FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 6, 2004

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Jane Egr, State Tax Commissioner
402/471-5604
David Dearmont, Administrator
402/471-5700

GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS — APRIL 2004

LINCOLN - State Tax Commissioner Mary Jane Egr reported Thursday that total gross General Fund receipts for the month of April 2004 were $378,450,024. That is 14.5 percent above the revised projection of $330,382,000. For the month of April, gross Sales and Use, Individual Income, Corporate Income, and Miscellaneous taxes were above projections by 3.9, 17.9, 30.4 and 33.2 percent, respectively.

Total refunds for the month of April were $82,875,471, which is 4.1 percent above the revised projection of $79,584,000.

Egr said that net receipts were above revised projections for the month of April by $44,776,553. After refunds, total net receipts for the month were $295,574,553, or 17.9 percent above the projected amount of $250,798,000. For the month, net General Fund receipts for Sales and Use, Individual Income, Corporate Income, and Miscellaneous taxes were above the revised forecast by 2.0, 23.8, 49.5, and 33.4 percent, respectively. After refunds, total net receipts for fiscal year 2003-04 to date are $2,228,120,031, which is above the revised total of $2,147,068,187 by 3.8 percent. For the first ten months of the fiscal year, net General Fund receipts for Sales and Use, Individual Income, Corporate Income, and Miscellaneous taxes were above forecast by 0.2, 5.1, 8.4, and 14.7 percent, respectively.

The comparisons in this report are based on the forecast made by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board on February 27, 2004. This forecast was divided into monthly estimates and certified to the Clerk of the Legislature by the State Tax Commissioner and Legislative Fiscal Analyst on March 15, 2004. At the February 27, 2004 meeting of the Forecasting Board, the forecast for fiscal year 2003-04 was revised downward by $41,000,000.

APPROVED:
Mary Jane Egr
State Tax Commissioner

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Research Division
Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts for Fiscal Year 2003-2004

 

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 $170,796,440 $170,796,440 0 0 $170,796,440 $170,796,440 0 0
August 237,996,407 237,996,407 0 0 408,792,847 408,792,847 0 0
September 256,392,737 256,392,737 0 0 665,185,584 665,185,584 0 0
October 161,236,973 161,236,973 0 0 826,422,557 826,422,557 0 0
November 219,893,391 219,893,391 0 0 1,046,315,948 1,046,315,948 0 0
December 234,683,263 234,683,263 0 0 1,280,999,211 1,280,999,211 0 0
January 231,274,359 231,274,359 0 0 1,512,273,570 1,512,273,570 0 0
February 206,223,617 206,223,617 0 0 1,718,497,187 1,718,497,187 0 0
March 214,048,291 177,773,000 36,275,291 20.4 1,932,545,478 1,896,270,187 36,275,291 1.9
April 295,574,553 250,798,000 44,776,553 17.9 2,228,120,031 2,147,068,187 81,051,844 3.8

Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts by Major Source for April 2004
and Cumulative Fiscal Year 2003-2004

APRIL
ACTUAL
APRIL
PROJECTED*
DIFFERENCE PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
ACTUAL
CUMULATIVE
PROJECTED*
CUMULATIVE
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
GROSS RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $124,861,080 $120,211,000 4,650,080 3.9 $1,199,393,762 $1,197,055,271 2,338,491 0.2
Ind Income Tax 199,861,655 169,447,000 30,414,655 17.9 1,203,300,387 1,160,602,877 42,697,510 3.7
Corp Income Tax 24,520,026 18,797,000 5,723,026 30.4 155,415,973 148,711,532 6,704,441 4.5
Misc Taxes 29,207,264 21,927,000 7,280,264 33.2 157,051,165 137,015,706 20,035,459 14.6
Total Gross $378,450,024 $330,382,000 $48,068,024 14.5 $2,715,161,287 $2,643,384,386 $71,776,901 2.7
REFUNDS
Total Refunds $82,875,471 $79,584,000 $3,291,471 4.1 $487,041,256 $496,316,199 ($9,274,943) (1.9)
NET RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $97,898,278 $95,939,000 1,959,278 2.0 $930,789,033 $929,088,693 1,700,340 0.2
Ind Income Tax 145,778,775 117,784,000 27,994,775 23.8 1,013,160,618 963,797,731 49,362,887 5.1
Corp Income Tax 22,705,790 15,189,000 7,516,790 49.5 127,626,268 117,751,097 9,875,171 8.4
Misc Taxes 29,191,710 21,885,000 7,306,710 33.4 156,544,112 136,429,666 20,114,446 14.7
Total Net $295,574,553 $250,798,000 $44,776,553 17.9 $2,228,120,031 $2,147,068,187 $81,051,844 3.8

*The projected amounts used in this comparison were set at the February 27, 2004 meeting of the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board.


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