FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 12, 2004

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

GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS — SEPTEMBER 2004

LINCOLN -- State Tax Commissioner Mary Jane Egr reported Tuesday that total gross General Fund receipts for the month of September were $312,506,024. That is 2.2 percent above the projected amount of $305,685,000. For the month of September, Corporate Income and Miscellaneous taxes were ahead of projections by 20.1 and 9.0 percent, respectively.

Total refunds for the month of September were $29,411,530 which is 3.5 percent below the projected amount of $30,480,000.

Egr also said that net receipts were above projections for the month of September by $7,889,494. After refunds, total net receipts for the month were $283,094,494, or 2.9 percent above the projected amount of $275,205,000. For the month of September, net Individual Income, Corporate Income and Miscellaneous taxes were above forecast by 0.1, 25.4 and 8.5 percent, respectively.

Egr also said that net receipts were ahead of projections for the first quarter of fiscal year 2004-05 by $38,462,221. After refunds, total net receipts for the fiscal year through September were $744,832,221, which is above the projected total of $706,370,000 by 5.4 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 3.2, 5.6, 16.3 and 9.4 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, divided into monthly estimates, and certified to the Clerk of the Legislature by the State Tax Commissioner and Legislative Fiscal Analyst on July 13, 2004.

APPROVED:
Mary Jane Egr
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

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

SEPTEMBER
ACTUAL
SEPTEMBER
PROJECTED*
DIFFERENCE PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
ACTUAL
CUMULATIVE
PROJECTED*
CUMULATIVE
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
GROSS RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $125,211,924 $125,269,000 ($57,076) 0 $388,770,456 $377,448,000 $11,322,456 3
Ind Income Tax 130,411,348 131,217,000 (805,652) (0.6) 342,043,521 326,958,000 15,085,521 4.6
Corp Income Tax 35,266,017 29,359,000 5,907,017 20.1 47,298,127 43,097,000 4,201,127 9.7
Misc Taxes 21,616,735 19,840,000 1,776,735 9 59,183,092 53,983,000 5,200,092 9.6
Total Gross $312,506,024 $305,685,000 $6,821,024 2.2 $837,295,196 $801,485,000 $35,810,196 4.5

REFUNDS

Total Refunds $29,411,530 $30,480,000 ($1,068,470) (3.5) $92,462,976 $95,115,000 ($2,652,024) (2.8)
NET RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $98,816,784 $99,549,000 ($732,216) (0.7) $308,880,849 $299,311,000 $9,569,849 3.2
Ind Income Tax 129,099,210 128,988,000 111,210 0.1 334,428,575 316,558,000 17,870,575 5.6
Corp Income Tax 33,687,857 26,864,000 6,823,857 25.4 42,709,919 36,725,000 5,984,919 16.3
Misc Taxes 21,490,644 19,803,000 1,687,644 8.5 58,812,878 53,775,000 5,037,878 9.4
Total Net $283,094,494 $275,205,000 $7,889,494 2.9 $744,832,221 $706,370,000 $38,462,221 5.4

*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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