Data note: the number for March come from the Norman Transcript (thanks Joy Hampton!) here - http://www.normantranscript.com/news/norman-forward-sales-tax-gets-shaky-start/article_9c3215ad-9d81-5e4c-a243-8dd590b9e4d3.html. Despite the tenor of the article, however, I am calculating that Norman Forward lost less ground in March that in January on either method and less ground than February on method 2 (March isn't a very good sales tax month historically).
March, method 1
The March benchmark was $870,665.
The March NFST collection was $802,418.
The March shortfall was $68,247, 7.84% of the benchmark.
Year to date, method 1
The YTD benchmark was $2,555,823.
The YTD NFST collection was $2,307,408.
The YTD shortfall was $248,415, 9.72% of the benchmark.
March, method 2
The March benchmark was $821,329.
The March NFST collection was $802,418.
The March shortfall was $18,911, 2.30% of the benchmark.
Year to date, method 2
The YTD benchmark was $2,435,205.
The YTD NFST collection was $2,307,408.
The YTD shortfall was $127,797, 5.25% of the benchmark.
