March 24, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s local option sales tax collections for February, 2024 were down compared to January and slightly below February 2023’s numbers.
According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue, DeKalb County collected $138,326 in local option sales taxes in February, 2024, which was down from $222,079 in January and under collections of $138,886 in February, 2023.
Smithville’s collections for February were $359,089, a decrease from $573,752 in January but up from $328,904 in February, 2023.
Alexandria’s local option sales tax collections stood at $30,420 in February, down from $32,635 in January but an increase from $28,383 in February, 2023.
Dowelltown’s collections for February were $4,428, up slightly from $4,318 in January and a significant increase from $2,890 in February, 2023.
Collections in Liberty stood at $9,948 in February, down from $13,933 in January and below collections of $12,749 in February, 2023.
Net collections for the county and cities combined for February were $542,212, a big drop from $846,718 in January, but up from $511,814 in February, 2023.
February collections reflect activity for the previous month.