sales tax
Sales tax revenue skyrockets in Liberty Hill
Abbey Archer
The August 2024 sales tax revenue report by the Texas Comptroller revealed that revenue in Liberty Hill skyrocketed, increasing by 62.52 percent since August 2023. Meanwhile, sales tax revenue in Taylor plummeted, bringing in a mere 41 percent less when compared to the year prior.
Monday, September 2, 2024
County cities gain revenue, new sales tax report finds
Nalani Nuylan
The Texas Comptroller has released the updated sales tax data for June 2024. For cities across the county, most saw an increase in revenues when compared to 2023’s numbers. Most notably Liberty Hill gained 81.77 percent more in profit, earning over $575,000.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Cities see revenues in recent sales tax report
Nalani Nuylan
Cities across the county saw overall gains in sales tax yields according to the March report by the Texas Comptroller. When comparing the numbers, seven of the 12 reported cities gained earnings compared to 2023 data.
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Comptroller publishes February sales tax data
Nalani Nuylan
The Texas Comptroller released updated sales tax data for February 2024.
When looking at the data, Liberty Hill brought in 58.60 percent less in sales tax revenues when compared to February 2023. On the other side of the county, Taylor brought in 56.51 percent more in sales tax revenues.
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Sales tax increases overall in county in newest report
Nalani Nuylan
Kicking off the new year, most of the cities in the county have seen increased revenue when comparing sales tax from January 2023 to January 2024.
Most notably, Taylor’s sales tax grew over 100 percent, allowing the city to rank in over $3.3 million.
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Georgetown, Liberty Hill loses profits in newest sale tax report
Nalani Nuylan
The following are sales tax revenues reported by the Texas Comptroller in the November 2023 report, which is representative of activity from two months prior:
Georgetown
In the November 2023 report, Georgetown decreased by 6.51 percent when compared to November 2022.
Monday, November 20, 2023
The three proposed new fire stations would help reduce response times in areas where the response times are more than 9 minutes. (Photo courtesy ESD 8)
Correction: ESD 8 proposes new sales and use tax
Kaitlyn Wilkes
An error in the October 8 edition of the Sun led to the publishing of property tax rates instead of information about a proposed sales and use tax for Emergency Service District 8.
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Sales tax update: Taylor more than doubles sales compared to last year
Nalani Nuylan
The following are sales tax revenues reported by the Texas Comptroller in June 2023, which is representative of activity from two months prior:
Georgetown
In the June 2023 report, Georgetown sales tax generated decreased by 7.81 percent when compared to June 2022.
Thursday, June 22, 2023