The July 2022 distribution of sales tax collections by the Oklahoma Tax Commission primarily represents local tax receipts from May 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 May 16 ^th to May 30 ^th and estimated sales from June 1 ^st to the 15 ^th .

The disbursement of $194,656,884 in sales tax collections returned to the cities and towns reflected an increase of $14,386,010 from the $180,270,874 distributed to the cities and towns in July last year. The use tax disbursement to cities and towns was $31,042,126.

In county returns, the counties shared in a $32,855,555 sales tax disbursement and a $5,541,952 use tax disbursement.

Locally, Allen received $17,859.28 in Sales Tax revenue, up from last year’s receipts of $13,994.32. An increase of $3,864.96.

Increases were also posted by the other towns in our area with the exception of Atwood. That community took a loss, receiving only $641.23 compared to $878.45 last year.

Ada had a nice gain, receiving $1,595,072.47 compared to $1,483,150.12 in 2021. Calvin was up to $11,770.09 compared to $11,344.42 last year; Francis increased to $1,500.03, up from $1,011.16; Gerty received $256.22 compared to $130.00 last year; and Holdenville had a modest increase, receiving $245,149.43 up from $243,506.85.

The two counties also posted gains in Sales Tax receipts. Hughes County was up $25,804.13, receiving $121,208.88 compared to $95,404.75. Pontotoc County had an even larger gain of $27,787.40, receiving $449,478.42 compared to $421,691.02.

Use Tax receipts were down for the Town of Allen, dropping by $1,489.20 to $3,664.71 this year compared to $5,153.91 in 2021.

Ada and Calvin had increases in revenue from Use Tax sales. Ada was up to $166,612.38 from $161,094.37; Calvin posted $2,003.33 compared to $1,442.00 last year. Holdenville had a loss, receiving only $28,545.93 compared to $37,920.85. The towns of Atwood, Francis and Gerty do not collect Use Tax.

Both local counties were down in Use Tax receipts. Hughes County received $15,623.86, down from $16,601.09, and Pontotoc County receipts for July 2022 totaled $69,354.89 down from $75,034.23.