Please note, the new caps on County, City, and Village property tax requests included in Legislative Bill 34, approved during the 2024 Special Session of the Nebraska Legislature, are not in effect for the 2024-2025 budget season.

Budget Forms

Select the link below for your type of subdivision to download the Excel version of the form, complete with formulas. If a PDF version is needed, please contact Jeff Schreier at (402) 471-2111 or Jeff.Schreier@nebraska.gov.

• General Budget Form (Use this budget if your type of subdivision is not listed separately.)
• Budget Waiver Form
• City-Village Budgets:
  • City/Village 1 Year Budget Form
  • City/Village 2 Year Budget Form
• Community Colleges Budget Form
• County Budgets:
  • County Essential (Required) Budget Form
  • County Long State Auditors Form with Fund Pages
• ESUs (Educational Service Units) Budget Form
• Learning Community Budget Form
• Local Public Health Departments Budget Form
• NRDs (Natural Resources Districts) Budgets:
  • NRDs 1 Year Budget Form
  • NRDs 2 Year Budget Form
• School Districts Budget Form
• SIDs (Sanitary Improvement Districts) Budget Form

Overall Budget Items

The links listed below apply to all types of subdivisions and are provided in order to assist with completing your budget document. These items are either links to other websites or Adobe PDF documents. For more information or to download the Adobe PDF Reader see http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html.

• Overall Budget Instructions
  • Additional Instructions for Schools
• Memo to All Subdivisions
• Budget Timeline
• Filing Requirements
• Interlocal Agreement Form
• Sample Forms (includes examples of Resolutions, Minutes, and Notices)
• Significant State Statutes
• Estimated Equalization Aid (for Cities/Villages)
• Highway Allocation Projections
• ESU Base Revenue Need Certification
• Nebraska Department of Education - Finance & Organizational Services

File Budgets Electronically

Submit your Budget online. Only one (1) budget per submission, form along with documentation must be in a single PDF File.

Budget Questions

With Budget Questions/Concerns please contact Jeff Schreier, Audit Manager, at (402) 471-2111 or Jeff.Schreier@nebraska.gov.