The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from June business. The monies they reported this period represent sales from June 16 to 30 and estimated sales from July 1 to 15.
McIntosh County experienced a 15 percent increase; Eufaula an 8 percent jump and Checotah up 7 percent.
Statewide, the disbursement of $215,486,166 sales tax collections returned to the cities and towns reflected an increase of $14,960,252 from the $200,525,914 distributed to the cities and towns in August last year. The use tax disbursement to cities and town was $35,209,569 according to the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
In county returns, the counties shared in a $37,859,295 sales tax disbursement and a $7,365,988 use tax disbursement.
The chart below compares city sales taxes and taxable sales in area cities, towns and counties as well as a comparison for the same period in 2024. Taxable Sales are calculated by dividing the tax collected by the tax rate and it shows a rough estimate of retail sales activity.
