FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 12, 2007

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

GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS — JANUARY, 2007

LINCOLN -- State Tax Commissioner Douglas A. Ewald reported Monday that total gross General Fund receipts for the month of January were $362,139,353. That is 8.9 percent above the projected amount of $332,679,000. For the month of January, gross Individual Income, Corporate Income and Miscellaneous taxes were ahead of projections by 21.1, 2.3 and 8.0 percent, respectively.

Total refunds for the month of January were $48,163,929 which is 31.9 percent above the projected amount of $36,521,000.

Ewald also said that net receipts were above projections for the month of January by $17,818,424. After refunds, total net receipts for the month were $313,975,424, or 6.0 percent above the projected amount of $296,157,000. For the month of January, net Individual Income and Miscellaneous taxes were ahead of projections by 18.8 and 8.3 percent, respectively.

Ewald also said that net receipts were ahead of projections for the first seven months of fiscal year 2006-07 by $82,759,217. After refunds, total net receipts for the fiscal year through January were $1,916,538,217, which is above the projected total of $1,833,779,000 by 4.5 percent. For the fiscal year to date, net General Fund receipts for Sales and Use, Individual Income and Miscellaneous taxes were above the forecast by 0.7, 9.1 and 10.8 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
December 285,340,008 277,251,000 8,089,008 2.9 1,602,562,793 1,537,622,000 64,940,793 4.2
January 313,975,424 296,157,000 17,818,424 6.0 1,916,538,217 1,833,779,000 82,759,217 4.5

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

  JANUARY
ACTUAL
JANUARY
PROJECTED*
DIFFERENCE PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
ACTUAL
CUMULATIVE
PROJECTED*
CUMULATIVE
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
GROSS RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $175,756,825 $175,776,000 ($19,175) (0.0) $983,987,458 $981,816,000 $2,171,458 0.2
Ind Income Tax 161,559,662 133,417,000 28,142,662 21.1 950,340,475 872,331,000 78,009,475 8.9
Corp Income Tax 9,824,433 9,603,000 221,433 2.3 141,695,294 126,222,000 15,473,294 12.3
Misc Taxes 14,998,434 13,883,000 1,115,434 8.0 119,627,220 108,256,000 11,371,220 10.5
Total Gross $362,139,353 $332,679,000 $29,460,353 8.9 $2,195,650,447 $2,088,625,000 $107,025,447 5.1

REFUNDS

Total Refunds $48,163,929 $36,521,000 $11,642,929 31.9 $279,112,230 $254,845,000 $24,267,230 9.5
NET RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $147,238,514 $150,693,000 ($3,454,486) (2.3) $783,312,752 $778,232,000 $5,080,752 0.7
Ind Income Tax 147,962,896 124,529,000 23,433,896 18.8 917,040,378 840,863,000 76,177,378 9.1
Corp Income Tax 3,784,873 7,098,000 (3,313,127) (46.7) 96,852,546 106,960,000 (10,107,455) (9.4)
Misc Taxes 14,989,141 13,837,000 1,152,141 8.3 119,332,542 107,723,000 11,609,542 10.8
Total Net $313,975,424 $296,157,000 $17,818,424 6.0 $1,916,538,217 $1,833,779,000 $82,759,217 4.5

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