December 24, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s share of local option sales tax collections for November 2021 outperformed the same month in 2020 by almost $23,000 according to the Tennessee Department of Revenue. For the county and the four cities therein, combined collections were up by more than $52,000.
DeKalb County brought in $139,926 in November 2021 compared to $117,000 for November 2020.
The four cities within DeKalb County also hauled in more local option sales tax revenue.
The comparisons between the two months for each municipality are as follows:
Smithville: $326,672 (November 2021), $301,995 (November 2020)
Alexandria: $27,858 (November 2021), $27,796 (November 2020)
Dowelltown: $2,886 (November 2021), $2,541 (November 2020)
Liberty: $12,727 (November 2021), $8,053 (November 2020)
NET COLLECTIONS (LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX): $510,071 (November 2021), $457,387 (November 2020)
November sales tax collections reflect previous month activity.