FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 10, 2006

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

GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS — APRIL 2006

LINCOLN -- State Tax Commissioner Mary J. Egr Edson reported Wednesday that total gross General Fund receipts for the month of April, the tenth month of fiscal year 2005-06, were $464,981,022. That is 8.7 percent above the projected amount of $427,962,000. For the month of April, gross Individual Income and Corporate Income taxes exceeded projections by 12.3 and 51.7 percent, respectively.

Total refunds for the month of April were $86,335,383, which is 1.4 percent above the projected amount of $85,124,000.

Egr Edson also said that net General Fund receipts were above projections for the month of April by $35,807,638. After refunds, total net receipts for the month were $378,645,638, or 10.4 percent above the projected amount of $342,838,000. For the month of April, net Individual Income and Corporate Income taxes were above forecast by 17.8 and 58.9 percent, respectively.

Egr Edson also said that net receipts are ahead of projections for the first ten months of fiscal year 2005-06 by $195,488,195. After refunds, total net receipts for the fiscal year through April are $2,734,255,195, which is above the projected total of $2,538,767,000 by 7.7 percent. For the year to date, net General Fund receipts for Sales and Use, Individual Income, Corporate Income and Miscellaneous taxes were above the forecast by 0.3, 5.4, 47.9 and 33.2 percent, respectively.

The comparisons in this report are based on the forecast made by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board on April 28, 2005. This forecast was adjusted for legislation passed by the 2005 Legislature, divided into monthly estimates, and certified to the Clerk of the Legislature by the State Tax Commissioner and Legislative Fiscal Analyst on July 13, 2005. The Forecasting Board met on October 28, 2005 and revised the forecast for the current fiscal year upward by $159.7 million from $3,092,258,000 to $3,252,000,000. The Forecasting Board met again on February 24, and raised the forecast for the current fiscal year upward by $26 million to $3,278,000,000. By law, only downward revisions to the forecast are certified, thus the comparisons made in this release are made on the basis of the April 2005 certified forecast.

APPROVED:
Mary J. Egr Edson
State Tax Commissioner

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Research Division
Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts for Fiscal Year 2005-2006

 

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 $189,050,265 $178,931,000 10,119,265 5.7 $189,050,265 $178,931,000 10,119,265 5.7
August 331,163,981 287,204,000 43,959,981 15.3 520,214,246 466,135,000 54,079,246 11.6
September 324,564,089 292,895,000 31,669,089 10.8 844,778,335 759,030,000 85,748,335 11.3
October 199,817,103 192,215,000 7,602,103 4.0 1,044,595,438 951,245,000 93,350,438 9.8
November 259,701,351 256,677,000 3,024,351 1.2 1,304,296,789 1,207,922,000 96,374,789 8.0
December 289,007,185 267,224,000 21,783,185 8.2 1,595,967,729 1,475,146,000 120,821,729 8.2
January 295,039,688 288,430,000 6,609,688 2.3 1,891,007,418 1,763,576,000 127,431,418 7.2
February 225,152,305 210,858,000 14,294,305 6.8 2,116,159,722 1,974,434,000 141,725,722 7.2
March 239,449,835 221,495,000 17,954,835 8.1 2,355,609,557 2,195,929,000 159,680,557 7.3
April 378,645,638 342,838,000 35,807,638 10.4 2,734,255,195 2,538,767,000 195,488,195 7.7

Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts by Major Source for April 2006
and Cumulative Fiscal Year 2005-2006

APRIL
ACTUAL
APRIL
PROJECTED*
DIFFERENCE PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
ACTUAL
CUMULATIVE
PROJECTED*
CUMULATIVE
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
GROSS RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $130,095,523 $131,521,000 ($1,425,477) (1.1) $1,343,200,002 $1,337,171,000 $6,029,002 0.5
Ind Income Tax 272,832,480 243,024,000 29,808,480 12.3 1,465,454,719 1,384,372,000 81,082,719 5.9
Corp Income Tax 36,360,517 23,966,000 12,394,517 51.7 238,397,317 177,762,000 60,635,317 34.1
Misc Taxes 25,692,502 29,451,000 (3,758,498) (12.8) 232,798,541 175,147,000 57,651,541 32.9
Total Gross $464,981,022 $427,962,000 $37,019,022 8.7 $3,279,850,579 $3,074,452,000 $205,398,579 6.7

REFUNDS

Total Refunds $86,335,383 $85,124,000 $1,211,383 1.4 $545,595,383 $535,684,000 $9,911,383 1.9
NET RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $102,381,655 $108,334,000 ($5,952,345) (5.5) $1,049,131,883 $1,045,490,000 $3,641,883 0.3
Ind Income Tax 215,714,257 183,091,000 32,623,257 17.8 1,234,538,109 1,171,320,000 63,218,109 5.4
Corp Income Tax 35,006,530 22,030,000 12,976,530 58.9 218,444,013 147,705,000 70,739,013 47.9
Misc Taxes 25,543,197 29,383,000 (3,839,803) (13.1) 232,141,191 174,253,000 57,888,192 33.2
Total Net $378,645,638 $342,838,000 $35,807,638 10.4 $2,734,255,195 $2,538,767,000 $195,488,195 7.7

*The projected amounts used in this comparison were set at the April 28, 2005 meeting of the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board.


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