OKLAHOMA CITY – Most Southwest Oklahoma municipalities and counties reaped higher sales and/or use taxes this month than they did a year ago, but three towns and one county realized lower receipts from both levies. Hobart’s sales tax disbursement this month from the Oklahoma Tax Commission was almost 43% higher than what it received last December, Mountain View’s soared by 45%, and Grandfield’s was almost 39% higher.
In contrast, Hollister’s sales tax disbursement this month plunged by two-thirds from what it was a year ago; the allocation to Rush Springs this December was 48% lower than the disbursement last December; and sales tax disbursements to both Tipton and Mountain Park were 37% lower this month than for the same month last year.
Jefferson County’s year-over-year use tax receipts plummeted 60%, and Cotton County’s declined by 26%.
Olustee’s city sales tax disbursement this month was precisely $1.28 higher than it was last December: $480.90 vs. $479.62.
In an unusual twist, Central High in Stephens County, Manitou in Tillman County and Roosevelt in Kiowa County all received more revenue this month from use taxes than from local sales taxes.
A use tax is a sales tax on purchases made outside of Oklahoma for taxable items that will be used, stored or consumed in Oklahoma and on which no tax was collected in the state where the purchase occurred. The use tax is collected chiefly on online purchases made over the internet.
A chart showing sales and use tax disbursements to communities and eight counties in Southwest Oklahoma can be found below.
