Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for December, 6.8% more than in December 2023. The City of Whitney's December allocation was $88,887, up 11.16% compared to December 2023. Whitney's total payments for 2024 through December … Continue reading Local sales tax revenue up in December
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State comptroller distributes monthly sales tax revenue
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for August, 0.3% less than in August 2023. Hill County's net payment this period was $398,358, up 5.47% from August of last year. Year to date, the county's allocations … Continue reading State comptroller distributes monthly sales tax revenue
Back-to-school tax holiday marks 25th year Aug. 9-11
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 9-11. This will be the 25th year of Texas’ oldest sales tax holiday. State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school … Continue reading Back-to-school tax holiday marks 25th year Aug. 9-11
Comptroller releases June sales tax data
Editor: Shannon Cottongame June 14, 2023 Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.03 billion in local sales tax allocations for June, 2% more than in June 2022. Locally, the City of Whitney’s June rebate was $82,946, up 26% from last June. For … Continue reading Comptroller releases June sales tax data
State comptroller visits Hillsboro for second annual county summit
Editor: Shannon Cottongame April 12, 2023 Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar discussed his recent state budget projections, broadband expansion and other duties of his office at the Hill County Summit held at Hill College last week. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar was in Hillsboro Wednesday, April 5, and spoke to local residents about state … Continue reading State comptroller visits Hillsboro for second annual county summit
Sales tax allocations up in September for city, county
Editor: Shannon Cottongame September 14, 2022 Sales tax revenue for both the City of Whitney and Hill County was up when Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced September's numbers last week. The September allocations are based on sales made in July by businesses that report tax monthly and showed that the City of Whitney's revenue was … Continue reading Sales tax allocations up in September for city, county
County sales tax revenue up 21% in June
Editor: Shannon Cottongame June 16, 2022 Hill County's sales tax revenue remains well above average according to data released by Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar last week. Hegar announced that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.01 billion in local sales tax allocations for June, 11.6 percent more than in … Continue reading County sales tax revenue up 21% in June
Sales tax holiday for emergency supplies
Editor: Shannon Cottongame April 20, 2022 As we enter severe weather season, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds Texans they can purchase certain items tax free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, and ends at midnight on Monday, April 25. The comptroller’s office … Continue reading Sales tax holiday for emergency supplies
Sales tax allocations strong for county, city
Editor: Shannon Cottongame March 16, 2022 Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $913.3 million in local sales tax allocations for March, 19.8 percent more than in March 2021. Locally, Hill County's March allocation came to $378,138.16, up 43 percent compared to … Continue reading Sales tax allocations strong for county, city
January sales tax allocations distributed to cities, counties
Editor: Shannon Cottongame January 19, 2022 Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $992.9 million in local sales tax allocations for January, 26.8 percent more than in January 2021. Locally, Hill County's payment was $264,630.66 for January, less than a one-percent decrease … Continue reading January sales tax allocations distributed to cities, counties
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