February 26, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s share of local option sales tax collections for January 2022 were down by more than $29,000 compared to the same month in 2021 according to the Tennessee Department of Revenue. For the county and the four cities therein, combined collections were down by over $22,000.
DeKalb County brought in $154,574 in January 2022 compared to $183,986 for January 2021.
Unlike the county, three of the four cities within DeKalb County actually took in more local option sales tax revenue. Dowelltown was the exception.
The comparisons between the two months for each municipality are as follows:
Smithville: $371, 978 (January 2022), $371,635 (January 2021)
Alexandria: $36,561 (January 2022), $32,540 (January 2021)
Dowelltown: $4,642 (January 2022), $4,859 (January 2021)
Liberty: $12,237 (January 2022), $9,625 (January 2021)
NET COLLECTIONS (LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX): $579,994 (January 2022), $602,647 (January 2021)
January sales tax collections reflect previous month activity.