November 24, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s local option sales tax collections for October were down from September but up from October, 2022.
According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue, DeKalb County collected $176,794 in October, down from $192,082 in September but up from $156,092 in October, 2022.
Local option sales tax collections in October were also down in two of the four towns in DeKalb County, Smithville and Liberty, but up in Alexandria and Dowelltown compared to October, 2022.
In Smithville, October collections were $320,369, down from $334,428 in September and below $365,386 in October 2022.
Alexandria’s collections dropped slightly from $28,894 in September to $28,779 in October but were up from $25,383 in October, 2022.
Dowelltown’s collections were at $3,140 in October, up slightly from $3,001 in September and above collections of $2,884 in October, 2022.
Liberty’s went from $9,906 in September to $11,463 in October but were below the October 2022 collections of $16,705.
Net collections of local option sales taxes for the county and cities combined in October were $540,546, down from $568,313 in September, and below October, 2022 collections of $566,452.
October sales tax collections reflect previous month activity.