Difference between kilogram-force and kilogram I know that a 1 kilogram-force is the force of 1 kilogram acted upon by 1 standard unit of gravity (9.80665 m/s^2). 
However, in torque descriptions I find that some use $kgf*cm$  while  others use $kg*cm$ or $oz*in$. Is converting from one to the other unit as simple as dividing $kgf*cm$ by the acceleration of gravity to get $kg*cm$?
 A: The kilogram-force is not a standard unity:
The kilogram-force (kgf or kgF), or kilopond (kp, from Latin pondus meaning weight), is a gravitational metric unit of force. It is equal to the magnitude of the force exerted by one kilogram of mass in a 9.80665 m/s2 gravitational field (standard gravity, a conventional value approximating the average magnitude of gravity on Earth).[1] Therefore one kilogram-force is by definition equal to 9.80665 N.[2][3] Similarly, a gram-force is 9.80665 mN, and a milligram-force is 9.80665 µN. One kilogram-force is approximately 2.204622 pounds-force.
Kilogram-force is a non-standard unit and does not comply with the SI Metric System.
but it has nevertheless the units of Force.
A torque is instead defined

generally, the torque on a particle (which has the position r in some
  reference frame) can defined as the cross product:
$\boldsymbol{\tau} = \mathbf{r} \times \mathbf{F}$, where $r$ is the
  particle's position vector relative to the fulcrum, and $F$ is the force
  acting on the particle.

Therefore whenever you find torque descriptions they are usingthe units of Force and distance
