A report released today by the Nevada Department of Taxation shows that statewide taxable sales in January rose 4.8 percent compared to the prior year.
Statewide, taxable sales are up 7.2 percent for the fiscal year.
In Carson City, sales rose 4.1 percent in January, putting the city ahead by 3.2 percent for the fiscal year.
Washoe County saw a 6.1 percent increase in January, Lyon County a 5.5 percent rise, and Storey County a 25.8 percent increase over prior year. Taxable sales in Douglas County dropped 3.1 percent, one of only two counties in the state that saw a decline.
Clark County, by far the largest collector of sales taxes, saw a 3.5 percent increase in January, and is up 6.9 percent for the fiscal year.
Many of Nevada’s rural counties saw huge gains in taxable sales in January. Lincoln County recorded a 96.8 percent increase over the prior year. Esmerelda County sales were up 45.5 percent, Churchill and Pershing counties came in with 33 percent increases, followed by Lander (32.4 percent), Eureka (29.3 percent) and Mineral (26.8 percent) counties.
See the full report below:
