§ 23-3-109 - Annual statements of gross earnings. - Arkansas Statutes

23-3-109. Annual statements of gross earnings.

(a) Annually, during the month of March, each utility subject by law to the payment of fees or charges under the jurisdiction of either the Arkansas Public Service Commission or the Arkansas Transportation Commission [abolished] shall prepare and transmit to the commission having jurisdiction over the utility a certified statement of the gross earnings from its properties in Arkansas for the preceding calendar year ending December 31.

(b) No deduction shall be made from the gross earnings on account of any payments, expenses, or uncollectible accounts, except refunds occasioned by errors or overcharge.

(c) Upon receipt of these certified statements, the commission shall determine the total gross earnings of all of the utilities.

(d) However, any utility may deduct from its gross earnings any amounts derived from wholesale sales of electricity to any other utility, an electric cooperative corporation, or any other entity at wholesale rates regulated by the Arkansas Public Service Commission or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.