43-243. State general fund revenue notification; tax rate adjustment

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A. On or before September 30, 2022, the director of the joint legislative budget committee and the director of the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting shall jointly notify the department whether the fiscal year 2021-2022 state general fund revenue, excluding the beginning balance, was $12,782,800,000 or more.

B. On or before September 30, 2023 and on or before September 30 of each year until the notice is provided as prescribed in subsection A of this section or paragraph 1 of this subsection, and paragraph 2 of this subsection, the director of the joint legislative budget committee and the director of the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting shall jointly notify the department whether the previous fiscal year state general fund revenue, excluding the beginning balance, was either of the following amounts:

1. More than $12,782,800,000 but less than $12,976,300,000. The notice required pursuant to this paragraph is not required if the notice required pursuant to subsection A of this section was provided on or before September 30, 2022.

2. $12,976,300,000 or more.

C. On receipt of the notice required pursuant to subsection A or subsection B, paragraph 1 of this section, the department shall use the tax rates provided in section 43-1011, subsection A, paragraph 8 for taxable years beginning from and after December 31 of the year in which the notice required pursuant to subsection A or subsection B, paragraph 1 of this section is received. The tax rate prescribed in section 43-1011, subsection A, paragraph 8 applies until the department receives the notice required pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 2 of this section.

D. On receipt of the notice required pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 2 of this section, the department shall use the tax rates provided in section 43-1011, subsection A, paragraph 9 for taxable years beginning from and after December 31 of the year in which the notice required pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 2 of this section is received.

E. The director of the joint legislative budget committee and the director of the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting shall notify the department as required pursuant to subsection B, paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section only on the first occurrence that each state general fund revenue threshold is met.