Prairie State Taxes: Mason County residents rank 76th in total sales taxes paid for September

Government

Director David Harris | Illinois Department of Revenue

Mason County taxpayers ranked 76th in total sales taxes paid per county in September, according to Illinois tax records .

In total, residents paid $164,844 in sales taxes during September.

The county ranked 77th in the Prairie State the month before, with $160,398 spent in sales taxes.

The largest share of sales taxes paid by Mason County residents in September came from the County School Facility Tax.

The County School Facility Tax is a local sales tax that funds school construction and repairs. The tax is typically imposed at a rate of up to 1%. Authorized in Illinois in 2007, it has since then been adopted by over 60 counties. The tax is often viewed as a way to support schools without raising property taxes.

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