February 23, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s local option sales tax collections for January, 2024 were up significantly compared to December, 2023 and January 2023.
According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue, DeKalb County collected $222,079 in local option sales taxes in January, 2024 which was up from $168,325 in December and an increase from collections of $182,660 in January, 2023.
Smithville’s collections for January, 2024 were $573,752, an increase from $392,126 in December, and up from $418,757 in January, 2023.
Alexandria’s local option sales tax collections stood at $32,635 in January, up from $29,672 in December but below the $36,751 collected in January, 2023.
Dowelltown’s collections for January were $4,318, a jump from $3,510 in December but just under $4,655 in January, 2023.
Collections in Liberty stood at $13,933 in January compared to $12,527 in December and $13,799 in January, 2023.
Net collections for the county and cities combined for January, 2024 were $846,718, up from $606,162 in December, 2023 and significantly more than the $656,624 collections in January, 2023.
January collections reflect activity for the previous month.