March 24, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s share of local option sales tax collections for February 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 almost $49,000.
DeKalb County brought in $138,886 in February 2023 compared to $110,300 for February 2022.
Three of the four cities within DeKalb County also hauled in more local option sales tax revenue. Alexandria was the exception
The comparisons between the two months for each municipality are as follows:
Smithville: $328,904 (February 2023), $309,293 (February 2022)
Alexandria: $28,383 (February 2023), $31,189 (February 2022)
Dowelltown: $2,890 (February 2023), $2, 626 (February 2022)
Liberty: $12,749 (February 2023), $9,430 (February 2022)
NET COLLECTIONS (LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX): $511,814 (February 2023), $462,840 (February 2022)
February sales tax collections reflect previous month activity.