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Deal: November tax revenues up 7.3 percent 
 
Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Georgia's net tax collections for November totaled $1.84 billion, for an increase of nearly $124.7 million, or 7.3 percent, compared to last year when net tax collections totaled $1.72 billion. Year-to-date, net tax collections totaled almost $9.04 billion, for an increase of $238.6 million, or 2.7 percent, over November 2016, when net tax revenues totaled roughly $8.8 billion, five months into the fiscal year. 
The changes within the following tax categories contributed to the overall net tax revenue increase in November: 
Individual Income Tax: Individual Income Tax collections for the month totaled $954.6 million, up from approximately $863.9 million in November 2016, for an increase of nearly $90.8 million, or 10.5 percent. 
The following notable components within Individual Income Tax combine for the net increase:  Individual Income Tax refunds issued (net of voided checks) were down $7.1 million, or -10.9 percent. 
 
  Individual Withholding payments were up $78 million, or 8.8 percent.  Individual Income Tax Return payments were up $8.9 million, or 230.2 percent.  All other Individual Tax categories, including Estimated Tax payments, were down a 
combined $3.2 million. 
Sales and Use Tax: Gross Sales and Use Tax collections deposited during the month totaled $911.7 million, for an increase of $45.5 million, or 5.3 percent, over last year. Net Sales and Use Tax revenue totaled $465.9 million, for an increase of $8.4 million, or 1.8 percent, compared to November 2016, when net sales tax totaled $457.5 million. The adjusted distribution of sales tax to local governments totaled $442.6 million, for an increase of almost $38.5 million, or 9.5 percent, over last year. Finally, sales tax refunds decreased by $1.4 million, or -30.8 percent, from a total of $4.5 million in November 2016. 
Corporate Income Tax: Corporate Income Tax collections for November increased by $7.3 million, or 42.8 percent, compared to last year when net Corporate Tax collections totaled $17 million. 
The following components within Corporate Income Tax make up the net increase:  Corporate Income Tax refunds issued (net of voided checks) were down $9.2 million, or 
-54.2 percent.  Corporate Tax Estimated payments were up $5 million, or 23.6 percent.  All other Corporate Tax categories, including Corporate Return payments, were down a 
combined $6.9 million. 
Motor Fuel Taxes: Motor Fuel Tax collections during the month totaled $154.5 million, for an increase of $3.9 million, or 2.6 percent, compared to November 2016. 
Motor Vehicle Tag & Title Fees: Motor Vehicle Tag & Title Fee collections for November totaled $27.2 million, for an increase of $1.4 million, or 5.5 percent, over 
 
 last year. Title Ad Valorem Tax (TAVT) collections decreased by $4.1 million, or -5.1 percent, compared to November 2016, when TAVT collections totaled approximately $79.1 million. 
Jen Talaber Ryan jen.ryan@georgia.gov 
John Vaughan john.vaughan@georgia.gov 
 
 GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Comparative Summary of State General Fund Receipts 
(unaudited - 000's) 
 
State General Fund Receipts Net Tax Revenues: Income Tax - Individual Income Tax - Corporate 
 
For the Month Ended 
 
November 2017 
 
November 2016 
 
$ 
 
954,613 $ 
 
863,853 
 
$ 
 
24,273 $ 
 
17,002 
 
$ Change 
 
$ 
 
90,760 
 
$ 
 
7,271 
 
Sales and Use Tax - General: 
 
Sales and Use Tax - Gross (Note 2b) 
 
$ 
 
Local Distribution (Note 1) 
 
$ 
 
Adjustments \ Refunds 
 
$ 
 
Net Sales and Use Tax - General 
 
$ 
 
911,652 $ (442,636) $ 
(3,137) $ 465,879 $ 
 
866,159 $ (404,140) $ 
(4,534) $ 457,485 $ 
 
45,493 (38,496) 
1,397 8,394 
 
Motor Fuel Taxes (Note 2a) Tobacco Taxes Alcoholic Beverages Tax Property Tax 
 
$ 
 
154,513 $ 
 
150,603 $ 
 
3,910 
 
$ 
 
19,763 $ 
 
18,567 $ 
 
1,196 
 
$ 
 
15,823 $ 
 
15,340 $ 
 
483 
 
$ 
 
17 $ 
 
27 $ 
 
(10) 
 
Motor Vehicle Revenues: Highway Impact Fees Tag, Title and Fees Title Ad Valorem Tax 
Motor Vehicle Subtotal 
 
$ 
 
660 $ 
 
710 $ 
 
(50) 
 
$ 
 
27,210 $ 
 
25,787 $ 
 
1,423 
 
$ 
 
75,028 $ 
 
79,080 $ 
 
(4,052) 
 
$ 
 
102,898 $ 
 
105,577 $ 
 
(2,679) 
 
Total Net Taxes - Subtotal 
 
$ 
 
Interest, Fees and Sales: 
 
Hotel \ Motel Fees 
 
$ 
 
Other Interest, Fees & Sales (Note 3) 
 
$ 
 
1,737,777 $ 
15,316 $ 90,951 $ 
 
1,628,453 $ 
 
109,324 
 
15,811 $ 75,108 $ 
 
(495) 15,843 
 
Total State General Fund Receipts 
 
$ 
 
1,844,044 $ 
 
1,719,372 $ 
 
124,673 
 
% Change 
10.5% 42.8% 
5.3% -9.5% 30.8% 1.8% 2.6% 6.4% 3.2% -37.0% 
-7.1% 5.5% -5.1% -2.5% 
6.7% 
-3.1% 21.1% 
7.3% 
 
State General Fund Receipts Net Tax Revenues: Income Tax - Individual Income Tax - Corporate 
Sales and Use Tax - General: Sales and Use Tax - Gross (Note 2b) Local Distribution (Note 1) Adjustments \ Refunds 
Net Sales and Use Tax - General 
Motor Fuel Taxes (Note 2a) Tobacco Taxes Alcoholic Beverages Tax Property Tax 
Motor Vehicle Revenues: Highway Impact Fees Tag, Title and Fees Title Ad Valorem Tax 
Motor Vehicle Subtotal 
Total Net Taxes - Subtotal 
Interest, Fees and Sales: Hotel \ Motel Fees Other Interest, Fees & Sales (Note 3) 
Total State General Fund Receipts 
 
FY 2018 
 
$ 
 
4,628,327 
 
$ 
 
255,553 
 
FY 2017 
 
$ 
 
4,454,926 
 
$ 
 
248,580 
 
$ Change % Change 
 
$ 
 
173,401 
 
$ 
 
6,972 
 
3.9% 2.8% 
 
$ 
 
4,685,548 $ 
 
4,434,907 $ 
 
250,641 
 
$ 
 
(2,254,437) $ 
 
(2,049,212) $ (205,226) 
 
$ 
 
(32,279) $ 
 
(38,956) $ 
 
6,677 
 
$ 
 
2,398,832 $ 
 
2,346,739 $ 
 
52,093 
 
$ 
 
758,751 $ 
 
739,231 $ 
 
19,520 
 
$ 
 
95,757 $ 
 
94,040 $ 
 
1,717 
 
$ 
 
81,646 $ 
 
81,080 $ 
 
566 
 
$ 
 
1,291 $ 
 
1,145 $ 
 
147 
 
$ 
 
3,486 $ 
 
4,256 $ 
 
(770) 
 
$ 
 
155,968 $ 
 
142,521 $ 
 
13,447 
 
$ 
 
399,958 $ 
 
432,549 $ 
 
(32,591) 
 
$ 
 
559,412 $ 
 
579,325 $ 
 
(19,913) 
 
$ 
 
8,779,569 $ 
 
8,545,066 $ 
 
234,503 
 
5.7% -10.0% 17.1% 
2.2% 
2.6% 1.8% 0.7% 12.8% 
-18.1% 9.4% -7.5% -3.4% 
2.7% 
 
$ 
 
75,243 $ 
 
74,523 $ 
 
720 
 
$ 
 
181,828 $ 
 
178,427 $ 
 
3,401 
 
$ 
 
9,036,641 $ 
 
8,798,016 $ 
 
238,625 
 
1.0% 1.9% 
2.7% 
 
Footnotes: 1. The Local Distribution is adjusted with an accrual to reflect payment activity that occurs after the actual distribution (3 business days prior to the end of a month). 2. Both the a) 3% State Prepaid Motor Fuel Tax and b) 1% State Motor Fuel Sales Tax (2nd Motor Fuel) were repealed by Transportation Funding Act (HB 170). 
3. "Other Interest, Fees & Sales" include payments that have been deposited in the bank, but for which returns may not have been processed. These undistributed tax payments are then re-classified (once the return is processed) to the appropriate revenue tax account. "Other" also includes Unclaimed Property collections.