Demographics
Local Option Sales Tax Collections
State Sales tax and use tax is imposed on all retail sales, leases, and rentals of most goods, as well as taxable services.
Tennessee cities and counties have the option of imposing an additional local option sales tax - Rutherford's local option sales tax rate is currently 2.75%
2008 Local Option Sales Tax Collection
| Rutherford County |
Murfreesboro | Eagleville | Smyrna | La Vergne | |
| Jan. | $411,270.76 | $6,791,251.61 | $18,166.41 | $1,568,005.04 | $624,274.08 |
| Feb. | $296,494.15 | $4,367,440.21 | $15,969.54 | $1,214,493.88 | $604,644.33 |
| Mar. | $271,729.20 | $4,633,834.37 | $18,319.40 | $2,256,451.84 | $478,760.31 |
| Apr. | $402,136.22 | $5,252,177.58 | $20,388.47 | $1,671,972.56 | $589,227.18 |
| May | $379,165.85 | $4,945,715.18 | $17,777.59 | $1,517,940.27 | $560,771.03 |
2007 Local Option Sales Tax Collection
| Rutherford County |
Murfreesboro | Eagleville | Smyrna | La Vergne | |
| Jan. | $340,122.77 | $6,198,267.51 | $26,924.80 | $1,449,754.37 | $596,281.32 |
| Feb. | $252,372.81 | $4,423,915.20 | $20,446.25 | $1,173,675.88 | $451,156.88 |
| Mar. | $261,751.63 | $4,375,216.81 | $20,491.85 | $1,157,438.08 | $533,118.73 |
| Apr. | $351,756.57 | $5,003,061.81 | $25,951.05 | $1,373,423.25 | $705,292.65 |
| May | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| June | $386,234.93 | $4,692,605.04 | $17,957.94 | $1,329,896.16 | $604,609.90 |
| July | $388,174.54 | $5,023,377.14 | $14,784.28 | $632,846.08 | $648,993.68 |
| Aug. | $350,852.61 | $4,647,480.72 | $25,280.16 | $1,204,739.13 | $676,765.69 |
| Sept. | $354,964.99 | $5,101,248.08 | $11,418.22 | $1,137,299.12 | $591,602.36 |
| Oct. | $351,817.03 | $4,964,663.13 | $11,320.31 | $1,497,537.77 | $603,343.58 |
| Nov. | $375,130.93 | $4,826,314.97 | $16,652.55 | $1,311,163.78 | $597,356.96 |
| Dec. | $290,858.97 | $5,238,762.80 | $15,434.35 | $1,347,807.17 | $418,217.46 |
*Source: Tennessee Department of Revenue
