December 26, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s local option sales tax collections for November 2023 were down from October but up significantly from November 2022.
According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue, DeKalb County collected $171,014 in local option sales taxes in November, 2023. While it did not keep pace with the $176,794 recorded in October, collections for November 2023 outperformed the same month last year by $22,333.
Smithville’s collections for November 2023 were $367,352, an increase from $320,369 collected in October, and up from $348,774 in November 2022.
Alexandria’s local option sales tax collections stood at $28,266 in November, down slightly from $28,779 in October but up significantly from the $22,904 collected in November 2022.
Dowelltown’s collections for November at $3,014 did not measure up to October’s haul of $3,140 and were below the $3,246 total from November, 2022.
Collections in Liberty stood at $12,499 in November, compared to $11,463 in October and $13,991 in November last year.
Net collections for the county and cities combined for November 2023 were $582,147, up from $540,546 in October and from the $537,597 collected in November, 2022.
November collections reflect activity for the previous month.