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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 9468 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9468 February 14, 2012 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council Page 1 of 2 SUBJECT: FEBRUARY 2012 SALES TAX UPDATE In response to the volatile nature of sales tax revenue, the Staff is committed to providing you a brief on February 8th. The results are dependent upon the timeliness and accuracy of sales tax payers' returns. This payment from the State represents taxes collected on sales that occurred primarily in the month of December. In this report, y sales tax collection compared to last year and the impact on t MONTHLY NET SALES TAX COLLECTIONS FOR DECEMBER CITY OF FORT WORTH DECEMBER FY2012$11,935,332 DOLLAR VARIANCE% VARIANCE DECEMBER FY2011$12,073,912($138,580)-1.1% $12.07 $11.94 $11.62 $11.19 $10.75$10.73 $10.65 $9.55 $9.00 $8.44 FY2003FY2004FY2005FY2006FY2007FY2008FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012 Note: As depicted in the table below, the City experienced $503,510 or 4.3% in positive growth when -to-month current period collections. This positive trend has contin in current period collections. balances or amended returns) were higher in December 2010 when compared to December 2011 which affected the total net payment. CITY OF FORT WORTH COLLECTION DETAIL COLLECTION DETAIL FOR CITY SALES TAX DECEMBER 2010DECEMBER 2011CHANGE Current Period Collections: $11,659,366$12,162,8764.3% Other Collections: $656,289$49,289-92.5% Audit Collections: $98,722$38,580-60.9% Service Fee: ($248,288)($245,015)-1.3% Retainage: ($92,177)($70,398)-23.6% Net Payment $12,073,912$11,935,332-1.1% Current Period Collections 11.2% 5.7%6.0% 5.4% 4.9%5.0% 4.2%4.3% 3.9% 3.4% 2.8% 2.4% Jan-11Feb-11Mar-11Apr-11May-11Jun-11Jul-11Aug-11Sep-11Oct-11Nov-11Dec-11 City Sales Tax Trend: Variance for the most recent months vs. same period last year. Note: tax improvement. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9468 February 14, 2012 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council Page 2 of 2 SUBJECT: FEBRUARY 2012 SALES TAX UPDATE CITY OF FORT WORTH BUDGET COMPARISON - FY2012 YR END ADOPTEDBUDGET BUDGETRE-ESTIMATE VARIANCE CITY OF FORT WORTH $ 102,259,196$ 103,696,0461.4% CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DIST. $ 46,304,344$ 46,698,8040.9% MASS TRANSIT AUTHORITY - THE "T" $ 47,647,392$ 48,923,9242.7% Note: For the year, the City has collected $1,436,850 or 1.4% more than the FY2012 adopted budget. Although the City finished FY2011 strong with collections, Staff recommends maintaining a conservative forecast for FY2012 since we continue to experience a level of uncertainty with the national economy and potential audit adjustments. The following chart demonstrates how our trend compares to the state and other Note: YTD collections for Fort Worth are up 2.2% compared to last year. Again, hopefully you find this additional information helpful. If you have any questions, please call Horatio Porter, Budget Officer, at 817.392.2379. Tom Higgins City Manager ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS