FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 6, 2000

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

GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS — SEPTEMBER 2000

State Tax Commissioner Mary Jane Egr reported Friday that total gross General Fund receipts for the first quarter of fiscal year 2000-01 were $682,100,048. That is 0.7 percent above the projected amount of $677,512,000. Total gross receipts for the month of September 2000, were $274,680,166, above the projection of $263,484,000 by 4.2 percent. For the month, gross Individual Income, Corporate Income, and Miscellaneous taxes exceeded projections by 7.5, 16.8, and 7.9 percent, respectively.

Total refunds for the first quarter of the fiscal year are $87,224,431, which is 1.0 percent above the projected amount of $86,402,000.

Egr also said that net receipts were ahead of projections for the first quarter of the fiscal year by $3,766,617. After refunds, total net receipts for fiscal year 2000-01 to date are $594,875,617, above the projected total of $591,109,000 by 0.6 percent. For the year to date, net General Fund receipts for Individual Income, Corporate Income, and Miscellaneous taxes exceeded the forecast by 4.1, 7.2, and 5.5 percent, respectively.

Total net general fund revenue for the month of September was $247,291,683, or 5.1 percent above the projected amount of $235,390,000. Net tax receipts for the month of September were ahead of the forecast for Individual Income, Corporate Income, and Miscellaneous taxes by 7.1, 20.5, and 8.5 percent, respectively.

As required by law, the comparisons are based on the forecast made by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board on February 25, 2000. This forecast was adjusted for legislation passed by the 2000 Legislature, divided into monthly estimates, and certified to the Clerk of the Legislature by the State Tax Commissioner and Legislative Fiscal Analyst.

APPROVED:
Mary Jane Egr
State Tax Commissioner

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Research Division
Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts for Fiscal Year 2000-2001

 
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 $149,763,118 $144,661,000 $5,102,118 3.5 $149,763,118 $144,661,000 $5,102,118 3.5
August 197,820,816 211,058,000 (13,237,184) (6.3) 347,583,934 355,719,000 (8,135,066) (2.3)
September 247,291,683 235,390,000 11,901,683 5.1 594,875,617 591,109,000 3,766,617 0.6


Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts by Major Source for September 2000
and Cumulative Fiscal Year 2000-2001

  SEPTEMBER
ACTUAL
SEPTEMBER
PROJECTED*
DIFFERENCE
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
ACTUAL
CUMULATIVE
PROJECTED*
CUMULATIVE
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
GROSS RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $99,629,030 $103,386,000 ($3,756,970) (3.6) $299,178,348 $305,727,000 ($6,548,652) (2.1)
Ind Income Tax 122,366,208 113,781,000 8,585,208 7.5 297,814,445 289,586,000 8,228,445 2.8
Corp Income Tax 35,533,527 30,421,000 5,112,527 16.8 44,589,693 43,661,000 928,693 2.1
Misc Taxes 17,151,401 15,895,000 1,256,401 7.9 40,517,562 38,537,000 1,980,562 5.1
Total Gross $274,680,166 $263,484,000 $11,196,166 4.2 $682,100,048 $677,512,000 $4,588,048 0.7
REFUNDS
Total Refunds $27,388,483 $28,093,000 ($704,517) (2.5) $87,224,431 $86,402,000 $822,431 1.0
NET RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $76,315,978 $79,538,000 ($3,222,022) (4.1) $226,730,209 $238,945,000 ($12,214,791) (5.1)
Ind Income Tax 119,873,269 111,883,000 7,990,269 7.1 289,529,608 278,214,000 11,315,608 4.1
Corp Income Tax 33,985,662 28,197,000 5,788,662 20.5 38,173,298 35,604,000 2,569,298 7.2
Misc Taxes 17,116,773 15,772,000 1,344,773 8.5 40,442,502 38,345,000 2,097,502 5.5
Total Net $247,291,683 $235,390,000 $11,901,683 5.1 $594,875,617 $591,109,000 $3,766,617 0.6

*The projected amounts used in this comparison were set at the February 25, 2000 meeting of the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board.

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