The Nebraska Department of Revenue is an agency of the Nebraska state government responsible for the administration of state revenue and tax programs. The Nebraska Constitution prohibits use of a property tax, thus most revenue is collected from a state sales tax, use taxes, and a state income tax. The department also oversees the Nebraska Lottery and "Charitable Gaming".
The department headquarters are located at the State Office Building in Lincoln, Nebraska. The current tax commissioner of Nebraska is James R. Kamm. The tax commissioner of Nebraska is also the director of the Nebraska Department of Revenue.
Tax commissioners The office of state tax commissioner was established by an amendment to the Constitution of Nebraska in 1920. The state tax commissioner is appointed by the Governor of Nebraska, with the consent of the Nebraska Legislature. # Commissioner Took office Left office Appointing Governor Notes 1 1920 Apr. 19, 1923 Often referred to as W. H. Osborne 2 Apr. 19, 1923 Jan. 13, 1925 Previously served as Nebraska State Auditor from 1915 to 1919 3 Jan. 13, 1925 Jan. 8, 1929 4 Jan. 8, 1929 Dec. 1, 1930 Dec. 1, 1930 Jan. 8, 1931 None Interim tax commissioner (2) Jan. 8, 1931Jan. 10, 1941 Served previously as the second tax commissioner during Bryan's previous term 5 Jan. 10, 1941 Apr. 12, 1943 6 Apr. 12, 1943 Sept. 1, 1948 7 Sept. 1, 1948 Feb. 1, 1953 8 Feb. 1, 1953 Nov. 1, 1953 9 Nov. 1, 1953 1955 10 1955 Dec. 15, 1959 11 Dec. 15, 1959 Nov. 30, 1964 Former FBI agent and former mayor of Fremont, Nebraska 12 Nov. 30, 1964 Jan. 15, 1967 13 Jan. 15, 1967 1971 Initially served as acting tax commissioner from January 15 to April 1, 1967 14 1971 Dec. 29, 1978 Dec. 29, 1978 Jan. 17, 1979 None Acting tax commissioner (10) Jan. 17, 1979 Nov. 13, 1981 Initially served as acting tax commissioner from January 17 to February 21, 1979; Previously served as tax commissioner under Governor Victor Anderson. 15 Nov. 13, 1981 1983 16 1983 1987 (15) 1987 May 1, 1988 Previously served as tax commissioner under Governor Charles Thone 17 May 1, 1988 1991 18 1991 1999 19 1999 2006 https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-jane-egr-edson-94aab630 20 2006 Oct. 19, 2013 https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-ewald-338a64b/ 21 Oct. 19, 2013 2015 2015 2016 None Acting tax commissioner 22 2016 Dec. 30, 2022 Former Nebraska state senator from District 29 Dec. 30, 2022 Sept. 5, 2023 None Interim tax commissioner 23 Sept. 5, 2023 Present
See also Nebraska Lottery
References
External links Official website Nebraska e-file Nebraska Lottery