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Lamar Sales Tax Showing Year Long Growth

Lamar Sales Tax Showing Year Long Growth

  Sales Tax collections for the City of Lamar, year to date through November, show a gain of 7.92% for city sales tax, translating to $217,579 over last year at this time. Total sales tax collected since January of this year is $2,964,860 compared to last year’s figure of $2,747,281. Total Sales and Use Tax […]

Lamar City Sales Tax Posts Another Drop

Lamar City Sales Tax Posts Another Drop

The Lamar City Sales Tax has posted monthly declines since the start of 2014 and March results, collected in April, continue the disconcerting trend.  The 3% City Sales Tax was off 7.46% compared to last year’s monthly posting, while Use Tax was off 37.37% and Other Collections was down 17.24%.  Between 2013 and this year, […]

Lamar City Sales Tax--Down Monthly, Up Yearly

Lamar City Sales Tax–Down Monthly, Up Yearly

City of Lamar Sales Tax Revenue dropped slightly for April sales collected this past May, according to the City Clerk’s Office.  There was a 3.93% difference, or $10,500.53 between revenues for 2013 compared to 2012.  Current Total sales and Use Tax collections are at $256,961.36 compared to $267,461.89 in 2012.  Year to Date tax revenues […]

Another Growth Month for Lamar Sales Tax Revenue

Another Growth Month for Lamar Sales Tax Revenue

Total Sales and Use Tax Collections for June 2012 for the City of Lamar increased 11.95% over the same period last year.  Collections amounted to $313,592.81, or an increase of $33,484.43.  City Sales Tax increased for that period 6.59%, up $17,497.79.  Year to Date tax collections were increased appropriately, at 6.60% for Total Sales and […]

City of Lamar Sales Tax Revenue Report, November, 2011

City of Lamar Sales Tax Revenue Report, November, 2011

November 2011 Lamar city sales tax revenue collected in December shows only a fraction of a percent gain for the month and a slight decrease for Total taxes collected for the same period.  November city sales tax was up 0.91% for a gain of $2,110.19 over the same time last year, and a drop of […]