The Innsbrook Board of Trustees discussed several options to ensure they are getting all the sales taxes owed to the village following a presentation by consultant Cynthia Freeman.
Freeman was tasked by the village to perform a sales tax review and during the board’s meeting Nov. 20 presented her findings.
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The Innsbrook Board of Trustees discussed several options to ensure they are getting all the sales taxes owed to the village following a presentation by consultant Cynthia Freeman.
Freeman was tasked by the village to perform a sales tax review and during the board’s meeting Nov. 20 presented her findings.
Freeman said that based upon her review there are a total of 366 businesses registered to report within the village. Those businesses are from 34 states, with businesses in 38 Missouri cities registered.
Freeman told the board that based upon her review of figures from 2023, 2024 and the first nine months of 2025, sales tax revenues have increased significantly, corresponding with the amount of businesses increasing. She said she anticipates sales tax revenues at the end of the year to be $140,000 or more. She said sales taxes from vehicles should be around $5,000, possibly as much as $7,000, while sales taxes from utilities would total $6,500.
Freeman recommended the village compile a list of businesses operating within the village’s taxing district for comparison with known sales tax data from the state.
Trustee Donna West asked Freeman how the village can be sure it is receiving all taxes from businesses such as food trucks, which participate in community events. Freeman responded that many communities have transient business licenses for a short period of time, such as a day, that allow businesses to register with the village for such purposes.
Trustee Alice Jensen then asked Freeman how the village can insure it is getting tax revenues from online sales. Freeman said when online businesses register with the Missouri Department of Revenue, the transfer of title occurs at the point of delivery, meaning the village should be eligible for those tax revenues. Chair Cynthia Bowers said that one of the concerns is that Innsbrook’s zip code is actually listed as Wright City, so she wanted to know if there was a way to determine if Innsbrook is in fact receiving revenues from sales for customers in the village. Freeman said that was an issue she would need to explore further to provide an answer.
The board also unanimously approved setting the date for village elections as April 7, 2026, with the candidate filing period to run between Dec. 9 and Dec. 30, 2025.
The board also voted 4-1, with Bowers voting against, to modify the powers and duties of the board, more specifically eliminating the consent agenda from the meeting agenda and replacing it with separate line items for minutes, the financial report and approval of expenditures.
