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Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office

Pennsylvania's Economic & Budget Outlook:
Fiscal Years 2013-14 to 2018-19
- Thursday, November 14, 2013; 1:30-3:30 P.M.
- Harrisburg University of Science and Technology: 326 Market Street (14th floor)
- Special Presentation by Angelina LaRose of the U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Pennsylvania's Natural Gas Production and the U.S. Natural Gas Market Outlook"
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Corporate Tax Base Erosion:
Analysis of Policy Options
- Corporate tax base and revenue trends for the U.S., Pennsylvania and other states.
- Examines corporate base expansion policy options.
- IFO analysis of the fiscal impact of combined reporting and addbacks in other states.
PA Turnpike Toll Revenue Projections
Report Highlights:
- Projections through CY 2024.
- Discussion of driver responsiveness to tolls.
- Historical data.
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Monthly Economic Report
The report provides a snapshot of monthly and quarterly economic trends for PA and the US.

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Revenue Trends Report
Report Highlights:
- Revenues to the General Fund.
- Three and twelve-month trends.
- Factors affecting changes to General Fund revenues.
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State Tax Comparison
- Uses newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau
- Compares state and local tax systems across all states
- Ranks state and local tax burdens across all states
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Welcome

Welcome to the Home page of the Independent Fiscal Office (IFO). This page provides links to materials recently published or presented by the IFO. For a complete listing of publications and presentations made during the past year, please see the Releases page.

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The Monthly Economic Report for November 2013 is available. Prior months are available on the "Releases" tab.

Pennsylvania's Economic & Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 2013-14 to 2018-19 is now available.
The Revenue Trends Report for October 2013 is available. Prior months are available on the "Releases" tab.
An analysis of the school property taxes paid by homeowners age 70 and older is available. The analysis contains a preliminary assessment of data pertaining to the long-term costs of a school property tax freeze for those homeowners.

The IFO's report entitled Analysis of Proposal to Replace School Property Taxes: House Bill 76 and Senate Bill 76 is now available.
Director Matthew Knittel's economic outlook presentation to the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) is available here.
A report entitled An Analysis of Michigan Property Tax Reform is available. The report illustrates the impact of the 1994 reform on Michigan tax revenues, millage rates, per pupil funding levels and the property tax base.
The IFO projected the school property taxes paid by Pennsylvania homesteads. A copy of the memo is available here.
The 2013 Tax Comparison study, which calculates total state and local tax burdens for all states, is available here.
The IFO's quarterly revenue estimates for FY 2013-14 are available here.