FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 10, 2006

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

GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS — JULY 2006

State Tax Commissioner Mary J. Egr Edson reported Thursday that total gross General Fund receipts for the month of July, the first month of fiscal year 2006-07 were $241,959,951. That is 4.5 percent above the projected amount of $231,435,000. For the month of July, gross Sales and Use, Individual Income and Miscellaneous taxes exceeded projections by 2.7, 6.4, and 20.3 percent, respectively.

Total refunds for the month of July were $28,974,047 which is 21.8 percent below the projected amount of $37,057,000.

Egr Edson also said that net General Fund receipts were above projections for the month of July by $18,606,876. After refunds, total net receipts for the month were $212,985,876, or 9.6 percent above the projected amount of $194,379,000. For the month of July, net Sales and Use, Individual Income, Corporate Income and Miscellaneous taxes were above forecast by 7.3, 12.4, 4.9 and 20.3 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.

APPROVED:
Mary J. Egr Edson
State Tax Commissioner

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Research and Finance Division

Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts and Refunds for July 2006

  JULY
ACTUAL
JULY
PROJECTED
DIFFERENCE PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
GROSS RECEIPTS:
Sales & Use Tax $147,254,164 $143,342,000 $3,912,164 2.7
Ind Income Tax 65,795,221 61,856,000 3,939,221 6.4
Corp Income Tax 11,925,203 12,119,000 (193,797) (1.6)
Misc Taxes 16,985,363 14,118,000 2,867,363 20.3
Total Gross $241,959,951 $231,435,000 $10,524,951 4.5
REFUNDS:
Total Refunds $28,974,074 $37,057,000 ($8,082,926) (21.8)
NET RECEIPTS:
Sales & Use Tax $122,300,517 $114,001,000 $8,299,517 7.3
Ind Income Tax 62,815,829 55,868,000 6,947,829 12.4
Corp Income Tax 11,012,951 10,495,000 517,951 4.9
Misc Taxes 16,856,579 14,015,000 2,841,579 20.3
Total Net $212,985,876 $194,379,000 $18,606,876 9.6

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