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The ADVANCE, July 14, 2021 /Page 10A
June Net Tax Revenues Up 29.1
Percent, FY 2021 Up 13.5 Percent
From Governor Brian Kemp's
Office
The State of Georgia’s
June net tax collections
totaled $2.5 billion for an
increase of $563.1 million,
or 29.1 percent, compared
to June 2020 when net tax
collections totaled nearly
$1.94 billion as of June 30,
2020.
For the year-ended
June 30, 2021, net tax col
lections totaled almost
$26.90 billion for an in
crease approaching $3.2
billion, or 13.5 percent,
compared to Fiscal Year
2020 (FY ’20), when the
final net tax revenues - ad
justed as of August 7, 2020,
to include deferred FY '20
related tax deadline pay
ments received in July of FY
'21 - totaled $23.7 billion.
“Thanks to our work
alongside the General As
sembly to budget conserva
tively and protect both lives
and livelihoods throughout
a global pandemic, Georgia
remains on solid financial
footing,” said Governor
Kemp.
“The COVID-19 crisis
highlighted the importance
of states living within their
means, and Georgia did so
without widespread lay
offs, tax hikes, furloughs, or
drastic cuts to essential ser
vices,” the Governor said.
“During the last two
legislative sessions, state
leaders worked together
to fund our priorities of
education, healthcare, and
public safety - all while
cutting taxes for hardwork
ing Georgians. Georgia is
the top state for businesses
for the eighth year in a row,
our rainy day fund remains
strong, and we are leading
the nation in economic re
covery!” Kemp noted.
FY '20 net collection
revenues were adjusted to
include a total of $952.7
million - $703.8 million
in net Individual Tax pay
ments and $248.9 million
in net Corporate Tax pay
ments - in tax filing dead
line payments that were
received in July 2020, but
specifically identified as ap
plicable to FY '20.
The initial year-end re
porting of FY '20 net col
lections (as ofjune 30) was
not final due to the deferral
of the state tax filing dead
line in accordance with
federal tax filing guidelines
that shifted the 2019 indi
vidual and corporate tax
year payment deadlines to
July 15, 2020.
The state’s concurrence
with last year’s payment
deadline shift substantiated
a one-time revenue accrual
of FY '20 related tax filing
receipts received after the
traditional close of the fis
cal year. This ensured prop
er revenue recognition for
the purpose of providing
an appropriate successive
year financial comparison
with both FY T9 (present
ed August 7, 2020) and the
recently completed FY '21,
as ofjune 30 (July 12,2021
press release).
Individual Income Tax:
Net Individual Income Tax
collections for June totaled
roughly $1.30 billion, for an
increase of $256.8 million,
or 24.7 percent, compared
to FY '20 when net Indi
vidual Tax revenues totaled
nearly $ 1.04 billion.
The following notable
components within Indi
vidual Income Tax com
bine for the net increase:
• Individual Income
Tax refunds issued (net of
voided checks) declined
by $0.6 million, or -0.4 per
cent.
• Individual Withhold
ing payments increased by
nearly $101.6 million, or
10.1 percent, from FY '20.
• Individual Income
Tax Estimated payments
were up $124.3 million, or
226 percent, over last year.
• All other categories,
including Income Tax Re
turn payments, were up a
combined $30.3 million.
Sales and Use Tax:
Gross Sales and Use Tax
collections increased by
roughly $248.9 million,
or 23.9 percent, to a total
of almost $1.29 billion in
FY '21. Net Sales and Use
Tax increased by $127.4
million, or 24.6 percent,
compared to last year’s to
tal of $517.5 million. The
Sales Tax distribution to
local governments totaled
roughly $629.6 million
for an increase of $115.9
million, or 22.6 percent,
while Sales Tax Refunds
increased by $5.6 million
from FY'20.
Corporate Income
Tax: Net Corporate In
come Tax collections for
the month totaled $325.8
million, which was an in
crease of $227.5 million,
or 231.6 percent, over last
year when net Corporate
Tax revenues totaled $98.3
million.
The following notable
components within Corpo
rate Income Tax make up
the net increase:
• Corporate Income
Tax refunds (net of voids)
were down $20.4 million,
or -64.4 percent, from FY
'20.
• Corporate Income
Tax Estimated payments
increased by $194.5 mil
lion, or 194.4 percent, over
last year.
• Corporate Income
Tax Return payments were
up $13.6 million, or 70.9
percent, compared to FY
'20.
• All other Corporate
Tax categories, including
S-Corp tax payments, were
down a combined $1 mil
lion.
Motor Fuel Taxes: Mo
tor Fuel Tax collections
were down $82.8 million,
or -59.2 percent, compared
to last year when motor
fuel tax collections totaled
nearly $140 million. The
significant reduction in the
number of taxable motor
fuel gallons sold was the
result of a supply crunch
caused by the May 7 cyber
attack on critical fuel line
infrastructure across the
Southeast.
In reaction to the se
vere fuel supply shortage,
the Governor’s State of
Emergency Executive Or
der directed the temporary
suspension of the collec
tion of the Motor Fuel Ex
cise Tax on both gasoline
and diesel for a period of
roughly three weeks begin
ning May 10 and ending
June 2, 2021.
Motor Vehicle - Tag &
Title Fees: Motor Vehicle
Tag & Title Fees increased
by $1.4 million, or 4.6 per
cent, in June, while Title
Ad Valorem Tax (TAVT)
collections increased by
roughly $24.6 million, or
56.3 percent, over FY '20.
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From the Record
THE BLOTTER
These are the reported
arrests from the Toombs
County Sheriff's Office,
the Vidalia and Lyons
police departments,
and the Montgomery
County Sheriff's Office
for the past week.
Incidents are taken
directly from police
files. All suspects are
innocent until proven
guilty.
In Lyons...
The Lyons Police
Department re
ported no arrests for
the week.
In Toombs
County...
• Kenneth Ander
son, of Commerce,
was arrested on July
1 and charged with
TCDC-Out of County
Hold, Failure to ap
pear.
• Benjamin Bat
tle, of Vidalia, was
arrested on July 1
and charged with
Printing, Executing,
or Negotiating
Checks and Drafts.
• Jessica Cruz, of
Lyons, was arrested
on June 29 and
charged with Harass
ing Phone Calls, Fail
ure to Appear, Mis
demeanor.
• Jaime Garrett,
of Vidalia, was ar
rested on July 3 and
charged with Head
light Requirement,
DUI/Alcohol/Less
Safe.
• Payne Herrera,
of Uvalda, was ar
rested on June 28
and charged with
Probation Violation-
Felony.
• Alfonso Ortiz, of
Lyons, was arrested
on July 3 and
charged with Bat
tery-Family Violence
(1st Offense).
• Jennifer Roy, of
Dublin, was arrested
on July 3 and
charged with Driving
While License Sus
pended or Revoked,
Misd.
• Ellis Rubio, of Ly
ons, was arrested on
June 29and charged
with Possession of
Firearms by Conv
Felons and FOProba-
tioners, Driving While
License Suspended
or Revoked-Misd,
Methamphetamine-
Purchase, Posses
sion, Manf, Distribu
tion, Sale.
• Crystal Smith, of
Reidsville, was ar
rested on July 1 and
charged with TCDC-
Revoked Bond-Vio
lated Bond Condi
tions.
• Laura Walls, of
Reidsville, was ar
rested on July 2 and
charged with Display
of License Plates, No
Insurance, Equip
ment, Inspection by
Law Enforcement
Officers, Penalty for
Violation, Driving
While License Sus
pended or Revoked-
Misd, Giving False
Name, Address or
DOB to Officers, Ob
structing Police Of
fense.
• Steven Willis, of
Lyons, was arrested
on June 29 and
charged with TCDC-
Out of County Hold,
Burglary 2nd Degree.
In Montgomery
County...
• Serena Nicole
Edge, of Glenwood,
was arrested on July
8 and charged with
Aiding Escape.
In Vidalia...
• Chasity Marie
Carter, of Alma, was
arrested on July 2
and charged with
Warrant Served (Ap
pling County).
• Richard Rober
son, of Forsyth, was
arrested on July 2
and charged with
Warrant Served (Par
dons and Parole).
• Stephen Chris
topher Kea, of Vida
lia, was arrested on
July 3 and charged
with Cruelty to Chil
dren / Simple Bat
tery.
• Leroy Singleton,
of Vidalia, was ar
rested on July 3 and
charged with Litter
ing / Public Inde
cency / Public Drunk
ness.
• Quintetta S.
Thompson, of Vida
lia, was arrested on
July 3 and charged
with Possession of
Marijuana.
• Marcelino Lo
pez, of Lyons, was ar
rested on July 3 and
charged with Seat-
belt Violation / No
Driver's License.
• Ramon Esc
obedo Funes, of Ly
ons, was arrested on
July 4 and charged
with No Driver's Li
cense / Expired Tag.
• Andrew E. Mor
ris, of Glenwood, was
arrested on July 7
and charged with
Possession of Meth-
amphetamines /
Possession of Drug
Related Objects.
• Susan Morris
Anderson, of Glen
wood, was arrested
on July 7 and
charged with Posses
sion of Methamphet-
amines.
• Shirley Turner, of
Vidalia, was arrested
on July 7 and
charged with Theft
by Shoplifting.
• Aldarreis Em
manuel Tillery, of Vi
dalia, was arrested
on July 7 and
charged with Posses
sion of Marijuana.
• Jonathan Pete
Fountain, of Vidalia,
was arrested on July
8 and charged with
Possession of Meth-
amphetamines /
Possession of a Con
trolled Substance,
Possession of Drug
Related Objects.
• Stephen Najee
Jones, of Soperton,
was arrested on July
8 and charged with
Possession of Con
trolled Substance /
No Insurance.
• Nathan Charles
Taylor, of Uvalda,
was arrested on July
8 and charged with
Theft by Shoplifting
(2nd) / Criminal Tres
pass / Forceful Ob
struction.
• Benita Nichelle
Beasley, of Vidalia,
was arrested on July
9 and charged with
Driving while License
Suspended.
• Wanda Olivia
Winters, of Tarrytown,
was arrested on July
10 and charged with
Possession of a Fire
arm by a convicted
Felon / Warrant
Served (Toombs
Co.).
• Isaac Lee Tol
bert, of Vidalia, was
arrested on July 10
and charged with
Warrant Served
(Toombs County).
Guest
continued from page 9A
These liberal prosecutors
act more like defenders of
criminals than defenders
of public safety. In such an
environment, lawful
citizens find no protection
from the law.
These are examples of
an outlaw public policy
that fails the basic tenet of
proving public safety for
lawful citizens. It is an
abject, or deliberate,
breakdown of society -
and the architects seem to
be doing it deliberately.
It’s deliberate when
TV pundits say, “Show me
where it says that protests
are supposed to be polite
and peaceful,” as Chris
Cuomo did (and others
echoed) as BLM and
Antifa tore cities apart in
2020 - only to reverse
themselves on January 6
when protesters entered
Congress, the People’s
Building, to protest. The
media instantly called
them “armed
insurrectionists.”
You know there is a
double game at play when
the only fatality was an
unarmed female shot in
the neck whom an official
assailant, whose identity
the authorities are
protecting and who faces
no charges for murder.
Imagine if the authorities
had done this with the
officer responsible for the
death of George Floyd.
The blatant hypocrisy
points to something very
troubling.
And, going back to
events on January 6 and
after, since when is it just in
a constitutional, free
society to perform dawn
raids on hundreds of
political opponents and
keep them locked in
solitary confinement
without trial for six months
and counting?
The law books should
be reopened and the
criminal code reread. It
tells that you cannot injure
or kill someone without
the case being brought to a
public court for impartial
justice. It tells the
authorities that they
cannot grab people from
their homes and keep them
in jail for prolonged
periods without justifying
their arrest. Public
accountability is an integral
part of public safety and
security.
The true test of a free
nation is this: Can a nation
survive that encourages
lawlessness? Can a
constitutional democratic
republic survive if the
forces of law act
malevolently against
political opponents but
not against those who
murder political
opponents?
It shouldn’t only be
Ashli Babbitt’s family or
the hundreds of people
incarcerated for six months
without trial or charge who
ask these questions.
Instead, every American
should ask them.
Barry Shaw is the Senior
Associate at the Israel Institute
for Strategic Studies.