FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Tony Fulton, Tax Commissioner
402-471-5604

General Fund Receipts — November 2018

DECEMBER 14, 2018 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — November Gross Receipts: Tax Commissioner Tony Fulton reports that gross General Fund receipts for November were $466 million, which is 2.0% below the certified forecast of $475 million.

• Gross Sales and Use:
     1.1% below forecast
• Gross Individual Income:
     1.9% below forecast
• Gross Corporate Income:
   17.8% below forecast
• Gross Miscellaneous:
     4.0% below forecast

November Tax Refunds: Tax refunds for November were $75 million, which is equal to the certified forecast of $75 million.

November Net Receipts: Net receipts for November were $390 million, which is 2.3% below the certified forecast of $400 million.

• Net Sales and Use:
     2.4% below forecast
• Net Individual Income:
     1.8% below forecast
• Net Corporate Income:
  40.1% below forecast
• Net Miscellaneous:
     3.8% below forecast

Fiscal Year Net Receipts: Net General Fund receipts for fiscal year 2018-19 were $1.850 billion, which is 1.9% above the certified forecast of $1.816 billion.

• Net Sales and Use:
     1.4% above forecast
• Net Individual Income:
     2.9% above forecast
• Net Corporate Income:
     7.0% above forecast
• Net Miscellaneous:
     9.3% below forecast

The comparisons in this report are based on the forecast made by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board on February 28, 2018. This forecast was adjusted for legislation passed in 2018, divided into monthly estimates and certified to the Clerk of the Legislature by the Tax Commissioner and Legislative Fiscal Analyst on July 13, 2018. On October 26, 2018, the Board met and revised the forecast for the current fiscal year upward by $69 million to $4.800 billion. By law, only downward revisions to the forecast are certified, so the comparisons made in this release are still based on the forecast certified on July 13, 2018.

Previous monthly press releases are at revenue.nebraska.gov/research/gen_fund.html.

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Nebraska Department of Revenue

Administrative Services Division
Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts
for Fiscal Year 2018-2019*

 

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 $279,849,780 $259,542,642 $20,307,138 7.8 $279,849,780 $259,542,642 $20,307,138 7.8
August 422,129,588 424,947,767 -2,818,179 -0.7 701,979,368 684,490,408 17,488,959 2.6
September 510,217,946 464,358,313 45,859,632 9.9 1,212,197,313 1,148,848,722 63,348,591 5.5
October 247,188,116 267,075,636 -19,887,520 -7.4 1,459,385,429 1,415,924,358 43,461,071 3.1
November 390,491,204 399,784,200 -9,292,996 -2.3 1,849,876,634 1,815,708,558 34,168,076 1.9

 

Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts by Tax Type
for November 2018 and Cumulative Fiscal Year 2018-2019*

 

November
Actual

 November
Projected

Difference

Percent
Difference

Cumulative
Actual

Cumulative
Projected

Cumulative
Difference

Cumulative
Percent
Difference
Gross Receipts
Sales & Use Tax
 $186,545,529 $188,547,793 -$2,002,263 -1.1 $  985,044,849 $  982,640,969 $ 2,403,880 0.2
Ind. Income Tax
 259,609,040 264,664,515 -5,055,475 -1.9 1,012,760,861 982,545,127 30,215,734 3.1
Corp. Income Tax
 8,211,540 9,992,619 -1,781,079 -17.8 116,555,056 110,628,439 5,926,618 5.4
Misc. Taxes
 11,338,125 11,812,970 -474,845 -4.0 82,682,247 90,671,135 -7,988,888 -8.8
Total Gross
$465,704,235
$475,017,897
-$9,313,662
-2.0
$2,197,043,013
$2,166,485,669
$30,557,344
1.4
Refunds
Total Refunds
$75,213,031
$75,233,696
-$20,666
0.0
$347,166,379
$350,777,111
-$3,610,732
-1.0
Net Receipts
Sales & Use Tax
 $127,454,255 $130,561,206 -$3,106,951 -2.4 $  720,503,904 $  710,737,806 $ 9,766,099 1.4
Ind. Income Tax
 250,080,783 254,737,012 -4,656,229 -1.8 956,048,948 929,204,440 26,844,508 2.9
Corp. Income Tax
 1,618,167 2,702,409 -1,084,242 -40.1 91,194,595 85,232,141 5,962,453 7.0
Misc. Taxes
 11,337,999 11,783,573 -445,574 -3.8 82,129,187 90,534,171 -8,404,984 -9.3
Total Net
$390,491,204
$399,784,200 -$9,292,996
-2.3
$1,849,876,634
$1,815,708,558
$34,168,076
1.9

*Totals may not add due to rounding.