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  • This page, Determination of Whether Net State Tax Revenues Exceeded Allowable State Tax Revenues FY2023 – Exhibit VI, is   offered by
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Determination of Whether Net State Tax Revenues Exceeded Allowable State Tax Revenues FY2023 – Exhibit VI

Comparison of Net State Tax Revenues by Agency for the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023
Type of State Tax Collected
(by Agency)
Net State Tax Revenues
(Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023)
Net State Tax Revenues
(Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022)
Increase/
(Decrease)
Percentage
Increase/
(Decrease)
Department of Revenue (DOR)    
    Alcoholic Beverages$98,268,233$97,021,545$1,246,6881.28%
    Financial Institutions  (831,233)(3.67%)
    Cigarettes*365,268,952390,686,415(25,417,463)(6.51%)
    Corporations4,549,011,437ꭥ4,576,810,629(27,799,192)(.61%)
    Deeds†235,073,973326,336,055(91,262,082)(27.97%)
    Estate and Inheritance973,709,715868,443,605105,266,11012.12%
    Income*†18,783,716,933ꭥ24,378,536,458(5,594,819,525)(22.95%)
    Insurance537,238,001509,116,59328,121,4085.52%
    Motor Fuels and International Fuel Tax Agreement701,908,724722,787,679(20,878,955)(2.89%)
    Public Utilities150,0001,571,826(1,421,826)(90.46%)
    Room Occupancy‡388,023,760294,218,89393,804,86731.88%
    Sales and Use‡9,448,137,0028,809,380,082638,756,9207.25%
    Club Alcoholic Beverages822,018621,467200,55132.27%
    Motor Vehicle Excise619,1241,115,071(495,947)(44.48%)
    Convention Center Surcharges13,810,97410,595,5703,215,40430.35%
    Community Preservation Trust†49,187,22570,650,181(21,462,956)(30.38%)
 Controlled Substances and Marijuana Excise161,467,626156,669,2554,798,3713.06%
    Satellite5,418,4446,080,777(662,333)(10.89%)
    Statewide Car Rental5,085,2794,424,256661,02314.94%
Electronic Nicotine Delivery System13,870,69216,326,164(2,455,472)(15.04%)
Subtotal (DOR)$36,352,582,194$41,264,017,836$(4,911,435,642)(11.90%)
Massachusetts Gaming Commission    
    Pari-Mutuel Taxes832,9051,080,125(247,220)(22.89%)
    Gaming Revenue Taxes318,703,621300,056,54618,647,0756.21%
    Sport Wagering£37,517,005037,517,005100%
Lottery Commission    
    Beano428,988336,67292,31627.42%
    Raffles and Bazaars1,031,544814,877216,66726.59%
State Athletic Commission    
    Boxing Contests74,37676,779(2,403)(3.13%)
    Boxer’s Fund17,85918,359(500)(2.72%)
Division of Insurance    
Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance76,271,75778,879,752(2,607,995)(3.31%)
Secretary of State (SOC)    
    Deeds Excise Stamp Tax Fees†101,916,115146,008,812(44,092,697)(30.20%)
Department of Unemployment Assistance    
    Workforce Training Contribution35,084,88821,364,60013,720,28864.22%
Subtotal (Other Agencies)$571,879,058$548,636,522$23,242,5364.24%
Total (DOR and Other Agencies)$36,924,461,252$41,812,654,358$(4,888,193,106)(11.69%)

*  This includes income tax penalties assessed under Section 2 of Chapter 111M of the Massachusetts General Laws and cigarette excise revenues credited to the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund in accordance with Sections 12 and 70 of Chapter 302 of the Acts of 2008.

†  The adjustments of $167,413 were added to the individual line items that pertain to the following underreported revenues: DOR deeds excise tax, totaling $79,458; DOR Community Preservation Fund surcharges, totaling $29,225; and SOC deeds excise tax revenue, totaling $58,730. An additional adjustment of an estimated ($242,000,000) was made to remove the 4% income surtax revenues, pursuant to Section 17 of Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2023. 

‡  This includes sales, meals, and room occupancy taxes, as well as service fees for the City of Worcester Digital Federal Credit Union Arena and Convention Center Capital Improvement Fund.

ꭥ  This includes the amount refunded to taxpayers: $2,785,633,715 in income taxes and $87,674 in corporation taxes, totaling $2,785,721,389.

£  Excise on sports wagering operators in Massachusetts was established by Section 14 of Chapter 23N of the General Laws, effective August 10, 2022, for sports wagering after January 2023.

Date published: September 19, 2023

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