Total Revenue Defined. The “Total Revenue” of the Company for any period means the gross sales price of all merchandise, gift or merchandise certificates, or services sold by the Company during the period, using the same method of accounting used for Federal income tax purposes, reduced by (i) the sales price of all merchandise returned by customers and accepted for full credit or the amount of discounts and allowances made on such merchandise to the extent previously included in revenue; (ii) the amount of any sales taxes, so-called luxury taxes, consumers’ excise taxes, gross receipts taxes, and other similar taxes imposed upon the sale of merchandise or services, but only if collected separately from the selling price of merchandise or services and collected from customers and paid to the taxing authority; (iii) the amount of any sales of fixtures, equipment, or other property which are not stock in trade of the Company; (iv) the amount of any sales of gift or merchandise certificates until converted to a sale by redemption for actual merchandise or services; (v) any cash or credit discount, allowance, or refund made upon any sales; and (vi) tips or gratuities paid by customers to or for the benefit of the Company’s employees which are retained by the Company’s employees.
