Before the start of COVID-19 restrictions on businesses sales tax collections for the city of Independence were running ahead of last year.  The April sales tax collections for the city, which reflect February sales were up 23.6% compared to the same month in 2019.  For the year to date sales tax collections in Independence are up 5.1% over last year. 

The city reports that sales tax collections for Independence received from the state for April were $172,804, an increase of $33,014 dollars over last April.