The August distribution of sales tax collections by the Oklahoma Tax Commission 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. The monies they reported this period represent sales from June 16^th to June 30^th and estimated sales from July 1^st to July 15^th .

The disbursement of $158,939,220 in sales tax collections returned to the cities and towns refl ected an increase of $8,777,404 from the $150,161,816 distributed to the cities and towns in August last year. The use tax disbursement to cities and towns was $15,449,399.

Locally, Allen receipts increased over 2017, receiving $2,337.13 more in 2018. Last year’s revenue totaled $14,764.46 compared to $17,101.59 this year.

Increases were also posted by Atwood, $918.60 compared to $643.98; Calvin, $16,069.02 compared to $7,392.50; Gerty, $635.07 up from $278.98; and Francis, $1,578.02 over $1,367.69 last year.Also up were both county seats. Ada received $1,325,795.46 this past month compared to $1,269,455.96 in August of 2017. Holdenville’s gain of $14,581.40 had them earning $237,402.33 in 2018 compared to $222,820.93 last year.

County Sales Tax receipts brought in $368,021.46 for Hughes County, up from $196,833.12 last year, and $365,111.49 for Pontotoc, up from $348,900.48.

Use Tax receipts in Allen were down drastically. The town received only $1,174.19 this August compared to $$5,345.20 in 2017.

Calvin was also down, receiving $854.09 compared to $11,009.16, Ada had a gain of $14,118.02, receiving $116,339.68 over last year’s total of $102,221.66. Pontotoc County was up, $31,221.33 compared to $29,234.32, but Hughes County dropped to $14,296.83 from $41,456.90.