“When the term budget deficit or budget surplus is used in regards to the federal government is simply means the difference between receipts and outlays.”
The Treasury can define Skittles as “revenue” to claim a surplus, but that doesn’t exactly match GAAP. You know what GAAP is, right?
That’s been the definition for 233 years... go take up the issue with someone else if you don’t like it. At least I know what they mean when they speak of budget deficits or budget surplus.