August 23, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
The new fiscal year has started off not quite as robust in terms of local option sales tax collections in DeKalb County compared to 2023.
According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue, DeKalb County took in $206,432 in local option sales taxes for July 2024 which is down from $210,447 in July 2023.
In Smithville, July, 2024 local option sales taxes totaled $407,834 compared to $422,519 in 2023.
Collections for Liberty in July 2024 were $27,373, up from $10,528 last year.
Dowelltown took in $3,215 in July 2024, up slightly from $3,044 in July 2023.
Alexandria ‘s collections were up in July 2024 at $30,662 from $29,741 in July 2023
Net Collections with the county and cities combined dropped from $676,282 in July 2023 to $647,918 in July 2024.
July sales tax collections reflect previous month activity.