Req. No. 9719 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022 ) HOUSE BILL 3669 By: Wolfley AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to revenue and taxation ; amending 68 O.S. 2021, Section 2358, which relates to adjustments to taxable income; increasing certain retirement benefits adjustment; updating references; and providing an effective date . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 2358, is amended to read as follows: Section 2358. For all tax years beginning after December 31, 1981, taxable income and adjusted gross income shall be adjusted to arrive at Oklahoma taxable income and Oklahoma adjusted gross income as required by this section. A. The taxable income of any taxpayer shall be adjusted to arrive at Oklahoma taxable in come for corporation s and Oklahoma adjusted gross income for individuals, as follows: 1. There shall be added interest income on obligations of any state or political subdivision the reto which is not otherwise exempted pursuant to other laws of this state , to the extent that Req. No. 9719 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 such interest is not included in taxable income and adjusted gross income. 2. There shall be deducted amounts included in such income that the state is prohibite d from taxing because of the provisions of the Federal Constitution, the State Constitution, federal laws or laws of Oklahoma. 3. The amount of any federal net operating loss deduction shall be adjusted as follows: a. For carryovers and carrybacks to taxa ble years beginning before January 1, 1981, the amount of any net operating loss deduction al lowed to a taxpayer for federal income tax purposes shall be reduced to an amount which is the same portion thereof as the loss from sources within this state, as determined pursuant to this section and Section 2362 of this title, for the taxable year in w hich such loss is sustained is of the total loss for such year; b. For carryovers and carrybacks to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1980, the amount of any net operating loss deduction allowed for the taxable year shall be an amount equal to the aggregate of the Oklahoma net operating loss carryovers and carrybacks to such year. Oklahoma net operating losses shall be separately determined by reference to Section 172 of Req. No. 9719 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 172, as modified by the Oklahom a Income Tax Act, Section 2351 et seq. of this title, and shall be allowed without regard to the existence of a federal net operating loss. For tax years beginnin g after December 31, 2000, and ending before January 1, 2008, the years t o which such losses may be carried shall be determined solely by reference to Section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 172, with the exception that the terms "net operating loss" and "taxable income" shall be replaced with "Oklahoma net operating loss" and "Oklahoma taxable income ". For tax years beginning after December 31, 2007, and ending before January 1, 2009, years to which such losses may be carried back sha ll be limited to two (2) years. For tax years beginning after December 3 1, 2008, the years to which such losses may be carried back shall be determined solely by reference to Section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 172, with the excep tion that the terms "net operating loss" and "taxable income" shall be replaced with "Oklahoma net operating loss" and "Oklahoma taxable income". Req. No. 9719 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 4. Items of the following nature shall be allocated as indicated. Allowable deductions attributable to items separately allocable in subparagraphs a, b and c of this paragraph, whet her or not such items of income were actually received, shall be allocated on the same basis as those items: a. Income from real and tangible personal property, such as rents, oil and mining production or royalties, and gains or losses from sales of such p roperty, shall be allocated in accordance with the situs of such property; b. Income from intangible personal property, such as interest, dividends, patent or copyright royalties, and gains or losses from sales of such property, shall be allocated in accor dance with the domic iliary situs of the taxpayer, except that: (1) where such property has acquired a nonunitary business or commercial situs apart from the domicile of the taxpayer s uch income shall be allocated in accordance with such business or commercial situs; interest income from investments held to generate working capital for a unitary business enterprise shall be included in apportionable income; a resident trust or resident estate shall be treated as having a Req. No. 9719 Page 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 separate commercial or business situs insofar as undistributed income is concerned, but shall not be treated as having a separate commercial or business situs insofar as distributed income is concerned, (2) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003, capital or ordinary gains or loss es from the sale of an ownership interest in a publicly traded partnership, as defined by Section 7704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, shall be allocated to this state in the ratio o f the original cost of such partnership's tangible property in this state to the original cost of such partnership's tangible property everywhere, as determined at the time of the sale; if more than fifty percent (50%) of the value of the partnership 's assets consists of intangible assets, capital or ordinary gains or losses fr om the sale of an ownership interest in the partnership shall be allocated to this state in accordance with the sales factor of the partnership for its first full tax period immediate ly preceding its tax period during which the ownership interest in the partnership was sold; the provisions of this Req. No. 9719 Page 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 division shall only apply if the capital or ordinary gains or losses from the sale of an ownership interest in a partnership do not constitute qualifying gain receiving capital treatment as defined in subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of subsection F of this section, (3) income from such property which is required to be allocated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 5 of this subsection shall b e allocated as herein provided; c. Net income or loss from a business act ivity which is not a part of business carried on within or without the state of a unitary character shall be separately allocated to the state in which such activity is conducted; d. In the case of a manufacturing or processing enterprise the business of w hich in Oklahoma con sists solely of marketing its products by: (1) sales having a situs without this state, shipped directly to a point from without the state to a purchaser within the state, commonly known as interstate sales, (2) sales of the product sto red in public wareho uses within the state pursuant to "in transit" Req. No. 9719 Page 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 tariffs, as prescribed and allowed by the Interstate Commerce Commission, to a purchaser within the state, (3) sales of the product stored in public warehouses within the state where the sh ipment to such warehouses is not covered by "in transit" tariffs, as prescribed and allowed by the Interstate Commerce Commission, to a purchaser within or without the state, the Oklahoma net income shall, at the option of the taxpayer, be that portion of the total net income of the taxpayer for federal income tax purposes derived from the manufacture and/or processing and sales everywhere as determined by the ratio of the sales defined in this section made to the purchaser within the state to the total sal es everywhere. The term "public warehouse" as used in this subparagraph means a licensed public warehouse, the principal business of which is warehousing merchandise for the public; e. In the case of insurance companies, Oklahoma taxable income shall be taxable income of the taxpayer for federal tax purposes, as adjusted for the adjustments provided pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection, apportioned as fo llows: Req. No. 9719 Page 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (1) except as otherwise provided by division (2) of this subparagraph, taxable income of an insurance company for a taxable year shall be apportioned to this state by multiplying such income by a fraction, the numerator of which is the direct premiums written for insurance on property or risks in this state, and the deno minator of which is the direct premiums written for insurance on property or risks everywhere. For purposes of this subsection, the term "direct premiums written" means the total amount of direct premiums written, assessments and annuity considerations as reported for the taxable year on the annual statement filed by the company with the Insurance Commissioner in the form approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, or such other form as may be prescribed in lieu thereof, (2) if the principal source of pre miums written by an insurance company consists of premiums for reinsurance accepted by it, the taxable income of such company shall be apportioned to this state by multiplying such income by a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of (a) direct Req. No. 9719 Page 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 premiums written for insurance on property or risks in this state, plus (b) premiums written for reinsurance accepted in respect of property or risks in this state, and the denominator of which is the sum of (c) direct premiums written for insurance on property or risks everywhere, plus (d) premiums written for reinsurance accepted in respect of property or risks everywhere. For purposes of this paragraph, premiums written for reinsurance accepted in respect of property or risks in this stat e, whether or not otherwise determinable, may at the election of the company be determined on the basis of the proportion which premiums written for insurance accepted from companies commercially domiciled in Oklahoma bears to premiums written for reinsura nce accepted from all sources, or alternatively in the proportion which the sum of the direct premiums written for insurance on property or risks in this state by each ceding company from which reinsurance is accepted bears to the sum of the total direct premiums written by e ach such ceding company for the taxable year. Req. No. 9719 Page 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 5. The net income or loss remaining after the separate allocation in paragraph 4 of this subsection, being that whic h is derived from a unitary business enterprise, shall be apportioned to this state on the ba sis of the arithmetical average of three factors consisting of property, payroll and sales or gross revenue enumerated as subparagraphs a, b and c of this paragrap h. Net income or loss as used in this paragraph includes that derived fr om patent or copyright royalties, purchase discounts, and interest on accounts receivable relating to or arising from a business activity, the income from which is apportioned pursuan t to this subsection, including the sale or other disposition of such pro perty and any other property used in the unitary enterprise. Deductions used in computing such net income or loss shall not include taxes based on or measured by income. Provided, f or corporations whose property for purposes of the tax imposed by Section 2355 of this title has an initial investment cost equaling or exceeding Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000.00) and such investment is made on or after July 1, 1997, or for cor porations which expand their property or facilities in this state and suc h expansion has an i nvestment cost equaling or exceeding Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000.00) over a period not to exceed three (3) years, and such expansion is commenced on or after January 1, 2000, the three factors shall be apportioned with pro perty and payroll, e ach comprising twenty-five percent (25%) of the apportionment factor and sales comprising fifty Req. No. 9719 Page 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 percent (50%) of the apportionment factor. The apportionment factors shall be computed as follows: a. The property factor is a fraction, th e numerator of which is the average value of the taxpayer 's real and tangible personal property owned or rented and used in this state during the tax period and the denominator of which is the average value of all the taxpayer 's real and tangible personal property everywhere owned or rented and used during the tax period. (1) Property, the income from which is separately allocated in paragraph 4 of this subsection, shall not be include d in determining this fraction. The numerator of the fraction shall include a portion of the investment in transportation and other equipment having no fixed situs, such as rolling stock, buses, trucks and trailers, including machinery and equipment carried thereon, airplanes, salespersons ' automobiles and other similar equipm ent, in the proportion that miles traveled in Oklahoma by such equipment bears to total miles traveled, (2) Property owned by the taxpayer is valued at its original cost. Property re nted by the taxpayer is valued at eight times the net annual rental Req. No. 9719 Page 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 rate. Net annual rental rate is the annual rental rate paid by the taxpayer, less any annual rental rate received by the taxpayer from subrentals, (3) The average value of property shall be determined by averaging the values at the beginning and ending of the tax period but the O klahoma Tax Commission may require the averaging of monthly values during the tax period if reasonably required to reflect properly the average value of the taxpayer's property; b. The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the total compe nsation for services rendered in the state during the tax period, and the denominator of which is the total compensation for services rendered everywhere during th e tax period. "Compensation", as used in this subsection means those paid-for services to the extent related to the unitary business but does not include officers ' salaries, wages and other compensation. (1) In the case of a transportation enterprise, the numerator of the fraction shall include a portion of such expenditure in connection with employees operating equipment over a fixed route, such as Req. No. 9719 Page 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 railroad employees, airline pilots, or bus drivers, in this state only a part of the time, in the proportion that mileage traveled in Oklahoma bears to total mileage traveled by suc h employees, (2) In any case the numerator of the fraction shall include a portion of such expenditures in connection with itinerant employees, such as traveling salespersons, in this state only a part of the time, in the proportion that time spent in Oklahoma bears to total time spent in furtherance of the enterprise by such employees; c. The sales factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the total sales or gross revenue of the taxpayer in this state during the tax period, and the denominator of which is the total sale s or gross revenue of the taxpayer everywhere during the tax period. "Sales", as used in this subsection , does not include sales or gross revenue which are separa tely allocated in paragraph 4 of this subsection. (1) Sales of tangible personal property hav e a situs in this state if the property is delivered or shipped to a purchaser other than the United States government, within this state regardless Req. No. 9719 Page 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 of the FOB point or other conditions of the sale; or the property is shipped from an of fice, store, warehouse, factory or other place of storage in this state and (a) the purchaser is the United States government or (b) the taxpayer is not doing business in the state of the destination of the shipment. (2) In the case of a railroad or interu rban railway enterprise, the numerator of the fraction shall not be less than the allocation of revenues to this state as shown in its annual report to the Corporation Commission. (3) In the case of an airline, truck or bus enterprise or freight car, tank car, refrigerator car or other railroad equipment enterprise, the numerator of the fraction shall include a portion of revenue from interstate transportation in the proportion that interstate mileage traveled in Oklahoma bears to total interstate mileage traveled. (4) In the case of an oil, gasoline or gas pipeline enterprise, the numerator of the fraction shall be either the total of traffic units of the enterprise within Oklahoma or the revenue Req. No. 9719 Page 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 allocated to Oklahoma based upon miles moved, at the option of the taxpayer, and the denominator of which shall be the total of traffic units of the enterprise or the revenue of the enterprise everywhere as appropriate to the numerator. A "traffic unit" is hereby defined as the transportation for a distance of one (1) mile of one (1) barrel of oil, one (1) gallon of gasoline or one thousand (1,000) cubic feet of natural or casinghead gas, as the case may be. (5) In the case of a telephone or te legraph or other communication enterprise, the numerator of the fraction shall include that p ortion of the interstate revenue as is allocated pursuant to the accounting procedures prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission; provided that in respect to each corporation or business entity required by the Federal Communic ations Commission to keep its books and records in accordance with a uniform system of accounts prescribed by such Commission, the intrastate net income shall be determined separately in the manner provided by such uniform system of accounts and only the interstate income sha ll be subject to allocation Req. No. 9719 Page 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. Provided further, that the gross revenue factors shall be those as are determined pursu ant to the accounting procedures prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission. In any case where the apportionment of the three factors prescribed in this paragraph attributes to Oklahoma a portion of net income of the enterprise out of all appropri ate proportion to the property owned and/or business transacted within th is state, because of the fact that one or more of the factors so prescribed are not employed to any appreciable extent in furtherance of the enterprise; or because one or more factors not so prescribed are employed to a considerable extent in furtherance o f the enterprise; or because of other reasons, the Tax Commission is empowered to permit, after a showing by taxpayer that an excessive portion of net income has been attributed to Oklahoma, or require, when in its judgment an insufficient portion of net i ncome has been attri buted to Oklahoma, the elimination, substitution, or use of additional factors, or reduction or increase in the weight of such prescribed factors. Provided, however, that any such variance from such prescribed factors which has the eff ect of increasing th e portion of net income attributable to Oklahoma must not be inherently arbitrary, and application of the recomputed final apportionment to the net income Req. No. 9719 Page 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 of the enterprise must attribute to Oklahoma only a reasonable portion thereof. 6. For calendar year s 1997 and 1998, the owner of a new or expanded agricultural commodity processing facility in this state may exclude from Oklahoma taxable income, or in the case o f an individual, the Oklahoma adjusted gross income, fifteen percent (15%) of the investment by the owner in the new or expanded agricultural commodity processing facility. For calendar year 1999, and all subsequent years, the percentage, not to exceed fi fteen percent (15%), available to the owner of a new or expanded agricultural commodity proce ssing facility in this state claiming the exemption shall be adjusted annually so that the total estimated reduction in tax liability does not exceed One Million D ollars ($1,000,000.00) annually. The Tax Commission shall promulgate rul es for determining the percentage of the investment which each eligible taxpayer may exclude. The exclusion provided by this paragraph shall be taken in the taxable year when the inv estment is made. In the event the total reduction in tax liability autho rized by this paragraph exceeds One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in any calendar year, the Tax Commission shall permit any excess over One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) and shall factor such excess into the percentage for subsequent years. Any amount of the exemption permitted to be excluded pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph but not used in any year may be carried forward as an Req. No. 9719 Page 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 exemption from income pursuant to the pro visions of this paragraph for a period not exceeding six (6) years follow ing the year in whic h the investment was originally made. For purposes of this paragraph: a. "Agricultural commodity processing facility " means building, structures, fixtures and impr ovements used or operated primarily for the processing or production of marketable products f rom agricultural commodities. The term shall also mean a dairy operation that requires a depreciable investment of at least Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2 50,000.00) and which produces milk from dairy cows. The term does not include a facility tha t provides only, and nothing more than, storage, cleaning, drying or transportation of agricultural commodities, and b. "Facility" means each part of the facility which is used in a process primarily for: (1) the processing of agricultu ral commodities, including receiving or storing agricultural commodities, or the production of milk at a dairy operation, (2) transporting the agricultural commodities or product before, during or after the processing, or Req. No. 9719 Page 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (3) packaging or otherwise prepari ng the product for sale or shipment. 7. Despite any provision to the contrary in paragraph 3 of this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999, in the case of a taxpayer which has a farming loss, such farming loss shall be considered a net operating loss carryback in accordance with and to the extent of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 172(b)(G). However, the amount of the net operating loss carryback shall not exceed the lesser of: a. Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) , or b. the loss properly shown on Schedule F of the Internal Revenue Service Form 1040 reduced by one -half (1/2) of the income from all other sources other than reflected on Schedule F. 8. In taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995, all qualified wages equal to the federal income tax credit set forth in 26 U.S.C.A., Section 45A, shall be deducted from taxable income. The deduction allowed pursuant to this paragraph shall onl y be permitted for the tax years in which the federal tax credit pursuant to 26 U.S.C.A., Section 45A, is allowed. For purposes of this paragraph, "qualified wages" means those wages used to calculate the federal credit pursuant to 26 U.S.C.A., Section 45 A. 9. In taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005, an employer that is eligible for a nd utilizes the Safety Pays OSHA Req. No. 9719 Page 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Consultation Service provided by the Oklahoma Department of Labor shall receive an exemption from taxable income in the amount of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the tax year that the service is utilized. 10. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2010, there shall be added to Oklahoma taxable income an amount equal to the amount of deferred income not included in s uch taxable income pursuant to Section 108(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended by Section 1231 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. No. 111 -5). There shall be subtracted from Oklahoma taxable income an amount equal to the amount of deferred income included in such taxable income pursuan t to Section 108(i)( 1) of the Internal Revenue Code by Section 1231 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. No. 111 -5). 11. For taxable years beginning on or afte r January 1, 2019, there shall be subtracted from Oklahoma taxable income or adjusted gross income any item of income or gain, and there shall be added to Oklahoma taxable income or adjusted gross income any item of loss or deduction that in the absence of an election pursuant to the provisions of the Pass -Through Entity Tax Eq uity Act of 2019 wou ld be allocated to a member or to an indirect member of an electing pass-through entity pursuant to Section 2351 et seq. of this title, if (i) the electing pass -through entity has accounted for such item in computing its Oklahoma net en tity income or loss pursuant to the Req. No. 9719 Page 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 provisions of the Pass -Through Entity Tax Equity Act of 2019, and (ii) the total amount of tax attributable to any resulting Oklahoma net entity income has been paid. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall promulgate rules for the reporting of such exclusion to direct and indirect members of the electing pass -through entity. As used in this paragraph, "electing pass-through entity", "indirect member", and "member" shall be defined in the same manner as prescribed by Section 2355.1P-2 of this title. Notwithstanding the application of this paragraph, the adjusted tax basis of any ownership interest in a pass-through entity for purposes of Section 2351 et seq. of this title shall be equal to its adjusted tax basis for federal i ncome tax purposes. B. 1. The taxable income of any corporation shall be further adjusted to arrive at Oklahoma taxable income, except those corporations electing treatment as provi ded in subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 1361 et seq., and Section 2365 of this title, deductions pursuant to the provisions of the Accelerated Cost Recovery System as defined and allowed in the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 , Public Law 97-34, 26 U.S.C., Section 168, for depreciation of assets pl aced into service af ter December 31, 1981, shall not be allowed in calculating Oklahoma taxable income. Such corporations shall be allowed a deduction for depreciation of assets plac ed into service after December 31, 1981, in accordance with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 Req. No. 9719 Page 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 U.S.C., Section 1 et seq., in effect immediately prior to the enactment of the Accelerated Cost Recovery System. The Oklahoma tax basis for all such as sets placed into service after December 31, 1981, calculated in this sect ion shall be retaine d and utilized for all Oklahoma income tax purposes through the final disposition of such assets. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Oklahoma Income Tax Act, Section 2351 et seq. of this title, or of the Internal Revenue Code to the contrary, this subsection shall control calculation of depreciation of assets placed into service after December 31, 1981, and before January 1, 1983. For assets placed in servi ce and held by a corporation in which accelerated cost recovery system wa s previously disallo wed, an adjustment to taxable income is required in the first taxable year beginning after December 31, 1982, to reconcile the basis of such assets to the basis al lowed in the Internal Revenue Code. The purpose of this adjustment is to equalize the basis and allowance for depreciation accounts between that reported to the Internal Revenue Service and that reported to Oklahoma. 2. For tax years beginning on or afte r January 1, 2009, and ending on or before December 31, 2009, there shall be added to Oklahoma taxable income any amount in excess of One Hundred Seventy - five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00) which has been deducted as a Req. No. 9719 Page 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 small business expense under Internal Revenue Code, Section 179 as provided in the American Recovery and Reinv estment Act of 2009. C. 1. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1987, the taxable income of any corporation shall be further adjusted to arrive at Oklahoma taxable income for transfers of technology to qualified small businesses located in Okla homa. Such transfer or corporation shall be allowed an exemption from taxable income of an amount equal to the amount of royalty payment received as a result of such transfer; provide d, however, such amount shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the amount of gross proceeds re ceived by such transferor corporation as a result of the technology transfer. Such exemption shall be allowed for a period not to exceed ten (10) years from the date of receipt of the first royalty payment accruing from such transfer. No exemption may be claimed for transfers of technology to qualified small businesses made prior to January 1, 1988. 2. For purposes of this subsection: a. "Qualified small business " means an entity, whether organized as a corporation, partnership, or proprietorship, organi zed for profit with its principal place of business located within this state and which meets the following criteria: (1) Capitalization of not more than Two Hundr ed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), Req. No. 9719 Page 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (2) Having at least fifty percen t (50%) of its employees and assets located in Oklahoma at the time of the transfer, and (3) Not a subsidiary or affiliate of the transferor corporation; b. "Technology" means a proprietary process, formula, pattern, device or compilation of scientific or technical informatio n which is not in the public domain; c. "Transferor corporation " means a corporation which is the exclusive and undisputed owner of the technology at the time the transfer is made; and d. "Gross proceeds" means the total amount of consideration for the tra nsfer of technology, whether the consideration is in money or otherwise. D. 1. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005, the taxable income of any cor poration, estate or trust, shall be further adjusted for qualifying gains receiving capital treatment. Such corporations, estates or trusts shall be allowed a deduction from Oklahoma taxable income for the amount of qualifying gains receiving capital treatment earned by the corporation, estate or trust during the taxable year and included in the federal taxable income of such corporation, estate or trust. 2. As used in this subsection: Req. No. 9719 Page 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 a. "qualifying gains receiving capital treatment " means the amount of net capital gains, as defined in Section 1222(11) of the Internal Revenue Code, included in the federal income tax return of the corporation, estate or trust that result from: (1) the sale of real property or tangible personal property located within Oklah oma that has been directly or indirectly owned by the corporation, estate or trust for a holding period of at least five (5) years prior to the date of the transaction from which such net capital gains arise, (2) the sale of stock or on the sale of an owne rship interest in an Oklahoma company, limited liability company, or part nership where such stock or ownership interest has been directly or indirectly owned by the corporation, estate or trust for a holding period of at least three (3) years prior to the date of the transaction from which the net capital gains arise, or (3) the sale of real prope rty, tangible personal property or intangible personal property located within Oklahoma as part of the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of an Oklahom a Req. No. 9719 Page 26 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 company, limited liability company, or partnership where such property has been directly or indirectly owned by such entity owned by the owners of such entity, and used in or derived from such entity for a period of at least three (3) years prior to the date of the transaction from which the net capital gains arise, b. "holding period" means an uninterrupted period of time. The holding period shall include any additional period when the property was held by another individual or entity, if such additiona l period is included in the taxpayer 's holding period for the asset pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, c. "Oklahoma company", "limited liability company ", or "partnership" means an entity whose primary headquarters have been located in Oklahoma for at least three (3) uninterrupted years prior to the date of the transaction from which the net c apital gains arise, d. "direct" means the taxpayer directly owns the asset, and e. "indirect" means the taxpayer owns an interest in a pass-through entity (or chai n of pass-through Req. No. 9719 Page 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 entities) that sells the asset that gives rise to the qualifying gains rece iving capital treatment. (1) With respect to sales of real property or tangible personal property located within Oklahoma, the deduction described in this subsection shall not apply unless the pass - through entity that makes the sale has held the property for not less than five (5) uninterrupted years prior to the date of the transaction that created the capital gain, and each pass -through entity included in the chai n of ownership has been a member, partner, or shareholder of the pass-through entity in the t ier immediately below it for an uninterrupted period of not less than five (5) years. (2) With respect to sales of stock or ownership interest in or sales of all o r substantially all of the assets of an Oklahoma company, limited liability company, or partn ership, the deduction described in this subsection shall not apply unless the pass-through entity that makes the sale has held the stock or ownership interest or the assets for not less than three (3) uninterrupted years prior to the da te of the Req. No. 9719 Page 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 transaction that created the capital gain, and each pass-through entity included in the chain of ownership has been a member, partner or shareholder of the pass -through entity in the tier immediately below it for an uninterrupted period of not less than three (3) ye ars. E. The Oklahoma adjusted gross income of any individual taxpayer shall be further adjusted as follows to arrive at Oklahoma taxable income: 1. a. In the case of individuals, there shall be added or deducted, as the case may be, th e difference necessa ry to allow personal exemptions of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) in lieu of the personal exemptions allowed by the Internal Revenue Code. b. There shall be allowed an additional exemption of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each taxpayer or spouse who is blind at the close of the tax year. For purposes of this subparagraph, an individual is blind only if the central visual acuity of the individual does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or if the visual a cuity of the individual is greater than 20/200, but is accompanied by a limitation in the fields of vision such that the Req. No. 9719 Page 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than twenty (20) degrees. c. There shall be allowed an additional exem ption of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each taxpayer or spouse who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older at the close of the tax year based upon the filing status and federal adjusted gross income of the taxpayer. Taxpayers with the following fi ling status may clai m this exemption if the federal adjusted gross income does not exceed: (1) Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) if married and filing jointly; (2) Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500.00) if married and filing separately; (3) Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) if single; and (4) Nineteen Thousand Dollars ($19,000.00) if a qualifying head of household. Provided, for taxable years beginning after Dece mber 31, 1999, amounts included in the calculation of federal adjusted gross income pursuant to the conversion of a traditional individual retirement account to a Roth individual retirement account shall be excluded from federal adjusted gross income for Req. No. 9719 Page 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 purposes of the income thresholds provided in this subparagraph. 2. a. For taxable years beginning on or before December 31, 2005, in the case of individuals who use the standard deduction in determining taxable income, there shall be added or deducted, as the case may be, the difference necessary to allow a standard deduction i n lieu of the standard deduction allowed by the Internal Revenue Code, in an amount equal to the larger of fifteen percent (15%) of the Oklahoma adjusted gross income or One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), but not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), except that in the case of a married individual filing a separate return such deduction shall be the larger of fifteen percent (15%) of such Oklahoma adjusted gross income or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), but not to exceed the maximum amount of One Thous and Dollars ($1,000.00). b. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2006, and before January 1, 2007, in the case of individuals who use the standard deduction in determining taxable income, there shall be added or deducted, as the case may be, the difference neces sary to allow a standard deduction in lieu of the standard Req. No. 9719 Page 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 deduction allowed by the Internal Revenue Code, in an amount equal to: (1) Three Thousand Dollars ($3,00 0.00), if the filing status is married filing joint, head of household or qualifying widow; or (2) Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), if the filing status is single or married filing separate. c. For the taxable year beginning on January 1, 2007, and ending December 31, 2007, in the case of individuals who use the standard deduc tion in determining taxable income, there shall be added or deducted, as the case may be, the difference necessary to allow a standard deduction in lieu of the standard deduction allo wed by the Internal Revenue Code, in an amount equal to: (1) Five Thousand Five Hundred Dolla rs ($5,500.00), if the filing status is married filing joint or qualifying widow; or (2) Four Thousand One Hundred Twenty -five Dollars ($4,125.00) for a head of ho usehold; or (3) Two Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($2,750.00), if the filing status is single or married filing separate. d. For the taxable year beginning on January 1, 2008, and ending December 31, 2008, in the case of individuals Req. No. 9719 Page 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 who use the standard deduction in determining taxable income, there shall be added or ded ucted, as the case may be, the difference necessary to allow a standard deduction in lieu of the standard deduction allowed by the Internal Revenue Code, in an amount equal to: (1) Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00), if the filing status is marr ied filing joint or qualifying widow, or (2) Four Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy -five Dollars ($4,875.00) for a head of household, or (3) Three Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($3,250.00), if the filing status is single or married filing separate. e. For the taxable year b eginning on January 1, 2009, and ending December 31, 2009, in the case of individuals who use the standard deduction in determining taxable income, there shall be added or deducted, as the case may be, the difference necessary to allow a standard deduction in lieu of the standard deduction allowed by the Internal Revenue Code, in an amount equal to: (1) Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($8,500.00), if the filing status is married filing joint or qualifying widow, or Req. No. 9719 Page 33 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (2) Six Thousand Three Hundred Seventy -five Dollars ($6,375.00) for a head of household, or (3) Four Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($4,250.00), if the filing status is single or married filing separate. Oklahoma adjusted gross income shall be increased by any amounts paid for motor vehicl e excise taxes which were deducted as allowed by the Internal Revenue Code. f. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2016, in the case of individuals who use the standard deduction in determining taxable income , there shall be added or deducted, as the case may be, the difference necessary to allow a standard deduction equal to the standard deduction allowed by the Inter nal Revenue Code, based upon the amount and filing status prescribed by s uch Code for purposes of filing federal individual income tax returns. g. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, in the case of individuals who use the standard deduction in determining taxable income, there shall be added or deducted, as the case may be, the difference necessary to allow a standard deduction in Req. No. 9719 Page 34 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 lieu of the standard deduction allowed by the Internal Revenue Code, as follows: (1) Six Thousand Three Hun dred Fifty Dollars ($6,350.00) for single or married filing separately, (2) Twelve Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($12,700.00) for married filing jointly or qualifying widower with dependent child, and (3) Nine Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($9,350.00) for head of household. 3. a. In the case of resident and part -year resident individuals having adjusted gross income from sources both within and without the state, the itemized or standard deductions and personal exemptions shall be reduced to an amount which is the same portion of the total thereof as Oklahoma adjusted gr oss income is of adjusted gross income. To the extent itemized deductions include allowable moving expense, proration of moving expense shall not be required or permitted but allowable moving expense shall be fully deductible for those taxpayers moving wi thin or into Oklahom a and no part of moving expense shall be deductible for those taxpayers moving without or out of Oklahoma. All other itemized or standard deductions and personal Req. No. 9719 Page 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 exemptions shall be subject to proration as provided by law. b. For taxable years beginning o n or after January 1, 2018, the net amount of itemized deductions allowable on an Oklahoma income tax return, subject to the provisions of paragraph 24 of this sub section, shall not exceed Seventeen Thousand Dollars ($17,000.00). For purposes of this subp aragraph, charitable contributions and medical expenses deductible for federal income tax purposes shall be excluded from the amount of Seventeen Thousand Dollars ($17,000.00) as specified by this subparagraph. 4. A resident individual with a physical disability constituting a substantial handicap to employment may deduct from Oklahoma adjusted gross income such expenditures to modify a motor vehicle, home or workp lace as are necessary to compensate for his or her handicap. A veteran c ertified by the Depa rtment of Veterans Affairs of the federal government as having a service -connected disability shall be conclusively presumed to be an individual with a physical disability constituting a substantial handicap to employment. The Tax Comm ission shall promulg ate rules containing a list of combinations of common disabilities and modifications which may be presumed to qualify for this deduction. The Tax Commission shall prescribe necessary requirements for verification. Req. No. 9719 Page 36 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 5. a. Before July 1, 2010, the first One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) received by any person from the United States as salary or compensation in any form, other than retirement benefits, as a member of any component of the Armed Forces of the United States shall be deducted from taxa ble income. b. On or after July 1, 2010, one hundred percent (100%) of the income received by any person from the United States as salary or compensation in any fo rm, other than retirement benefits, as a member of any component of the Armed Forces of the U nited States shall be deducted from taxable income. c. Whenever the filing of a timely income tax return by a member of the Armed Forces of the United States is made impracticable or impossible of accomplishment by reason of: (1) absence from the United St ates, which term includes only the states and the District of Columbia; (2) absence from the State of Oklahoma while on active duty; or (3) confinement in a hospit al within the United States for treatment of wounds, injuries or disease, Req. No. 9719 Page 37 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 the time for filing a return and paying an income tax shall be and is hereby extended without incurring liability for interest or penalties, to the fifteenth day of the third month f ollowing the month in which: (a) Such individual shall return to the Unit ed States if the extension is granted pursuant to subparagraph a division (1) of this paragraph subparagraph, return to the State of Oklahoma if the extension is granted pursuant to subparagraph b division (2) of this paragraph subparagraph or be discharged from such hospital if the extension is granted pursuant to subparagraph c division (3) of this paragraph subparagraph; or (b) An executor, administrator, or conservator of the estate of the taxpayer is appointed, whichever event occurs the earliest. Provided, that the Tax Commission may, in its discretion, grant any member of the Armed Forces of the United States an extension of time for filing of income tax returns and payment of in come tax without incurring liabilities for interest or penalties. Such extension may be granted only when in the judgment of the Tax Commission a good cause exists theref or and may be for a period in Req. No. 9719 Page 38 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 excess of six (6) months. A record of every such exten sion granted, and the reason therefor, shall be kept. 6. Before July 1, 2010, the salary or any other form of compensation, received from the United States by a member of any component of the Armed Forces of the United States, shall be deducted from taxable income during the time in which the person is detained by the enemy in a conflict, is a prisoner of war or is missing in action and not deceased; provided, after July 1 , 2010, all such salary or compensation shall be subject to the deduction as provided pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subsection. 7. a. An individual taxpayer , whether resident or nonresident, may deduct an amount equal to the federal income taxes paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year. b. Federal taxes as described in subparagraph a of this paragraph shall be deductible by any individual taxpayer, whether resident or nonresident, only to the extent they relate to income subject to taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Income Tax Act. The maximum amount allowable in the preceding paragraph shall be prorated on the ratio of the Oklahoma adjusted gross income to federal adjusted gross income. Req. No. 9719 Page 39 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 c. For the purpose of this paragraph, "federal income taxes paid" shall mean federal income taxes, surtaxes imposed on incomes or ex cess profits taxes, as though the taxpayer was on the accrual basis. In determining the amount of deduction for federal income taxes for tax year 2001, the amount of the deduction shall not be adjusted by the amount of any accelerated ten percent (10%) tax rate bracket credit or advanced refund of the credit received during th e tax year provided pursuant to the federal Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2 001, P.L. No. 107- 16, and the advanced refund of such credit shall not be subject to taxation. d. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply to all taxable years ending after December 31, 1978, and beginning before January 1, 2006. 8. Retirement benefit s not to exceed Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($5,500.00) for the 2004 tax year, Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) for the 2005 tax year and, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for the 2006 tax year , and Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) for the 2023 tax year and all subsequent tax years, which are received by an indiv idual from the civil service of the United States, the Oklahoma Public Em ployees Retirement System, the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Law Req. No. 9719 Page 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Enforcement Retirement System, the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, the Ok lahoma Police Pension and Retirement System, the employee retirement syst ems created by counties pursuant to Section 951 et seq. of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Department Retirement Fund, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Retirement Plan, or the employee retirement systems created by municipalities pursuant to Section 48- 101 et seq. of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be exempt from taxable income. 9. In taxable years beginning after December 3l, 1984, Social Security benefits received by an individual shall be exempt from taxable income, to the extent such bene fits are included in the federal adjusted gross income pursuant to the provisions of Section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 86. 10. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1994, lump - sum distributions from employer plans of def erred compensation, which are not qualified plans within the meaning of Section 401(a ) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 401(a), and which are deposited in and accounted for within a separate bank account or brokerage account in a financial institution within this state, shall be excluded from taxable income in the same mann er as a qualifying rollover contribution to an individual retirement acco unt within the meaning of Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 Req. No. 9719 Page 41 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 U.S.C., Section 408. Amoun ts withdrawn from such bank or brokerage account, including any earnings thereon, sha ll be included in taxable income when withdrawn in the same manner as wit hdrawals from individual retirement accounts within the meaning of Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code. 11. In taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995, contributions made to and interest received from a medical savings account established pur suant to Sections 2621 through 2623 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be exempt from taxa ble income. 12. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996, the Oklahoma adjusted gross income of any individual taxpayer who is a swine or poultry producer may be further adjusted for the deduction for depreciation allowed for new construction o r expansion costs which may be computed using the same depreciation method elected fo r federal income tax purposes except that the useful life shall be seven (7) years for purposes of this paragraph. If depreciation is allowed as a deduction in determinin g the adjusted gross income of an individual, any depreciation calculated and claimed pursuant to this section shall in no event be a duplication of any depre ciation allowed or permitted on the federal income tax return of the individual. 13. a. In taxable years beginning after December 31, 2002, nonrecurring adoption expenses paid by a re sident individual taxpayer in connection with: Req. No. 9719 Page 42 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (1) the adoption of a mino r, or (2) a proposed adoption of a minor which did not result in a decreed adoption, may be deducted from the Oklahoma adjusted gross income. b. The deductions for adoptions and propo sed adoptions authorized by this paragraph shall not exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) per calendar year. c. The Tax Commission shall promulgate rules to impleme nt the provisions of this paragraph which shall contain a specific list of nonrecurri ng adoption expenses which may be presumed to qualify for the deduction. The Tax Commission shall prescribe necessary requirements for verification. d. "Nonrecurring adoption expenses" means adoption fees, court costs, medical expenses, attorney fees and expenses which are directly related to the legal process of adoption of a child including, but not limited to, costs relating to the adoption study, health and psychologic al examinations, transportation and reasonable costs of lodging and food for the chil d or adoptive parents which are incurred to complete the adoption process and are not reimbursed by other sources. The term "nonrecurring adoption expenses " Req. No. 9719 Page 43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 shall not include attorney fees incurred for the purpose of litigating a contested adoption, from and after the point of the initiation of the contest, costs associated with physical remodeling, renovation and alteration of the adoptive parents ' home or property, except for a special needs child as authorized by the court. 14. a. In taxable years begin ning before January 1, 2005, retirement benefits not to exceed the amount s specified in this paragraph, which are received by an individual sixty-five (65) years of age or older and whose Oklahoma adjusted gross income is Twenty -five Thousand Dollars ($25, 000.00) or less if the filing status is single, head of household, or mar ried filing separate, or Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) or less if the filing status is marri ed filing joint or qualifying widow, shall be exempt from taxable income. In taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004, retirement benefits not to exce ed the amounts specified in this paragraph, which are received by an individual whose Oklahoma adj usted gross income is less than the qualifying amount specified in this paragraph, shall be exempt from taxable income. Req. No. 9719 Page 44 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 b. For purposes of this paragraph, the qualifying amount shall be as follows: (1) in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004, and prior to January 1, 2007, the qualifying amount shall be Thirty -seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($37,500.00) or less if the filing status is single, hea d of household, or married filing separate, or Seventy -five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) or less if the filing status is married filing jointly or qualifying widow, (2) in the taxable year beginning January 1, 2007, the qualifying amount shall be Fifty Th ousand Dollars ($50,000.00) or less if the filing status is single, head of household, or married filing separate, or One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or less if the filing status is married filing jointly or qualifying widow, (3) in the taxable year beginning January 1, 2008, the qualifying amount shall be Sixty -two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($62,500.00) or less if the filing status is single, head of household, or married filing separate, or One Hundred Twenty - five Thousand Dollars ($125,000 .00) or less if Req. No. 9719 Page 45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 the filing status is married filing jointly or qualifying widow, (4) in the taxable year beginning January 1, 2009, the qualifying amount shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or less if the filing status is single, head of ho usehold, or married filing separate, or Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) or less if the filing status is married filing jointly or qualifying widow, and (5) in the taxable year beginning January 1, 2010, and subsequent taxable years, there shall be no limitation upon the qualifying amount. c. For purposes of this paragraph, "retirement benefits" means the total distributions or withdrawals from the following: (1) an employee pension benefit plan which satisfies the requirements of Section 401 of t he Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 401, (2) an eligible deferred compensation plan that satisfies the requirements of Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Se ction 457, (3) an individual retirement account, annuity or trust or simplified employee pension that Req. No. 9719 Page 46 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 satisfies the requirements of Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Cod e, 26 U.S.C., Section 408, (4) an employee annuity subject to the provisions of Section 403(a) or (b) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 403(a) or (b), (5) United States Retirement Bonds which satisfy the requirements of Section 86 of the Int ernal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 86, or (6) lump-sum distributions from a retir ement plan which satisfies the requirements of Section 402(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 402(e). d. The amount of the exemption provided by this para graph shall be limited to Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($5,500.00) for the 2004 tax year, Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) for the 2005 t ax year, and Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for the tax year 2006 and for all subsequent tax ye ars. Any individual who claims the exemption provided for in paragraph 8 of this subsection shall not be permitted to claim a combined total exemption pursua nt to this paragraph and paragraph 8 of this subsection in an amount exceeding Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($5,500.00) for the 2004 tax year, Seven Thousand Five Req. No. 9719 Page 47 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) for the 2005 tax year and, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00 ) for the 2006 tax year, and Twenty Thousand D ollars ($20,000.00) for the 2023 tax year and all subsequent tax years. 15. In taxable years beginning after Decemb er 31, 1999, for an individual engaged in production agriculture who has filed a Schedule F form with the taxpayer 's federal income tax return for such taxable year, there shall be exclude d from taxable income any amount which was included as federal taxab le income or federal adjusted gross income and which consists of the discharge of an obligation by a creditor of the taxpayer incurred to finance the production of agricultural products. 16. In taxable years beginning December 31, 2000, an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of any scholarship or stipend received from particip ation in the Oklahoma Police Corps Program, as established in Section 2 -140.3 of Title 47 of t he Oklahoma Statutes shall be exempt from taxable income. 17. a. In taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001, and before January 1, 2005, there shall be al lowed a deduction in the amount of contributions to accounts established pursuant to the Oklah oma College Savings Plan Act. The deduction shall equal the amount of contributions to accounts, but in no event shall the deduction for each contributor exceed Two Thousand Req. No. 9719 Page 48 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) each taxable year for each account. b. In taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004, each taxpayer shall be al lowed a deduction for contributions to accounts established pursuant to the Oklahoma College Savings Plan Act. The maximum annual deduction shall equal the amount of contributions to all such accounts plus any contributions to such accounts by the taxpaye r for prior taxable years after December 31, 2004, which were not deducted, but in no event shall the deduction for each tax year exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for each individu al taxpayer or Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) for taxpayers filing a joint return. Any amount of a contribution that is not deducted by the taxpayer in the year for which the contribution is made may be carried forward as a deduction from income for the succeeding five (5) years. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005, deductions may be taken for contributions and rollovers made during a taxable year and up to April 15 of the succeeding year, or the due date of a taxpayer 's state income tax return, excluding extensions, whichever is later. Req. No. 9719 Page 49 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Provided, a deduction for the same contribution may not be taken for two (2) different taxable years. c. In taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006, deductions for contributions made pursuant to subparagraph b of this paragraph shall be limited as follows: (1) for a taxpayer who qualified for the five -year carryforward election and who takes a rollover or nonqualified withdrawal during that period, the tax deduction otherwise available pursuant to subparagraph b of this paragraph shall be reduced by the amount which is equal to the rollover or nonqualified withdrawal, and (2) for a taxpayer who elects t o take a rollover or nonqualified withdrawal within the same tax year in which a contribution was made to the taxpayer's account, the tax deduction otherwise available pursuant to subparagraph b of this paragraph shall be reduced by the amount of the contribution which is equal to the rollover or nonqualified withdrawal. d. If a taxpayer elects to take a rollover on a contribution for which a deduction has been tak en pursuant to subparagraph b of this paragraph within Req. No. 9719 Page 50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 one (1) year of the date of contributio n, the amount of such rollover shall be included in the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer in the taxable year of the rollover. e. If a taxpayer makes a nonqua lified withdrawal of contributions for which a deduction was taken pursuant to subparagraph b of this paragraph, such nonqualified withdrawal and any earnings thereon shall be included in the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer in the taxable year of the nonqualified withdrawal. f. As used in this paragraph: (1) "non-qualified withdrawal " means a withdrawal from an Oklahoma College Savings Plan account other than one of the following: (a) a qualified withdrawal, (b) a withdrawal made as a result of the de ath or disability of the designated beneficiary of an account, (c) a withdrawal that is made o n the account of a scholarship or the allowance or payment described in Section 135(d)(1)(B) o r (C) or by the Internal Revenue Code, received by the designated beneficiary to the extent the amount of the refund does not exceed the Req. No. 9719 Page 51 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 amount of the scholarship , allowance, or payment, or (d) a rollover or change of designated beneficiary as permitted by subsection F of Section 3970.7 of Title 70 of Oklahoma Statutes, and (2) "rollover" means the transfer of funds from the Oklahoma College Savings Plan to any oth er plan under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. 18. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005, retirement benefits received by an individua l from any component of the Armed Forces of the United States in an amount not to exceed the greater of seventy-five percent (75%) of such benefits or Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) shall b e exempt from taxable income but in no case less than the amount of the exemption provided by paragraph 14 of this subsection. 19. For taxable years be ginning after December 31, 2006, retirement benefits received by federal civil service retirees, including survivor annuities, paid in lieu of Social Security benefits shall be exempt from taxa ble income to the extent such benefits are included in the fede ral adjusted gross income pursuant to the provisions of Section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 86, according to the following schedule: Req. No. 9719 Page 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 a. in the taxable year beginning Jan uary 1, 2007, twenty percent (20%) of such benefits shall be ex empt, b. in the taxable year beginning January 1, 2008, forty percent (40%) of such benefits shall be ex empt, c. in the taxable year beginning January 1, 2009, sixty percent (60%) of such benef its shall be exempt, d. in the taxable year beginning January 1 , 2010, eighty percent (80%) of such benefits shall be exempt, and e. in the taxable year beginning Janu ary 1, 2011, and subsequent taxable years, one hundred percent (100% ) of such benefits shall be exempt. 20. a. For taxable years beginning after Decembe r 31, 2007, a resident individual may deduct up to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) from Oklahoma adjus ted gross income if the individual, or the dependent of the individual, while living, don ates one or more human organs of the individual to another huma n being for human organ transplantation. As used in this paragraph, "human organ" means all or part of a liver, pancreas, kidney, intestine, lung, or bone marrow. A deduction that is claimed under this paragraph may be claimed in the taxable year in whic h the human organ transplantation occurs. Req. No. 9719 Page 53 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 b. An individual may claim this deduction only once, and the deduction may be claimed only for unreimbursed expenses that are incu rred by the individua l and related to the organ donation of the individual. c. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this paragraph which shall contain a specific list of expenses which may be presumed to qualify for the deduction. The Tax Commission shall prescribe necessary requirements for verification. 21. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009, there shall be exempt from taxabl e income any amount received by the beneficiary of the death benefit for an emergency med ical technician or a registered emergency medical responder pro vided by Section 1- 2505.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 22. For taxable years beginning after D ecember 31, 2008, taxable income shall be increased by any unemploym ent compensation exempted under Section 85(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 85(c)(2009). 23. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, there shall be exempt from taxable income any payment in an amount less than Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) rece ived by a person as an award for participation in a competitive livestock show event. For purposes of this paragraph, the payment shall be treated as a Req. No. 9719 Page 54 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 scholarship amount paid by the entity sponsoring the event and the sponsoring entity shall cause the pa yment to be categorized as a scholarship in its books and recor ds. 24. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, taxable income shall be increased by a ny amount of state and local sales or income taxes deducted under 26 U.S.C., Section 164 of the Internal Revenue Code. If the amount of state and local taxes deducted on the federal return is limited, taxable income on the state return shall be increased only by the amount actually deducted after any such limitations are applied. 25. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, each taxpayer shall be allowed a deduction for contributions to accounts established pursuant to the Achieving a Better L ife Experience (ABLE) Program as established in Section 4001.1 et se q. of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes. For any tax year, the deduction provided for in this paragraph shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for an individual taxpayer or Tw enty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) for taxpayers filing a joint retu rn. Any amount of contribution not deducted by the taxpayer in the tax year for whi ch the contribution is made may be carried forward as a deduction from income for up to five (5) tax yea rs. Deductions may be taken for contributions made during the tax y ear and through April 15 of the succeeding tax year, or through the due date of a ta xpayer's state income tax return excluding extensions, whichever is later. Req. No. 9719 Page 55 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Provided, a deduction for the same contribution may not be taken in more than one (1) tax year. F. 1. For taxable ye ars beginning after December 31, 2004, a deduction from the Okl ahoma adjusted gross income of any individual taxpayer shall be allowed for qualifying gains receiving c apital treatment that are included in the federal adjusted gross inc ome of such individual taxpayer during the taxable year. 2. As used in this subsect ion: a. "qualifying gains receiving capital treatment " means the amount of net capital gains, as defined in Section 1222(11) of the Internal Revenue Code, included in an individual taxpayer's federal income tax return that result from: (1) the sale of real property or tangible personal property located within Oklahoma that has been directly or indirectly own ed by the individual taxpayer for a holding period of at least five (5) years prior to th e date of the transaction from which such net capital gains ari se, (2) the sale of stock or the sale of a direct or indirect ownership interest in an Oklahoma company, limited liability company, or partnership where such stock or owner ship interest has been directly or indirectly owned by Req. No. 9719 Page 56 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 the individual taxpayer for a holding period of at least two (2) years prior to the date of the transaction from which the net capita l gains arise, or (3) the sale of real property, tangible personal property or intangible personal property located within Oklahoma as part of the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of an Oklahoma company, limited liability company, or partnership or an Oklahoma proprietorship business enterprise where such pro perty has been directly or indirectly owned by such entity or business enterprise or owned by the owners of such entity or business enterprise for a period of at least two (2) years prior to the date of the transaction from which the net capital gains arise, b. "holding period" means an uninterrupted period of time. The holding period sh all include any additional period when the property was held by another individual or entity, if such ad ditional period is included in the taxpayer 's holding period for the asset pursuant to th e Internal Revenue Code, Req. No. 9719 Page 57 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 c. "Oklahoma company," "limited liability company," or "partnership" means an entity whose primary headquarters have been located in Oklahoma for at least three (3) uninterrupted years prior to the date of the transaction from whic h the net capital gains arise, d. "direct" means the individual taxpayer directly owns the asset, e. "indirect" means the individual taxpayer owns an interest in a pass-through entity (or chain of pass - through entities) that sells the asset that gives rise to the qualifying gains receiving capital treatment. (1) With respect to sales of real property or tangible personal property located within Oklahoma, the deduction d escribed in this subsection shall not apply unless the pass - through entity that makes the sale has held the property for not less than five (5) uninterr upted years prior to the date of the transaction that created the capital gain, and each pass -through entity included in the chain of ownership has been a member, partner, or shareholder of the pass-through entity in the tier immediately below Req. No. 9719 Page 58 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 it for an uninterrupted period of not less than five (5) years. (2) With respect to sales of stock or ownership interest in or sales of all or substantially all of the assets of an Okl ahoma company, limite d liability company, partnership or Oklahoma proprietorship business enterprise, the deduction described in this subsection shall not apply unless the pass-through entity that makes the sale has held the stock or ownership interest for not less than two (2 ) uninterrupted years prior to the date of the transaction that created the capital gain, and each pass -through entity included in the chain of ownership has been a member, partner or shareholder of the pass - through entity in the tier immediately below it for an uninterrupted period of not less than two (2) years. For purposes of this division, uninterrupted ownership prior to July 1, 2007, shall be included in the det ermination of the required holding period prescribed by this division, and f. "Oklahoma proprietorship business enterprise " means a business enterprise whose income and expenses have Req. No. 9719 Page 59 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 been reported on Schedule C or F of an individual taxpayer's federal income tax return, or any similar successor schedule published by the In ternal Revenue Service and whose primary headquarters have been located in Oklahoma for at least three (3) uninterrupted years prior to the date of the transaction from which the net capit al gains arise. G. 1. For purposes of computing its Oklahoma taxab le income under this section, the dividends -paid deduction otherwise allowed by federal law in computing net income of a real estate investment trust that is subject to federal income tax shall be added back in computing the tax imposed by this state under this title if the re al estate investment trust is a captive real estate investment trust. 2. For purposes of computing its Oklahoma taxable income under this section, a taxpayer shall ad d back otherwise deductible rents and interest expenses paid to a ca ptive real estate inv estment trust that is not subject to the provisions of paragrap h 1 of this subsection. As used in this subsection: a. the term "real estate investment trust " or "REIT" means the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code, b. the term "captive real estate investment trust " means a real estate investment trust, the shares or beneficial interests of which are not regularly traded Req. No. 9719 Page 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 on an established securities market and more than fifty percent (50%) of the vo ting power or value o f the beneficial interests or shares of which are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, or constructively, by a single entity that is: (1) treated as an associa tion taxable as a corporation under the Internal Revenue Code, and (2) not exempt from federal income tax pursuant to the provisions of Section 501(a) o f the Internal Revenue Code. The term shall not include a real estate investment trust that is intended to be regularly traded on an established securities market, and that satisfies the requirements of Section 856(a)(5) and (6) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code by reason of Section 856(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, c. the term "association taxable as a corporation" shall not include the following entities: (1) any real estate investment t rust as defined in paragraph subparagraph a of this subsection paragraph other than a "captive real estate investment trust", or (2) any qualified real estate investment trust subsidiary under Section 856(i) of the Internal Req. No. 9719 Page 61 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Revenue Code, other than a quali fied REIT subsidiary of a "captive real estate investment trust", or (3) any Listed Australian Property Trust (meaning an Australian unit trust registered as a "Managed Investment Scheme" under the Australian Corporations Act in which the principal class o f units is listed on a recognized stock exchange in Australia and is regu larly traded on an established securities market), or an entity organized as a trust, provided that a Listed Australian Property Trust owns or controls, directly or indirectly, sevent y-five percent (75%) or more of the voting power or value of the beneficial interests or shares of such trust, or (4) any Qualified Foreign Entity, meaning a corporation, trust, association or partnership organized outside the laws of the United States and which satisfies the following criteria: (a) at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the entity's total asset value at the close of its taxable year is represented by real estate assets, as defined in Section 856(c)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, Req. No. 9719 Page 62 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 thereby including shares or certificates of beneficial interest in any real es tate investment trust, cash and cash equivalents, and U.S. Government securities, (b) the entity receives a dividend -paid deduction comparable to Section 561 of the Internal Revenue Code, or is exempt from entity level tax, (c) the entity is required to di stribute at least eighty-five percent (85%) of its taxable income, as computed in the jurisdiction in which it is org anized, to the holders of its shares or certificates of beneficial interest on an annual basis, (d) not more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power or value in such entity is held directly or indirectly or constructively by a single entity or individua l, or the shares or beneficial interests of such entity are regularly traded on an established securities market, and (e) the entity is organized in a country which has a tax treaty with the United States. Req. No. 9719 Page 63 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 3. For purposes of this subsection, the construct ive ownership rules of Section 318(a) of the Internal Revenue Code , as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code, shall ap ply in determining the ownership of stock, assets, or net profits of any person. 4. A real estate investment trust t hat does not become regularly traded on an established securities market within one (1) year of the date on which it first becomes a real e state investment trust shall be deemed not to have been regularly traded on an established securities market, retroac tive to the date it first became a real estate investment trust, a nd shall file an amended return reflecting such retroactive designation f or any tax year or part year occurring during its initial year of status as a real estate investment trust. For purp oses of this subsection, a real estate investment trust becomes a real estate investment trust on the first day it has both met the require ments of Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code and has elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust pur suant to Section 856(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective January 1, 2023. 58-2-9719 AQH 01/03/22