Wednesday, December 8, 2004 
 
Contact: Office of Communications 404-651-7774 
 
Governor Perdue Announces November Revenue Figures 
 
ATLANTA, GA  Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that net revenue collections for the month of November 2004 (FY05) totaled $1,148,740,000 compared to $1,084,150,000 for November 2003 (FY04). This represents an increase of $64,590,000 (6.0%) over the previous year. 
The percentage increase year-to-date for FY05 compared to FY04 is 10.3%. There have been four additional deposit days in FY05 compared to FY04. 
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 
Comparative Net Revenue Collections (unaudited - 000's) 
 
For the Month Ended 
 
GENERAL FUND 
 
November 2003 (FY 2004) 
 
November 2004 (FY 2005) 
 
Tax Revenues: 
 
Income Tax - Individual 
 
$594,489 
 
$604,328 
 
Sales and Use Tax - General $349,287 
 
$399,873 
 
Motor Fuel Taxes: 
 
Prepaid Motor Fuel Sales Tax 
 
$21,395 
 
$28,576 
 
Motor Fuel Excise Tax 
 
$45,296 
 
$45,005 
 
Total Motor Fuel Taxes $66,691 
 
$73,581 
 
Income Tax - Corporate 
 
$(10,594) 
 
$(4,378) 
 
$ Change 
$9,839 50,586 
$7,181 $(291) $6,890 $6,216 
 
% Change 
1.7% 14.5% 
33.6% -0.6% 10.3% 58.7% 
 
 Tobacco Taxes Alcohol Beverages Tax Estate Tax Property Tax 
Total Tax Revenues Other Revenues: 
Other Fees and Sales 
 
$16,818 $14,308 $2,347 $14,635 $1,047,981 
$36,169 
 
Total Taxes/Other Revenues $1,084,150 
 
GENERAL FUND 
 
FY 2004 
 
Tax Revenues: 
 
Income Tax - Individual 
 
$2,707,616 
 
Sales and Use Tax - General $1,918,066 
 
Motor Fuel Taxes: 
 
Prepaid Motor Fuel SalesTax 
 
$98,763 
 
Motor Fuel Excise Tax 
 
$203,054 
 
Total Motor Fuel Taxes $301,817 
 
Income Tax - Corporate 
 
$65,297 
 
Tobacco Taxes 
 
$69,471 
 
Alcohol Beverages Tax 
 
$59,840 
 
$19,301 $10,731 $2,238 $9,027 $1,114,701 
 
$2,483 $(3,577) $(109) $(5,608) $66,720 
 
14.8% -25.0% -4.6% -38.3% 
6.4% 
 
$34,039 
 
$(2,130) 
 
-5.9% 
 
$1,148,740 FY 2005 
 
$64,590 $ 
Change 
 
6.0% % Change 
 
$2,921,167 $2,096,203 
 
$213,551 $178,137 
 
7.9% 9.3% 
 
$131,813 $194,001 $325,814 $145,435 $92,682 $60,201 
 
$33,050 $(9,053) $23,997 $80,138 $23,211 $361 
 
33.5% -4.5% 8.0% 122.7% 33.4% 0.6% 
 
 Estate Tax Property Tax 
Total Tax Revenues Other Revenues: 
Other Fees and Sales 
 
$18,359 $26,388 $5,166,854 
$48,205 
 
Total Taxes/Other Revenues $5,215,059 
 
$23,923 $22,934 $5,688,359 
$65,724 
$5,754,083 
 
$5,564 $(3,454) $521,505 
 
30.3% -13.1% 10.1% 
 
$17,519 
 
36.3% 
 
$539,024 
 
10.3% 
 
Notes: 
1. Totals do not include Motor Vehicle License Tax, Insurance Premium Tax, Peace Officers' and Prosecutors Training Fund fees and State Children's Trust fund. 
2. Other Fees and Sales include taxes and fees that have been deposited in the bank, but the returns have not been processed. It also includes unclaimed property collections. 
3. FY 2004 numbers were adjusted in the following manner: 
- Income Tax - Individual was increase by $16.8M as a result of allocating the accelerated withholding collections evenly throughout 2004. 
- $21M was reclassed from Sales and Use Tax in October 2003 and reported as Prepaid Motor Fuel Sales Tax. 
- $108K was excluded from Other Fees and Sales because the Department no longer collects State Childrens' Trust funds. 
- For the months of October 2003 and December 2003, $179K and $192K in Other Fees and Sales were reported on the following graph but not on this "Comparative Net Revenue Collections" report. 
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