February 2014 Sales Tax Collections

    Central, LA – Sales tax revenues within the city of Central were up 5.8% in February 2014 compared to February 2013.   Sales tax revenues, excluding motor vehicle sales taxes, within the city totaled $356,199.72 for the month of February 2014.
    For the current fiscal year starting July 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014, sales tax revenues are up 10% compared to the same period in last fiscal year.   Motor vehicle sales tax revenues are also up by 13.3%.  This represents eight straight months of sales tax increases for the city.
    The increase in sales taxes can be contributed to more citizens shopping locally as well as better reporting and auditing controls by the City-Parish, which collects sales taxes for all areas of the parish.  However, some businesses are not reporting their sales taxes timely.  As a result, the city of Central is working with the City-Parish to identify those businesses not reporting sales taxes or failing to submit sales taxes in a timely manner.