVEMBER
PROJECTED*
DIFFERENCE PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
ACTUAL
CUMULATIVE
PROJECTED*
CUMULATIVE
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
GROSS RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $127,222,929 $123,395,000 $3,827,929 3.1 $677,079,441 $674,303,000 $2,776,441 0.4
Ind Income Tax 172,999,674 159,779,000 13,220,674 8.3 645,712,549 609,586,000 36,126,549 5.9
Corp Income Tax 5,643,952 6,518,000 (874,048) (13.4) 90,062,658 78,314,000 11,748,658 15.0
Misc Taxes 18,138,312 13,408,000 4,730,312 35.3 91,204,635 77,670,000 13,534,635 17.4
Total Gross $324,004,867 $303,101,000 $20,903,867 6.9 $1,504,059,284 $1,439,873,000 $64,186,284 4.5

REFUNDS

Total Refunds $44,501,894 $41,611,000 $2,890,894 6.9 $186,836,498 $179,502,000 $7,334,498 4.1
NET RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $97,984,993 $92,331,000 $5,653,993 6.1 $529,911,570 $528,681,000 $1,230,570 0.2
Ind Income Tax 168,322,293 154,586,000 13,736,293 8.9 629,325,957 589,162,000 40,163,957 6.8
Corp Income Tax (4,913,912) 1,203,000 (6,116,912) (508.5) 67,037,396 65,192,000 1,845,396 2.8
Misc Taxes 18,109,600 13,370,000 4,739,600 35.4 90,947,862 77,335,000 13,612,862 17.6
Total Net $279,502,974 $261,490,000 $18,012,974 6.9 $1,317,222,785 $1,260,371,000 $56,851,785 4.5

*The projected amounts used in this comparison were set at the February 24, 2006 meeting of the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board.