March Sales and Use Tax 2024 – City of Lamar
Barbara Crimond | May 17, 2024 | Comments 0
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March’s sales/use tax collections were up 8.52% from the same time period in 2023. The collected 3% city tax for the month of March was $458,964.62, $45,268.98 more than in 2023. Use tax collected was $32,356.98, $10,103.37 less than in 2023. Other collections (penalties and interest, licenses, A/Rs) was $497,490.89, $39,042.65 more than in 2023.
Year to Date, total sales and use taxes collected are up 8.28%. 2024’s YTD city sales tax stands at $1,751.887.53, or a $161,113.01 increase from 2023. Use Tax is down $12,675.69 from last year at this time. Other collections were also down $3,264,19. Total YTD sales/use taxes collected in 2024 are $1,898,097.40, $145,173.03 more than last year’s totals to date.
Month of April sales/use tax comparisons
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Auto parts/repair | $15,731.00 | $19,946.81 | $23,911.09 |
| Building materials | $28,182.33 | $16,212.82 | $1,777.25 |
| Clothing/dept. stores | $109.393.64 | $121,155.12 | $173,930.11 |
| Gas stations/C-stores | $21,676.88 | $20,047.34 | $16,795.05 |
| All business/elect. | $18,706.18 | $21,244.65 | $32,585.10 |
| Furniture/appliances | $7,349.44 | $16,373.70 | $13,944.73 |
| Grocery stores | $24,286.47 | $29,385.50 | $26,715.69 |
| Hotels/motels | $15,424.69 | $12,701.98 | $10,873.58 |
| Liquor/Bars | $10,388.00 | $10,131 00 | $10,200.00 |
| Manufacturing | $1,393.25 | $1,135.26 | $799.38 |
| Other retail/all other | $108,277.80 | $102,076.17 | $84,299.07 |
| Restaurants | $40,994.69 | $46,814.16 | $53,748.41 |
By Barbara Crimond
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