DeKalb County’s local option sales tax collections for December were down from November but stronger than December 2023.
According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue, DeKalb County collected $175,759 in December, down from $182,150 in November but better than $168,325 taken in during December 2023.
Local option sales tax collections in December were up in two of the four towns in DeKalb County compared to November and up in all four towns from December 2023.
In Smithville, December collections were $394,435, down from $399,755 in November but stronger than $392,126 in December 2023.
Alexandria’s collections increased from $32,316 in November to $33,091 in December and were better than December 2023’s collections of $29,672.
Dowelltown brought in $4,135 in December compared to $3,318 in November and $3,510 in December 2023.
Liberty’s dropped from $24,356 in November to $12,961 in December but increased from $12,527 in December 2023.
Net collections of local option sales taxes for the county and cities combined in December were $620,384, down from 641,897 in November but up from $606,162 in December 2023.
December sales tax collections reflect previous month activity.