April 2009 California Personal Income Tax Daily Revenue Tracker

Estimated Personal Income Tax Revenues for the Month of April 2009

Personal income taxes for the 2007-08 fiscal year comprised 56.91% of all State General Fund revenues. Of those receipts, 23.6% arrived during the month of April.

Because these receipts are so important to the State's fiscal situation, State Controller John Chiang is providing a daily tally of this month’s personal income tax revenues as compiled and reconciled by the State Controller's Office. Year-to-date figures for April 2009 and April 2008 are included for year-over-year comparison.

The current 17-month State spending plan, adopted in February, projected personal income tax receipts would reach $38.3 billion on April 30.

Preliminary Report of California State Personal Income Tax Revenues - Month of April 2009 (In Thousands of Dollars)**

Date Daily Personal Income Taxes (Receipts And Withholding Minus Refunds) Fiscal 2009
Year-To-Date Personal Income Tax Revenues
Fiscal 2008
Year-To-Date Personal Income Tax Revenues
March Balance   $30,270,283 $33,810,542
April 1 $113,208 $30,383,491 $33,856,061
April 2 $241,023 $30,624,514 $34,056,530
April 3 $71,929 $30,696,443 $34,181,378
April 4 --- --- $34,402,153
April 5 --- --- ---
April 6 ($61,467) $30,634,976 ---
April 7 $373,195 $31,008,171 $34,724,927
April 8 $35,101 $31,043,272 $34,895,630
April 9 ($35,699) $31,007,573 $35,083,250
April 10 $124,808 $31,132,381 $35,105,016
April 11 --- --- $35,496,832
April 12 --- --- ---
April 13 $35,338 $31,167,719 ---
April 14 $163,627 $31,331,346 $35,796,956
April 15 $303,360 $31,634,706 $36,105,249
April 16 $675,164 $32,309,870 $36,641,166
April 17 $718,290 $33,028,160 $37,156,944
April 18 --- --- $38,020,925
April 19 --- --- ---
April 20 $1,061,027 $34,089,187 ---
April 21 $495,126 $34,584,313 $39,617,372
April 22 $251,888 $34,836,201 $40,286,775
April 23 $300,130 $35,136,331 $40,827,707
April 24 $722,885 $35,859,216 $41,569,567
April 25 --- --- $42,465,294
April 26 --- --- ---
April 27 $1,454,157 $37,313,373 ---
April 28 $136,056 $37,449,429 $45,269,271
April 29 $81,329 $37,530,758 $46,527,192
April 30 $75,129 $37,605,887 $46,805,999
Monthly Total $7,335,604    

**The table above shows the most recent personal income tax revenues, which include payroll withholdings, taxes received and refunds paid out. The reconciliation of these numbers can take up to two days. Final April revenues may not be known until the first week of May due to delivery and processing requirements and the large volume of tax filings received.

Source: California State Controller's Office