June 23, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s local option sales tax collections for May, 2024 were up significantly compared to the same month last year and showed an increase from April, 2024.
According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue, DeKalb County collected $175,278 in local option sales taxes in May, 2024, up from $170,469 in April, 2024, and much better than the collections of $154,750 in May, 2023.
Smithville’s collections for May were $397,525, down from April’s number of $426,387 but up from $379,935 in May, 2023.
Alexandria’s local option sales tax collections stood at $29,309 in May, down slightly from $29,610 in April but above collections of $26,218 in May 2023.
Dowelltown’s collections for May were $3,499, an increase from $3,342 in April and better than May 2023’s collection of $2,868.
Collections in Liberty stood at $18,367, well above the haul of $13,575 in April and much stronger than the $14,385 total taken for May 2023.
Net collections for the county and cities combined in May were $623,979 and while number fell short of April’s collections $643,385 it was much better than the $578,157 shown for May 2023.
May collections reflect activity for the previous month.