Governor Deval Patrick's Budget Recommendation - House 1 Fiscal Year 2008

Governor's Budget Recommendation FY2008

Executive Office for Administration and Finance


Account Description FY07
GAA
FY08
House 1
1201-0130 Additional Auditors Retained Revenue
The department of revenue may expend for the operation of the department an amount not to exceed $13,340,000 from revenues collected by the additional auditors for an enhanced audit program; provided, that those auditors shall discover and identify persons who are delinquent either in the filing of a tax return or the payment of a tax due and payable to the commonwealth, obtain the delinquent returns, and collect the delinquent taxes for a prior fiscal year; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefor as reported in the state accounting system
9,640,000 13,340,000

Increased funding to support enhanced tax compliance.

 
 
HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)
SPENDING CATEGORY FY04
Expended
FY05
Expended
FY06
Expended
FY07
Projected
Spending
FY08
House 1
Wages & Salaries 1,509 4,581 3,543 4,693 7,912
Pensions & Benefits 131 268 346 259 259
Operating Expenses 960 4,552 5,616 4,688 5,169
TOTAL 2,600 9,402 9,505 9,640 13,340

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

Pie Chart: Wages & Salaries=59%, Pensions & Benefits=2%, Operating Expenses=39%



 
HISTORICAL EMPLOYMENT LEVELS
Account Description
June
2004

June
2005

June
2006

Jan.
2007

Projected
FY08
1201-0130 Additional Auditors Retained Revenue 0 0 0 0 50

* Figures represent full-time equivalents (FTEs) that paid from budgeted funds and are considered standard workforce.

* FY08 FTE figures are approximate and do not represent maximum allowable hires.