Biloxi keeps Coast sales tax from being in the red
Half of the 12 cities in South Mississippi saw a decrease in their tax diversion from the Department of Revenue, according to the January report, while Biloxi’s check increased by $276,000.
That’s because the Mississippi Department of Revenue regularly audits taxpayers to determine if the correct amount of tax has been paid, said Cathy Waterbury, director of government affairs and communications for the DOR. The city then receives its portion of any tax liability recovered through the audit activity, she said.
For Biloxi it was a big payout and pushed the total for South Mississippi’s cities up $170,000 from January 2016.
Mary Perez: 228-896-2354, @MaryPerezSH
Economic indicators - sales tax
Diversions to cities
Month year | Month year | Change | |
Bay St. Louis | $115,211 | $120,926 | -$5,715 |
Biloxi | $1,358,893 | $1,082,489 | $276,404 |
D'Iberville | $774,375 | $819,924 | -$45,549 |
Diamondhead | $50,601 | $49,051 | $1,550 |
Gautier | $194,827 | $213,321 | -$18,494 |
Gulfport | $1,956,905 | $1,997,172 | -$40,267 |
Long Beach | $117,986 | $127,062 | -$9,076 |
Moss Point | $161,092 | $154,684 | $6,408 |
Ocean Springs | $469,314 | $463,520 | $5,794 |
Pascagoula | $470,388 | $484,220 | -$13,832 |
Pass Christian | $126,297 | $117,933 | $8,364 |
Waveland | $217,657 | $213,466 | $4,191 |
Total | $6,013,546 | $5,843,768 | $169,778 |
Source: Mississippi Department of Revenue
This story was originally published February 15, 2017 at 3:09 PM with the headline "Biloxi keeps Coast sales tax from being in the red."