FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 11, 2005

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

GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS — JUNE 2005

LINCOLN -- On Monday, State Tax Commissioner Mary J. Egr Edson released June 2005 and fiscal year 2004-05 final General Fund receipts compared to certified estimates. Commissioner Egr Edson reported that total gross General Fund receipts for fiscal year 2004-05 were $3,626,195,395. That is 7.2 percent above the certified projection of $3,381,278,000. Total gross receipts for the month of June 2005 were $327,401,358, which is 8.9 percent above the certified projection of $300,598,000. For the month, gross Sales and Use, Individual Income, Corporate Income and Miscellaneous taxes were above projections by 3.4, 6.8, 37.4 and 16.7 percent, respectively.

Total refunds for the month of June were $39,213,517 which is 17.0 percent below the projected amount of $47,223,000.

Egr Edson also said that net receipts were above projections for the month of June by $34,812,841. After refunds, total net receipts for the month were $288,187,841, or 13.7 percent above the projected amount of $253,375,000. For the month of June, net Sales and Use, Individual Income, Corporate Income and Miscellaneous taxes were above forecast by 6.6, 12.0, 45.6 and 17.3 percent, respectively.

Egr Edson also said that net receipts were ahead of projections for fiscal year 2004-05 by $261,715,297. After refunds, total net receipts for the fiscal year were $3,037,194,297, which is above the projected total of $2,775,479,000 by 9.4 percent. For the fiscal year, net General Fund receipts for Sales and Use, Individual Income, Corporate Income and Miscellaneous taxes were above the forecast by 5.0, 10.9, 32.9 and 8.7 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 adjusted for legislation passed by the 2004 Legislature and certified to the Clerk of the Legislature by the State Tax Commissioner and Legislative Fiscal Analyst on July 13, 2004. The Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board met in October 2004, February 2005, and April 2005, and revised the fiscal year 2004-05 forecast upward by a total of $213,521,000 from the original certified forecast. By statute, none of the revised forecasts were certified. The comparisons contained in this release are made on the basis of the February 2004 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 2004-2005

 

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 $188,973,714 $183,846,000 5,127,714 2.8 $188,973,714 $183,846,000 5,127,714 2.8
August 272,764,013 247,319,000 25,445,013 10.3 461,737,727 431,165,000 30,572,727 7.1
September 283,094,494 275,205,000 7,889,494 2.9 744,832,221 706,370,000 38,462,221 5.4
October 185,175,490 167,966,000 17,209,490 10.2 930,007,710 874,336,000 55,671,710 6.4
November 253,273,269 228,411,000 24,862,269 10.9 1,183,280,980 1,102,747,000 80,533,980 7.3
December 255,610,893 242,138,000 13,472,893 5.6 1,438,891,873 1,344,885,000 94,006,873 7
January 285,651,163 239,682,000 45,969,163 19.2 1,724,543,036 1,584,567,000 139,976,036 8.8
February 201,674,320 209,414,000 (7,739,680) (3.7) 1,926,217,355 1,793,981,000 132,236,355 7.4
March 220,430,975 201,155,000 19,275,975 9.6 2,146,648,330 1,995,136,000 151,512,330 7.6
April 340,249,060 292,622,000 47,627,060 16.3 2,486,897,390 2,287,758,000 199,139,390 8.7
May 262,109,066 234,347,000 27,762,066 11.8 2,749,006,456 2,522,105,000 226,901,456 9
June 288,187,841 253,375,000 34,812,841 13.7 3,037,194,297 2,775,479,000 261,715,297 9.4

Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts by Major Source for June 2005
and Cumulative Fiscal Year 2004-2005

JUNE
ACTUAL
JUNE
PROJECTED*
DIFFERENCE PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
ACTUAL
CUMULATIVE
PROJECTED*
CUMULATIVE
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
GROSS RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $128,542,337  $124,258,000  $4,284,337  3.4 $1,558,064,953  $1,505,410,000  $52,654,953  3.5
Ind Income Tax 134,440,349 125,908,000 8,532,349 6.8 1,636,447,880 1,498,024,000 138,423,880 9.2
Corp Income Tax 36,915,975 26,864,000 10,051,975 37.4 222,869,301 185,895,000 36,974,301 19.9
Misc Taxes 27,502,697 23,568,000 3,934,697 16.7 208,813,261 191,949,000 16,864,261 8.8
Total Gross $327,401,358  $300,598,000  $26,803,358  8.9 $3,626,195,395  $3,381,278,000  $244,917,395  7.2

REFUNDS

Total Refunds $39,213,517 $47,223,000 ($8,009,483) (17.0) $589,001,098 $605,799,000 ($16,797,902) (2.8)
NET RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $100,671,168 $94,431,000  $6,240,168  6.6 $1,231,011,089  $1,172,491,000  $58,520,089 5.0
Ind Income Tax 124,130,762 110,844,000 13,286,762 12.0 1,400,076,680 1,262,599,000 137,477,680 10.9
Corp Income Tax 35,927,008 24,682,000 11,245,008 45.6 198,380,442 149,271,000 49,109,442 32.9
Misc Taxes 27,458,904 23,418,000 4,040,904 17.3 207,726,086 191,118,000 16,608,086 8.7
Total Net $288,187,841 $253,375,000 $34,812,841 13.7 $3,037,194,297 $2,775,479,000 $261,715,297 9.4

*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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