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Indiana Tax Collections Have Best Month In Current Budget Cycle

Brandon Smith/IPB News
Indiana tax collections outperformed budget projections better in September than any month in the current two-year budget cycle.

Indiana tax collections outperformed budget projections in September – better than any month in the current two-year budget cycle.

That includes a strong rebound in corporate income taxes.

Indiana missed the mark in corporate tax collections 13 out of 15 months going into September. But the state brought in more than $28 million more in corporate income tax last month than predicted.

In fact, every tax category outperformed expectations in September. That helped the state bring in about $111 million more than its budget projected.

You have to go back to April 2015 to find a month in which revenues exceeded the budget plan more than that.

Yet the state isn’t celebrating much. Its fiscal analysis suggests several one-time factors – such as the timing of certain refunds and payments – lead to the positive results.

Brandon Smith has covered the Statehouse for Indiana Public Broadcasting for more than a decade, spanning three governors and a dozen legislative sessions. He's also the host of Indiana Week in Review, a weekly political and policy discussion program seen and heard across the state.
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