COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION


FISCAL NOTE


L.R. No.:         3039-01

Bill No.:          HB 1658

Subject:           Agriculture and Animals; Revenue Dept.; Taxation and Revenue - Sales and Use

Type:              Original

Date:               February 12, 2008





 

Bill Summary:            Would provide a state and local sales and use tax exemption for fencing materials used for agricultural purposes.



FISCAL SUMMARY


ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND

FUND AFFECTED

FY 2009

FY 2010

FY 2011

General Revenue

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

Net Effect on

General Revenue

Fund

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)


ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDS

FUND AFFECTED

FY 2009

FY 2010

FY 2011

Various State Funds

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

Net Effect on Other

State Funds

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)


Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

This fiscal note contains 5 pages.




ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS

FUND AFFECTED

FY 2009

FY 2010

FY 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0

$0

$0




ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)

FUND AFFECTED

FY 2009

FY 2010

FY 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated

Net Effect on

FTE

0

0

0


Estimated Total Net Effect on All funds expected to exceed $100,000 savings or (cost).


Estimated Net Effect on General Revenue Fund expected to exceed $100,000 (cost).


ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS

FUND AFFECTED

FY 2009

FY 2010

FY 2011

Local Government

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)








FISCAL ANALYSIS


ASSUMPTION

 

Officials from the Office of Administration, Division of Budget and Planning (BAP) assume

there would be no added cost to their organization as a result of his proposal. BAP officials stated that the proposed legislation would exempt fencing materials used for agriculture from sales and use tax and there would be an unknown loss of sales tax revenue to the state as a result. The Department of Revenue may be able to provide an estimate of the revenue loss to the state as a result of this proposal.


Officials from the Department of Agriculture assume the proposal would not fiscally impact their agency.


Officials from the Department of Revenue (DOR) assume this proposal would create an exemption from sales and use tax on fencing materials used for agricultural purposes. Exemptions reduce tax due; therefore, the proposal would reduce state revenues.


Oversight could find not information regarding annual expenditures on agricultural fencing to formulate an estimate of the fiscal impact of this proposal. Therefore, Oversight will assume an unknown loss of revenue to the various state and local sales tax funds resulting from this proposal.


This proposal would reduce Total State Revenues.




FISCAL IMPACT - State Government

FY 2009

(10 Mo.)

FY 2010

FY 2011

GENERAL REVENUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss – Sales Tax Exemption

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

 

 

 

 

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE


(Unknown)


(Unknown)


(Unknown)

 

 

 

 

OTHER STATE FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss – School District Trust Fund

 

 

 

     Sales Tax Exemption

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

 

 

 

 

Loss – Conservation Fund

 

 

 

     Sales Tax Exemption

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

 

 

 

 

Loss – Parks and Soil Fund

 

 

 

     Sales Tax Exemption

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

 

 

 

 

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDS


(Unknown)


(Unknown)


(Unknown)

 

 

 

 



FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government

FY 2009

(10 Mo.)

FY 2010

FY 2011

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss – Local Sales Tax Revenues

 

 

 

     Sales Tax Exemption

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

(Unknown)

 

 

 

 

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS


(Unknown)


(Unknown)


(Unknown)

 

 

 

 




FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business


This proposal would have a direct positive fiscal impact to small agricultural businesses.


FISCAL DESCRIPTION


This proposal would provide a state and local sales and use tax exemption for fencing materials used for agricultural purposes..


This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.


SOURCES OF INFORMATION


Office of Administration

            Division of Budget and Planning

Department of Agriculture

Department of Revenue


                                                                                                Mickey Wilson, CPA

                                                                                                Director

                                                                                                February 12, 2008