Sales tax revenue numbers that reflect January sales are in from the Mississippi Department of Revenue for local municipalities.
MDR collects 81.5% of the 7% sales tax from municipalities and distributes the remaining 18.5% back to the municipalities over a three-month cycle.
These figures reflect municipal sales taxes collected on January sales with the previous year’s figures in parentheses, followed by fiscal year-to-date collections (since July 1) and the previous year’s YTD figures in parentheses:
Eupora: $46,289 ($36,110); $419,934 ($376,946)
Maben: $9,069 ($8,583); $79,093 ($66,334)
Mantee: $1,776 ($1,298); $18,942 ($17,689)
Mathiston: $18,382 ($19,054); $166,496 ($168,406)
Walthall: $2,514 ($2,870); $27,253 ($22,719)
Eupora Special Tax: $13,558 ($0); $58,853 ($0)
