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Sales tax numbers up 6 percent in region in September

UPPER CUMBERLAND – The Upper Cumberland saw a more than 6 percent increase in state sales tax collections in September, led by double-digit gains...

Tennessee tops national list of highest sales tax

By Amye Anderson UCBJ Managing Editor TENNESSEE – Having the nation’s highest average statewide sales tax rate was a designation previously held by Louisiana. Following a slight...

UC collections improve in December

UPPER CUMBERLAND – The Upper Cumberland saw a 4.7 percent increase in state sales tax collections in December, according to data recently released by...

UC sales tax collections differ little from May

By Amye Anderson UCBJ Managing Editor UPPER CUMBERLAND – Falling in line with May’s collection report, many counties in the Upper Cumberland saw little change compared...

State’s sales tax rate among nation’s highest

By Amye Anderson UCBJ Managing Editor TENNESSEE – Finance publication Kiplinger’s recently released its ranking of states with the highest sales taxes; listing the volunteer state...

⊕ UC has strong state sales tax showing

UPPER CUMBERLAND – Sales tax collections in the Upper Cumberland are off to a strong start in 2015. The region saw a 15.4 percent...