FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 8, 2008

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

GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS — JUNE 2008

LINCOLN — Tax Commissioner Douglas Ewald reported Tuesday that total gross General Fund receipts for the month of June were $401,667,252. That is 8.0 percent above the projected amount of $371,907,000. For the month of June, gross Sales and Use, Individual Income, Corporate Income, and Miscellaneous taxes were above forecast by 4.6, 11.8, 6.9 and 3.0 percent, respectively.
Total refunds for the month of June were $64,177,280 which is 14.7 percent above the projected amount of $55,962,000.

Ewald also said that net receipts were above projections for the month of June by $21,544,972. After refunds, total net receipts for the month were $337,489,972, or 6.8 percent above the projected amount of $315,945,000. For the month of June, net Sales and Use, Individual Income and Miscellaneous taxes were above projections by 6.1, 13.4, and 3.2 percent, respectively.

Ewald also said that fiscal year-to-date net receipts were above projections for fiscal year 2007-08 by $116,976,571. After refunds, total net receipts for the fiscal year were $3,506,162,571, which is above the projected total of $3,389,186,000 by 3.5 percent. For the fiscal year, net General Fund receipts for Sales and Use, Individual Income and Miscellaneous taxes were above forecast by 2.2, 5.9 and 0.3 percent, respectively.

The comparisons in this report are based on the forecast made by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board on April 26, 2007. This forecast was adjusted for legislation passed by the 2007 Legislature, divided into monthly estimates, and certified to the Clerk of the Legislature by the Tax Commissioner and Legislative Fiscal Analyst on July 13, 2007. On October 26, the forecasting board met and revised the fiscal year 2007-08 forecast upward by $68.8 million dollars. On February 22, 2008, the Board met and revised the October forecast for fiscal year 2007-08 downward by $51.0 million. The February revised forecast represents a net increase of $17.8 million over the certified forecast. 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 2007 certified forecast.

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APPROVED:
Douglas A. Ewald
Tax Commissioner

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Research Division
Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts for Fiscal Year 2007-2008

 

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
$204,650,626
$212,327,000
(7,676,373)
(3.6)
$204,650,626
$ 212,327,000
(7,676,373)
(3.6)
August
293,314,872
307,436,000
(14,121,127)
(4.6)
497,965,498
519,763,000
(21,797,501)
(4.2)
September
379,919,253
347,809,000
32,110,253
9.2
877,884,751
867,572,000
10,312,751
1.2
October
202,832,479
206,103,000
(3,270,521)
(1.6)
1,080,717,230
1,073,675,000
7,042,230
0.7
November
300,868,414
291,326,000
9,542,414
3.3
1,381,585,644
1,365,001,000
16,584,644
1.2
December
307,095,215
304,286,000
2,809,215
0.9
1,688,680,859
1,669,287,000
19,393,859
1.2
January
287,605,780
311,960,000
(24,354,220)
(7.8)
1,976,286,639
1,981,247,000
(4,960,361)
(0.3)
February
238,367,310
216,900,000
21,467,310
9.9
2,214,653,950
2,198,147,000
16,506,950
0.8
March
243,363,015
212,077,000
31,286,015
14.8
2,458,016,965
2,410,224,000
47,792,965
2.0
April
429,315,757
394,694,000
34,621,757
8.8
2,887,332,722
2,804,918,000
82,414,722
2.9
May
281,339,864
268,323,000
13,016,864
4.9
3,168,672,586
3,073,241,000
95,431,586
3.1
June
337,489,972
315,945,000
21,544,972
6.8
3,506,162,571
3,389,186,000
116,976,571
3.5

Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts by Major Source for June 2008
and Cumulative Fiscal Year 2007-2008

  JUNE
ACTUAL
JUNE
PROJECTED*
DIFFERENCE PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
ACTUAL
CUMULATIVE
PROJECTED*
CUMULATIVE
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
GROSS RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax
$148,673,702
$142,159,000
$6,514,702
4.6
$1,722,004,044
$1,670,866,000
$51,138,044
3.1
Ind Income Tax
188,647,422
168,713,000
19,934,422
11.8
2,073,827,519
1,991,521,000
82,306,519
4.1
Corp Income Tax
40,670,600
38,049,000
2,621,600
6.9
285,103,040
281,820,000
3,283,040
1.2
Misc Taxes
23,675,528
22,987,000
688,528
3.0
225,851,384
225,656,000
195,384
0.1
Total Gross
$401,667,252
$371,907,000
$29,760,252
8.0
$4,306,785,986
$4,169,860,000
$136,925,986
3.3
REFUNDS
Total Refunds
$64,177,280
$55,962,000
$8,215,280
14.7
$800,623,415
$780,675,000
$19,948,415
2.6
NET RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax
$115,754,950
$109,105,000
$6,649,950
6.1
$1,321,867,138
$1,293,054,000
$28,813,138
2.2
Ind Income Tax
168,688,724
148,773,000
19,915,724
13.4
1,726,145,406
1,630,350,000
95,795,406
5.9
Corp Income Tax
29,380,739
35,127,000
(5,746,261)
(16.4)
232,851,654
241,200,000
(8,348,346)
(3.5)
Misc Taxes
23,665,558
22,941,000
724,558
3.2
225,298,374
224,584,000
714,374
0.3
Total Net
$337,489,972
$315,945,000
$21,544,972
6.8
$3,506,162,571
$3,389,186,000
$116,976,571
3.5

*The projected amounts used in this comparison were set at the April 26, 2007 meeting of the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board.


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