September 22, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s local option sales tax collections for August were up from July and significantly better than August 2023 when the sales tax holiday was in place on groceries.
According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue, DeKalb County took in $236,526 in local option sales taxes for August 2024, up from $206,432 in July. Collections for August 2023 were $106,885.
Local option sales tax collections in August were also up in two of the four municipalities in the county compared to July.
In Smithville, August 2024 collections were at $420,810, up from $407,834 in July.
Alexandria ‘s collections went from $30,662 in July down to $26,314 in August
In Dowelltown, collections were $3,567 in August, up from $3,215 in July.
Liberty’s collections went down from $27,373 in July to $17,113 in August
Net collections of local option sales taxes for the county and cities combined in August were at $704,332 compared to $647,918 in July.
August collections reflect the previous month’s activity.