Town government · Marion County, AL

Brilliant's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Brilliant took in $592 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes from

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%State tax money18%

What stands out

27%

of Brilliant's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes51%

Other taxes
27%$161 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$82 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$9 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
16%$97 thousand
Property tax
6.9%$41 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$189 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$152 thousand
  • Sewer$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
18%$104 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brilliant. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Brilliant itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.