May 25, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s local option sales tax collections for April, 2024 were up significantly compared to March but not quite as strong as April 2023’s numbers.
According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue, DeKalb County collected $170,469 in local option sales taxes in April, 2024, a big jump from the $145,744 generated in March, 2024, but slightly below collections of $171,314 in April, 2023.
Smithville’s collections for April were $426,387, a significant increase from March’s number of $371,116, and up from $392,905 in April, 2023.
Alexandria’s local option sales tax collections stood at $29,610 in April, up from $26,942 in March but below collections of $31,408 in April 2023.
Dowelltown’s collections for April were $3,342, slightly under March’s haul of $3,524, and just barely better than April 2023’s collection of $3,306.
Collections in Liberty stood at $13,575 in April, down from $14,130 in March, but stronger than $10,655 taken in during April 2023.
Net collections for the county and cities combined for April were $643,385, an increase from $561,458 in March, and better than the collections of $609,590 in April 2023.
April collections reflect activity for the previous month.