July 21, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County closed out the 2023-24 fiscal year on a high note at least as far as collections of local option sales taxes is concerned.
According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue net collections for the month of June (DeKalb County and all four cities combined) were $676, 466. It was the second-best month of the year (2023-24) followed by January at $846,718. June 2024 topped collections for June 2023 ($633,472) by almost $43,000.
The following are the local option sales tax collections by month for DeKalb County and the Cities in DeKalb County for the 2023-24 fiscal year and which months were best for each:
DeKalb County: January-$222,079; July-$210,447; June-$204,553; September-$192,082; October-$176,794; May-$175,278; November-$171,014; April- $170,469; December-$168,325; March-$145,744; February-$138,326; and August-$106,885
Smithville: January-$573,752; April- $426,387; July- $422,519; June-$413,111; May-$397,525; December-$392,126; March-$371,116; November-$367,352; August-$365,273; February-$359,089; September-$334,428; and October-$320,369
Alexandria: January-$32,635; February-$30,420; August-$30,418; July-$29,741; December-$29,672; April-$29,610; May-$29,309; September-$28,894; October-$28,779; November-$28,266; June-$28,110; and March-$26,942
Liberty: June-$27,328; May-$18,367; March-$14,130; January-$13,933; April-$13,575; December-$12,527; November-$12,499; August- $11,496; October-$11,463; July-$10,528; February-$9,948; and September-$9,906
Dowelltown: August-$4,437; February-$4,428; January-$4,318; March-$3,524; December-$3,510; May-$3,499; June-$3,362; April-$3,342; October-$3,140; July-$3,044; November-$3,014; and September-$3,001
DeKalb County’s net local option sales tax collections with the cities included for the year by month were as follows: January-$846,718; June-$676,466; July-$676,282; April-$643,385; May-$623,979; December-$606,162; November-$582,147; September-$568,313; March-$561,458; February-$542,212; October-$540,546; and August-$518,510.
June sales tax collections reflect previous month activity.