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Fremont County reports mixed sales-tax results; state software error delays lodging-tax distributions
Summary
At a May meeting, Fremont County budget staff reported March retail sales and some auto-use taxes rose year over year while year-to-date totals remain below 2024 and behind budget; county staff said a state software programming error held back lodging-tax distributions for the quarter.
At a May meeting of the Fremont County Board of County Commissioners, Budget and Finance Officer Sean Sutton reported mixed results for the county's sales- and use-tax collections and said a state software programming error has delayed lodging-tax distributions.
Sutton told the commissioners Fremont County's portion of March 2025 retail sales tax totaled $797,548, $32,637 more than March 2024. Year-to-date retail collections for the county were $2,023,049, $93,457 less than the comparable 2024 total and $76,951 behind the current budget.
Sutton also reported April 2025 auto-use sales tax (county…
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