April 21, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s share of local option sales tax collections for March 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 more than $79,000.
DeKalb County brought in $141, 411 in March 2023 compared to $113,053 for March 2022.
Three of the four cities within DeKalb County also hauled in more local option sales tax revenue. Liberty was the exception.
The comparisons between the two months for each municipality are as follows:
Smithville: $361,475 (March 2023), $315,019 (March 2022)
Alexandria: $30,847 (March 2023), $25,390 (March 2022)
Dowelltown: $3,136 (March 2023), $2,482 (March 2022)
Liberty: $10,905 (March 2023), $12,272 (March 2022)
NET COLLECTIONS (LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX): $547,776 (March 2023), $468,218 (March 2022)
March sales tax collections reflect previous month activity.