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Last saved by: Barbara Rogers
Company: Oklahoma State Senate

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 54th Legislature (2013)

SENATE BILL 4	By:	Fields

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act; amending 37 O.S. 2011, Section 576, which relates to gross receipts tax on mixed beverages; modifying definition; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     37 O.S. 2011, Section 576, is amended to read as follows:
Section 576.  A.  A tax at the rate of thirteen and one-half percent (13.5%) is hereby levied and imposed on the total gross receipts of a holder of a mixed beverage, caterer, or special event license, issued by the ABLE Commission, from:
1.  The sale, preparation or service of mixed beverages;
2.  The total retail value of complimentary or discounted mixed beverages;
3.  Ice or nonalcoholic beverages that are sold, prepared or served for the purpose of being mixed with alcoholic beverages and consumed on the premises where the sale, preparation or service occurs; and
4.  Any charges for the privilege of admission to a mixed beverage establishment which entitle a person to complimentary mixed beverages or discounted prices for mixed beverages.
B.  For purposes of this section:
1.  "Mixed beverages" means mixed beverages as defined by Section 506 of this title;
2.  "Total gross receipts" means the total amount of consideration received as charges for admission to a mixed beverage establishment as provided in paragraph 4 of subsection A of this section and the total retail sale price received for the sale, preparation or service of mixed beverages, ice, and nonalcoholic beverages to be mixed with alcoholic beverages~~.  The advertised price of a mixed beverage shall be the sum of the total retail sale price and the gross receipts tax levied thereon~~; and
3.  "Total retail value" means the total amount of consideration that would be required for the sale, preparation or service of mixed beverages.
C.  The gross receipts tax levied by this section shall be in addition to the excise tax levied in Section 553 of this title, the sales tax levied in the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code~~, Section 1350 et seq. of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes~~ and to any municipal or county sales taxes.
D.  The gross receipts tax levied by this section is hereby declared to be a direct tax upon the receipt of consideration for any charges for admission to a mixed beverage establishment as provided in paragraph 4 of subsection A of this section, for the sale, preparation or service of mixed beverages, ice, and nonalcoholic beverages to be mixed with alcoholic beverages, and the total retail value of complimentary or discounted mixed beverages.
E.  The total of the retail sale price received for the sale, preparation or service of mixed beverages, ice, and nonalcoholic beverages to be mixed with alcoholic beverages shall be the total gross receipts for purposes of calculating the sales tax levied in the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code~~, Section 1350 et seq. of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes~~.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2013.

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