Tax collections

Idaho’s general fund grew by about $210 million in October, but it missed the month’s estimate by $1.6 million.  Administrator Wayne Hammon tells the Idaho statesman that officials aren’t seeing the numbers they hoped they would. October's sales-tax collections are most troubling because they represent real-time spending...

Idaho missed tax revenue forecasts in August by 4.4 percent or $8.7 million, as individual income tax and sales tax receipts lagged expectations. After two months of the fiscal year, total collections are $403 million, or $9.2 million less than forecast...