February 25, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s share of local option sales tax collections for January 2023 outperformed the same month in 2022 by over $28,000 according to the Tennessee Department of Revenue. For the county and the four cities therein, combined collections were up by over $76,000.
DeKalb County brought in $182,660 in January 2023 compared to $154,574 for January 2022.
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: $418,757 (January 2023), $371,978 (January 2022)
Alexandria: $36,751 (January 2023), $36,561 (January 2022)
Dowelltown: $4,655 (January 2023), $4, 642 (January 2022)
Liberty: $13,799 (January 2023), $12,237 (January 2022)
NET COLLECTIONS (LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX): $656,624 (January 2023), $579,994 (January 2022)
January sales tax collections reflect previous month activity.