Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Finance Department

 

To:  Dave Corliss, City Manager

From:  Ed Mullins, Finance Director

Date:  September 24, 2013, 2013

Subject:  Sales Tax Distribution

 

 

 

The City of Lawrence has recently received its September sales tax distribution.  The distribution is the result of retail sales from mid-July to mid-August.  The distribution of $2,727,341.94 is about $300,000 more than the prior year distribution for the same month.  It also includes $9,616.07 from the Oread District.  The distribution also includes other amounts that will be paid to the Oread Tax Increment Financing District.

 

The 2013 budget for the total sales and use tax distribution is $32,737,625.  A summary of the latest city sales/use tax distribution is shown in the table below.  The first half 2013 sales tax distribution was up 1.5% compared to the first half of 2012.

 

Sales/Use Tax

Budget

Month

Year to Date

% of Budget

City 1%

15,007,500

1,241,122

11,237,572

74.9%

Infrastructure .3%

4,502,250

372,336

3,371,272

74.9%

Transit .2%

3,001,500

248,224

2,247,517

74.9%

Transit Eq.  .05%

750,375

62,056

561,880

74.9%

County 1%

9,476,000

793,986

7,138,490

75.3%

 

A spreadsheet showing total monthly sales tax distributions since 2001 is attached. Additional sales tax information is provided in the tables and graphs below.

 

                                    City of Lawrence   1.55% Sales Tax by NAICS

 

 

 

 

Sep 2013

Sep 2012

 

 

 

NAICS

Description

Amount

Percent

Percent

 

 

 

22

Utilities

       143,908.96

8.03%

10.44%

 

 

 

23

Construction

         36,993.48

2.07%

2.08%

 

 

 

31-33

Manufacturing

         27,056.17

1.51%

1.54%

 

 

 

42

Wholesale Trade

         68,895.46

3.85%

3.44%

 

 

 

44-49

Retail Trade and Transportation

   1,063,466.36

59.37%

54.38%

 

 

 

51-62

Information and Professional Services

       155,653.64

8.69%

9.18%

 

 

 

71-72

Accommodation and Food Services

       223,999.02

12.51%

13.11%

 

 

 

81-99

Services and Other

         71,147.06

3.97%

5.84%

 

 

 

   1,791,120.15

100.00%

100.00%

 

 

 

 

City of Lawrence

Monthly sales/use tax budget variance

1% City

Over

County

Over

.55% City

Over

Month

Sales/Use

Budget

(Under)

Sales/Use

Budget

(Under)

Sales/Use

Budget

(Under)

January

1,292,239

1,246,270

45,969

816,068

777,176

38,892

710,732

685,448

25,284

February

1,322,771

1,332,602

(9,831)

836,612

835,251

1,361

727,525

732,930

(5,405)

March

1,239,058

1,268,371

 (29,313)

787,736

798,399

(10,663)

681,483

697,604

(16,121)

April

1,099,469

1,062,186

 37,283

697,889

665,808

 32,081

604,709

584,202

 20,507

May

1,212,473

1,244,923

 (32,450)

768,687

781,089

 (12,402)

666,681

684,708

 (17,847)

June

1,194,468

1,227,313

 (32,845)

760,712

772,737

 (12,025)

656,958

675,022

 (18,064)

July

1,319,538

1,272,145

 47,393

839,536

799,247

 40,289

725,746

699,680

 26,066

August

1,316,434

1,363,441

 (47,007)

837,264

863,738

 (26,474)

724,039

749,893

 (25,854)

September

1,241,122

1,111,896

 129,226

793,986

720,826

 73,160

682,616

611,543

 71,073

October

0

1,341,630

 

0

855,774

 

0

737,897

 

November

0

1,336,342

 

0

850,958

 

0

734,988

 

December

0

1,200,381

 

0

754,997

 

0

660,210

 

11,237,572

15,007,500

108,425

7,138,490

9,476,000

124,219

6,180,669

8,254,125

59,639