Tag: Fort Smith sales tax

Fort Smith sales tax revenue down through May

Fort Smith sales tax collections were down again in May with revenues staying below budget for the year. The May sales tax report shows the city’s share of the 1%…

Fort Smith tax revenue flat through April report

Fort Smith sales tax collections were down again in April, keeping the revenue relatively flat for the year. The April sales tax report shows the city’s share of the 1%…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue posts small gain through March

Fort Smith sales tax rebounded some in March, allowing city officials to breathe a little. The March sales tax report shows the city’s share of the 1% Sebastian County sales…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue up in January report

Fort Smith sales tax revenue began 2024 on better footing after seeing a drop to end 2023. The January sales tax report shows the city’s share of the 1% Sebastian…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue up more than 5% through November

November sales tax numbers reflect sales tax gains once again with Fort Smith’s share of the Sebastian County 1% sales tax up 3.3% compared to November 2022, according to the…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue sees slight monthly decline

For the first time all year, Fort Smith’s share of the Sebastian County 1% sales tax was down when compared to last year’s numbers, according to the September sales tax…

Fort Smith’s share of countywide tax up 11.3% in September report

Fort Smith’s sales tax revenue continues to be strong. The city’s portion of the Sebastian County sales tax totaled $2.019 million in September, up 11.31% compared with September 2021. September’s…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue up 11% in May report

Fort Smith’s sales tax revenue shows consumer spending rebounded, putting more in the city’s accounts than predicted. The city’s share of the Sebastian County sales totaled $1.871 million, up 11.13%…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue up almost 20% in March report

Fort Smith sales tax revenue had another strong month in March with revenues almost 20% higher than this time last year. The city’s share of the Sebastian County sales tax…

Feb. 8 Fort Smith sales tax vote to get more scrutiny

A special called study session for the Fort Smith Board of Directors at 6 p.m. Monday (Dec. 20) will allow directors to discuss the Feb. 8 special election for the…

Year-to-date share of countywide sales tax up 17% in Fort Smith

Fort Smith’s sales tax revenue stayed strong in May. Though it dipped a little from April, revenues are much higher than the same period in 2020. Sales tax revenues have…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue beats budget expectations, but budget cuts to remain

Revenue from Fort Smith’s portion of the Sebastian County 1% tax for the year is $10.395 million, up a surprising 4.3%, according to the city’s July report. Year-to-date collections from…

Sales tax revenue up in Fort Smith during the first half of 2020

Fort Smith sales tax revenue for the first half of 2020 is higher than expected, coming in slightly above revenue for the first six months of 2019. Two city directors…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue up in February report

Sales tax revenue for the city rebounded in the second month of the 2020 after a decline at the start of the year. The February sales tax report shows the…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue almost flat in first half of 2019

Fort Smith’s share of the 1% Sebastian County tax reached $8.51 million in the first six reporting months of the year, up 0.57% compared with the same period in 2018….

Fort Smith sales tax year-to-date revenue above budget estimate

Fort Smith sales tax revenue for the street tax program during the first five reporting months of 2019 totaled $8.976 million, up 1.08% compared with the same period in 2018…

Fort Smith sales tax revenues down more than $500,000 through April

Fort Smith sales tax revenues continue to trail 2017’s numbers as well as budgeted expectations with the city reporting over $500,000 less than expected – $440,588 from the 2% city…

Fort Smith sales tax shortages for first quarter of 2018 nearing $500,000

Sales tax collections have missed expectations and previous year performances for the first quarter of 2018 by close to $500,000 when combining Fort Smith sales tax and the city’s share…

Fort Smith sales tax revenues are down for first two months of 2018

Fort Smith sales tax revenues launched 2018 with a two-month losing streak. According to data released by the city on Friday (March 24), the state’s second largest city trailed January and…

Fort Smith delayed on reporting of sales tax data, new deadline set for March 23

While most Arkansas cities released updated sales tax reports at the first of the month, the city of Fort Smith has run into delays due in part to implementation of…