In August, a disbursement of $113,638,945 in sales tax collections was returned to 505 cities and towns across Oklahoma, according to the most recent report from the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
This amount reflected an increase of $9,587,540 from the $104,051,405 distributed to 501 cities and towns in August 2007. The August distribution of sales tax collections by the OTC primarily represents local tax receipts from June business.
Companies that remit more than $2,500 monthly in sales tax receipts are required to file and pay electronically. Monies those companies reported this period represents sales from June 16 to July 15, in most cases.
In county returns, 73 counties shared in a $24,075,844 sales tax disbursement. Amounts received by surrounding counties, cities and towns with comparisons from the same period last year included the following.
August Report
County August 2008 August 2007
Carter $338,898 $284,994
Johnston $131,237 $100,443
Love $92,170 $58,810
Marshall $187,269 $147,422
Murray $219,616 $206,533
City August 2008 August 2007
Ardmore $1,636,506 $1,534,810
Dickson $15,924 $8,279
Durant $986,373 $803,807
Gene Autry $1,029 $415
Healdton $68,936 $59,983
Kingston $51,348 $47,236
Loco $528 $341
Madill $168,894 $150,110
Mannsville $3,870 $4,088
Marietta $51,495 $40,809
Milburn $2,061 $2,164
Oakland $3,568 $3,454
Ratliff City $24,146 $18,570
Ravia $2,777 $2,294
Ringling $11,361 $9,189
Springer $4,514 $4,518
Sulphur $169,812 $144,626
Tatums $1,649 $469
Thackerville $9,775 $1,411
Tishomingo $80,170 $45,249
Waurika $32,866 $31,572
Wilson $25,522 $22,474
