FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 10, 2006

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

GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS — SEPTEMBER 2006

LINCOLN -- State Tax Commissioner Mary J. Egr Edson reported Tuesday that total gross General Fund receipts for the month of September were $372,001,614. That is 6.7 percent above the projected amount of $348,760,000. For the month of September, gross Individual Income, Corporate Income, and Miscellaneous taxes were ahead of projections by 3.3, 39.9, and 14.7 percent, respectively.

Total refunds for the month of September were $30,709,052 which is 6.1 percent below the projected amount of $32,711,000.

Egr Edson also said that net receipts were above projections for the month of September by $25,243,562. After refunds, total net receipts for the month were $341,292,562, or 8.0 percent above the projected amount of $316,049,000. For the month of September, net Sales and Use, Individual Income, Corporate Income, and Miscellaneous taxes were ahead of projections by 2.9, 3.3, 38.4 and 15.0 percent, respectively.

Egr Edson also said that net receipts were ahead of projections for the first quarter of fiscal year 2006-07 by $49,348,472. After refunds, total net receipts for the fiscal year through September were $846,817,472, which is above the projected total of $797,469,000 by 6.2 percent. For the fiscal year to date, net General Fund receipts for Sales and Use, Individual Income, Corporate Income and Miscellaneous taxes were above the forecast by 2.1, 6.0, 27.0 and 12.0 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 Division
Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts for Fiscal Year 2006-2007

 

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 $212,985,876 $194,379,000 18,606,876 9.6 $212,985,876 $194,379,000 18,606,876 9.6
August 292,539,034 287,041,000 5,498,034 1.9 505,524,910 481,420,000 24,104,910 5.0
September 341,292,562 316,049,000 25,243,562 8.0 846,817,472 797,469,000 49,348,472 6.2

Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts by Major Source for September 2006
and Cumulative Fiscal Year 2006-2007

SEPTEMBER
ACTUAL
SEPTEMBER
PROJECTED*
DIFFERENCE PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
ACTUAL
CUMULATIVE
PROJECTED*
CUMULATIVE
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
GROSS RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $134,968,906 $135,061,000 ($92,094) (0.1) $413,831,402 $413,180,000 $651.402 0.2
Ind Income Tax 156,790,934 151.845,000 4,945,934 3.3 398,331,588 380,492,000 17,839,588 4.7
Corp Income Tax 51,629,397 36,913,000 14,716,397 39.9 69,850,723 55,611,000 14,239,723 25.6
Misc Taxes 28,612,377 24,940,000 3,672,377 14.7 59,741,161 53,405,000 6,336,161 11.9
Total Gross $372,001,614 $348,760,000 $23,241,614 6.7 $941,754,874 $902,688,000 $39,066,874 4.3

REFUNDS

Total Refunds $30,709,052 $32,711,000 ($2,001,948) (6.1) $94,937,401 $105,220,000 ($10,282,599) (9.8)
NET RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $109,371,864 $106,290,000 $3,081,864 2.9 $331,810,434 $324,835,000 $6,975,434 2.1
Ind Income Tax 154,667,134 149,749,000 4,918,134 3.3 390,689,208 368,468,000 22,221,208 6.0
Corp Income Tax 48,651,640 35,143,000 13,508,640 38.4 64,796,413 51,028,000 13,768,413 27.0
Misc Taxes 28,601,924 24,867,000 3,734,924 15.0 59,521,418 53,137,000 6,384,418 12.0
Total Net $341,292,562 $316,049,000 $25,243,562 8.0 $846,817,472 $797,469,000 $49,348,472 6.2

*The projected amounts used in this comparison were set at the April 28, 2005 meeting of the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board.


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