(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $817 million in local sales tax allocations for November, 5.4 percent more than in November 2017. These allocations are based on sales made in September by businesses that report tax monthly, and sales made in July, August and September by quarterly filers.
LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (Nov. 2018) | |||
Recipient | Nov. 2018 Allocations |
Change from Nov. 2017 |
Year-to-date Change |
Cities | $535.8M | ↑5.6% | ↑7.9% |
Transit Systems | $173.7M | ↑2.5% | ↑6.7% |
Counties | $50.6M | ↑10.3% | ↑14.3% |
Special Purpose Taxing Districts | $57.0M | ↑9.4% | ↑17.7% |
Total | $817.0M | ↑5.4% | ↑8.7% |
For details on November sales tax allocations to individual cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts, visit the Comptroller’s Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports.