Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers end year with positive sales tax numbers

Fayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers ended the fiscal year with positive sales tax numbers, while Bentonville recorded a slight loss on the year.

Fayetteville received $1,560,512 for a 6.65 percent increase over last year, a difference of $97,287. Fayetteville ended the 2014 fiscal year with a 2 percent increase over last year.

Rogers collected $1,259,776, a $14,499 increase over last year when the city received $1,245,277. Rogers ended the 2014 fiscal year with a 4.2 percent increase over last year.

Springdale received $970,692 for a 20.1 percent increase over last year, a difference of $162,436. Springdale ended the 2014 fiscal year with a 10 percent increase over last year.

Bentonville collected $845,573, a $165,494 increase over last year when the city received $680,079. Bentonville ended the 2014 fiscal year with a 0.3 percent decrease over last year.

Each city collects a 2 percent sales tax. One percent goes into a general fund. The other 1 percent goes toward repayment of bonds. The numbers reported by the Fayetteville Flyer represent the 1 percent going into general funds.

Sales tax revenue delivered in January reflects November sales tax collected in December.

Source: City of Fayetteville