Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-330
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Cost to the retailer; meaning
Official statutory text
a. The term "cost to the retailer" shall mean the "basic cost
of cigarettes and tobacco products" to the retailer plus the "cost
of doing business by the retailer", as evidenced by the recognized
statistical and cost accounting practices in allocation of overhead
costs and expenses, paid or incurred, and must include, without
limitation, labor (including salaries or drawing accounts of owners,
salaries of executives and officers, or general and special
allocations and charges made by parent organizations), rent,
depreciation, selling costs, maintenance of equipment, delivery
costs, all types of licenses, taxes, insurance, and advertising, and
any other cost: Provided, that any retailer who, in connection with
the retailer's purchase, receives not only the discounts ordinarily
allowed upon purchases by a retailer but also, in whole or in part,
discounts ordinarily allowed upon purchases by a wholesaler, shall,
in determining "cost to the retailer", pursuant to this subsection,
add the "cost of doing business by the wholesaler", as defined in
Section 4 of this act, to the "basic cost of cigarettes and tobacco
products" to said retailer, as well as the "cost of doing business
by the retailer".
b. In the absence of proof of a lesser cost of doing business
by the retailer making the sale, the "cost of doing business by the
retailer" shall be presumed to be six per centum (6%) of the "basic
cost of cigarettes and tobacco products" to the retailer, plus
cartage to the retail outlet if performed or paid for by the
retailer (and not previously included in the charge by the
wholesaler), which cartage cost, in the absence of proof of a lesser
cost, shall be deemed to be three-fourths of one per centum (3/4 of
1%) of the basic cost of cigarettes and tobacco products to the
retailer.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 188
c. In the absence of proof of a lesser cost of doing business,
the "cost of doing business by the retailer", who, in connection
with the retailer's purchase, receives not only the discounts
ordinarily allowed upon purchases by a retailer but also, in whole
or in part, the discounts ordinarily allowed upon purchases by a
wholesaler, shall be presumed to be six percentum (6%) of the sum of
the "basic cost of cigarettes and tobacco products" and the "cost of
doing business by the wholesaler".
of cigarettes and tobacco products" to the retailer plus the "cost
of doing business by the retailer", as evidenced by the recognized
statistical and cost accounting practices in allocation of overhead
costs and expenses, paid or incurred, and must include, without
limitation, labor (including salaries or drawing accounts of owners,
salaries of executives and officers, or general and special
allocations and charges made by parent organizations), rent,
depreciation, selling costs, maintenance of equipment, delivery
costs, all types of licenses, taxes, insurance, and advertising, and
any other cost: Provided, that any retailer who, in connection with
the retailer's purchase, receives not only the discounts ordinarily
allowed upon purchases by a retailer but also, in whole or in part,
discounts ordinarily allowed upon purchases by a wholesaler, shall,
in determining "cost to the retailer", pursuant to this subsection,
add the "cost of doing business by the wholesaler", as defined in
Section 4 of this act, to the "basic cost of cigarettes and tobacco
products" to said retailer, as well as the "cost of doing business
by the retailer".
b. In the absence of proof of a lesser cost of doing business
by the retailer making the sale, the "cost of doing business by the
retailer" shall be presumed to be six per centum (6%) of the "basic
cost of cigarettes and tobacco products" to the retailer, plus
cartage to the retail outlet if performed or paid for by the
retailer (and not previously included in the charge by the
wholesaler), which cartage cost, in the absence of proof of a lesser
cost, shall be deemed to be three-fourths of one per centum (3/4 of
1%) of the basic cost of cigarettes and tobacco products to the
retailer.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 188
c. In the absence of proof of a lesser cost of doing business,
the "cost of doing business by the retailer", who, in connection
with the retailer's purchase, receives not only the discounts
ordinarily allowed upon purchases by a retailer but also, in whole
or in part, the discounts ordinarily allowed upon purchases by a
wholesaler, shall be presumed to be six percentum (6%) of the sum of
the "basic cost of cigarettes and tobacco products" and the "cost of
doing business by the wholesaler".
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