November 1, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s local option sales tax collections for September rebounded from August but were still short of the numbers for July.
According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue, DeKalb County collected $192,082 in September, up from $106,885 in local option sales taxes for August 2023 but down from $210,447 just a month earlier in July 2023.
Although local option sales tax collections in September were up for the county as a whole, the four towns in the county saw decreases from August.
In Smithville, September collections were $334,428, down from $365,273 in August and below collections of $422,519 in July.
Alexandria’s collections dropped from $30,418 in August to $28,894 in September and were down from $29,741 in July.
Dowelltown’s collections were at $3,001 in September, below $4,437 in August and $3,044 in July.
Liberty’s went from $11,496 in August to $9,906 in September and were below July’s collections of $10,528.
Net collections of local option sales taxes for the county and cities combined in September were at $568,313 in September, down from $518,510 in August and below July collections of $676,282.
Comparing September 2022 and September 2023, DeKalb County’s collections were up this year.
For September 2023, DeKalb County saw collections of local option sales taxes at $192,082, up from $167,806 in September 2022.
Collections were also up in two of the four towns in September compared to last year in the same month.
In Smithville, September 2023 local option sales taxes totaled $334,428 compared to $306,096 in September 2022. Collections for Alexandria in September 2023 were $28,894, up from $28,805 collected in September 2022.
Dowelltown took in $3,001 in September 2023, down from $3,070 in September 2022.
Liberty saw a decrease to $9,906 in September 2023, down from $13,630 in September2022.
Net Collections with the county and cities combined showed an increase in local option sales tax collections in September 2023 at $568,313, up from $519,409 in September 2022.
September sales tax collections reflect previous month activity.