October 24, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s share of local option sales tax collections for September 2021 outperformed the same month in 2020 by more than $26,000 according to the Tennessee Department of Revenue. For the county and the four cities therein combined collections were up by more than $42,000.
According to the report, DeKalb County brought in $164,809 in September 2021 compared to $138,476 for September 2020.
All 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: $318,877 ( September, 2021), $309,782 (September 2020)
Alexandria: $30,394 (September, 2021), $28,890 (September 2020)
Dowelltown: $2,678 (September, 2021), $2,251 (September, 2020)
Liberty: $10,581 (September, 2021), $5,812 (September, 2020)
NET COLLECTIONS (LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX): $527,341 (September, 2021), $485,214 (September, 2020)
September sales tax collections reflect previous month activity.