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  • This page, Determination of Whether Net State Tax Revenues Exceeded Allowable State Tax Revenues FY2024 – Exhibit VI, is   offered by
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Determination of Whether Net State Tax Revenues Exceeded Allowable State Tax Revenues FY2024 – Exhibit VI

Comparison of Net State Tax Revenues for the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
Type of State Tax Collected
(by Agency)
Net State Tax Revenues
for the Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2024
Net State Tax Revenues
for the Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2023
Increase/
(Decrease)
Percentage
Increase/
(Decrease)
Department of Revenue (DOR):    
Alcoholic Beverages$97,557,745$98,268,233$ (710,488)(0.72%)
Financial Institutions16,679,22021,794,082(5,114,862)(23.47%)
Cigarettes*339,556,532365,268,952(25,712,420)(7.04%)
Corporations4,228,988,516ꭥ4,549,011,437(320,022,921)(7.03%)
Deeds210,648,371†235,073,973(24,425,602)(10.39%)
Estate and Inheritance574,197,780973,709,715(399,511,935)(41.03%)
Income*21,954,074,680ꭥ§18,783,716,9333,170,357,74716.88%
Insurance587,889,739537,238,00150,651,7389.43%
Motor Fuels and International Fuel Tax Agreement713,226,659701,908,72411,317,9351.61%
Public Utilities (570,000)150,000(720,000)(480%)
Room Occupancy413,249,428 ‡388,023,76025,225,6686.50%
Sales and Use ‡9,397,246,9149,448,137,002(50,890,088)(0.54%)
Club Alcoholic Beverages862,868822,01840,8504.97%
Motor Vehicle Excise685,217619,124 66,09310.68%
Convention Center Surcharges16,381,04713,810,9742,570,07318.61%
Community Preservation Trust44,303,075†49,187,225(4,884,150)(9.93%)
Controlled Substances and Marijuana Excise173,742,923161,467,62612,275,2977.60%
Satellite4,719,9215,418,444(698,523)(12.89%)
Statewide Car Rental5,409,0325,085,279323,7536.37%
Electronic Nicotine Delivery System14,775,87913,870,692905,1876.53%
Subtotal (DOR)$38,793,625,546$36,352,582,194$2,441,043,3526.71%
Massachusetts Gaming Commission:    
Pari-Mutuel Taxes891,623832,90558,7187.05%
Gaming Revenue Taxes320,921,934318,703,6212,218,3130.70%
Sport Wagering119,418,57837,517,00581,901,573218.31%
Lottery Commission:    
Beano444,881428,98815,8933.70%
Raffles and Bazaars982,8981,031,544(48,646)(4.72%)
State Athletic Commission:    
Boxing Contests424,32874,376349,952470.52%
Boxer’s Fund87,49217,859 69,633389.90%
Division of Insurance:    
Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance104,131,20976,271,75727,859,45236.53%
Secretary of State:    
Deeds Excise Stamp Tax Fees89,981,411†101,916,115(11,934,704)(11.71%)
Department of Unemployment Assistance:    
Workforce Training Contribution26,369,41335,084,888(8,715,475)(24.84%)
Subtotal (Other Agencies)$663,653,767$571,879,058$91,774,70916.05%
Total (DOR and Other Agencies)$39,457,279,313$36,924,461,252$2,532,818,0616.86 %

*  This includes income tax penalties assessed under Section 2 of Chapter 111M of the Massachusetts General Laws (totaling $41,111,743) and cigarette excise revenue assessed in accordance with Sections 12 and 70 of Chapter 302 of the Acts of 2008 (totaling $69,871,069) credited to the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund. Fiscal year 2024 tax revenues credited to the fund totaled $110,982,812.

†  Adjustments were made to the individual line items that pertain to the following under/overreported revenues: DOR deeds excise tax, totaling ($2,837,208); DOR Community Preservation Fund surcharges, totaling $1,493,096; Land Court Fees (non-62F revenue fund), totaling $1,344,112.

‡  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. This includes the Office of the Comptroller of the Commonwealth’s adjustment in the amount of $5,462.

ꭥ  This includes the amount refunded to taxpayers: $4,533,037 in income taxes and $1,147 in corporation taxes, totaling $4,534,184.

§              Pursuant to Section 17 of Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2023, the 4% income surtax revenues are not subject to the allowable state tax revenue limitations established by Chapter 62F. DOR estimated the 4% income surtax revenues to be excluded from fiscal year 2024 net state tax revenues to be $2,199,330,240.

Date published: September 17, 2024

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