Jefferson City's sales taxes have exceeded projections for the second month in a row, making it a good start to 2016.
February sales tax receipts, which reflect the December reporting period, show the city's 1 percent general sales tax came in $54,036 above projections, with the surplus for the first two months of the year coming to $140,377.
The half-cent capital improvement sales tax came in $27,007 above projections and is now $71,605 above projections for the year.
The half-cent parks sales tax came in $27,577 above projections and is now $72,226 above projections for the year.
With the first two months of financial data collected, the city's revenue forecast model is projecting a year-end surplus of roughly $703,000, though that number likely will fluctuate throughout the year as more data become available.
Sales tax projections are based on actual receipts averaged over the last two years.
All of the financial documents from November are available online at jeffersoncitymo.gov/government/financial_reports.php.