Comptroller Releases March Sales Tax Allocations

The Texas Comptroller’s office released March sales tax allocation numbers for cities across the state this week showing a slight increase for Brownwood but declines in other parts of the county.

Brownwood saw an increase of 2.27% for the month compared to March of last year.  This is still a decrease of about 0.85% year-to-date compared to 2012 for Brownwood.  Early’s sale tax allocation declined by less than 1% on the month.

State Comptroller Susan Combs will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts their March local sales tax allocations totaling $531.3 million, up 12.2 percent compared to March 2012.

“Sales tax revenues continue to grow, but at a more moderate pace compared to recent months,” Combs said. “The latest increase was led by receipts from the construction and restaurant sectors. Collections from other major sectors such as oil and natural gas-related businesses and manufacturing remain at high levels.”

See sales tax numbers for Brown County cities below. The sales tax figures represent January sales reported by monthly tax filers as well as sales by businesses that report tax on a quarterly or annual basis.