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5353 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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5555 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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5757 SENATE BILL 1487 By: Montgomery
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6363 AS INTRODUCED
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6565 An Act relating to sales tax code; amending 68 O.S.
6666 2021, Sections 1355 and 1361, which relate to
6767 exemptions and consumer to pay tax ; requiring sales
6868 tax to be paid in one or t wo installments; requiring
6969 installments to be paid in certain period and manner;
7070 and providing an effec tive date.
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7575 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE S TATE OF OKLAHOMA:
7676 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1355, is
7777 amended to read as follows:
7878 Section 1355. There are hereby specifically exempted from the
7979 tax levied pursuant to the pro visions of Section 1350 et seq. of
8080 this title:
8181 1. Sale of gasoline, motor fuel, methano l, "M-85" which is a
8282 mixture of methanol an d gasoline containing at least eighty -five
8383 percent (85%) methanol, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural
8484 gas, or liquefied petroleum gas on which the Motor Fue l Tax,
8585 Gasoline Excise Tax, Special Fuels Tax or t he fee in lieu of Special
8686 Fuels Tax levied in Section 500.1 et seq., Section 601 et seq. or
8787 Section 701 et seq. of this title has been, or will be paid;
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139139 2. For the sale of motor vehicles or any optional eq uipment or
140140 accessories attached to motor vehicles on which the Oklahoma Motor
141141 Vehicle Excise Tax levied in Section 2101 et seq. of this title has
142142 been, or will be paid, all but a portion of the levy provided under
143143 Section 1354 of this title, equal to one a nd twenty-five-hundredths
144144 percent (1.25%) of the g ross receipts of such sales. Provided, the
145145 sale of motor vehicles shall not be subject to any sales and use
146146 taxes levied by cities, counties , or other jurisdictions of the
147147 state. The portion of the tax levy provided under Section 1354 of
148148 this title for the sale of motor vehicles or any optional equipment
149149 or accessories attached to motor vehicles may be paid in one (1)
150150 installment by the consumer in the same manner and time as the motor
151151 vehicle excise tax f or the motor vehicle is due and shall include a
152152 quarter, half, or the full amount of tax levied , but shall pe paid
153153 in no more than two (2) installments. If paid in two (2)
154154 installments the consumer shall pay the remaining amount of tax
155155 levied during the first period for registration renewal pursuant to
156156 the Oklahoma Vehicle Licens e and Registration Act, Section 1101 et
157157 seq. of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
158158 3. Sale of crude petroleum or natural or c asinghead gas and
159159 other products subject to gross prod uction tax pursuant to the
160160 provisions of Section 1 001 et seq. and Section 1101 et seq. of this
161161 title. This exemption shall not apply when such products are sold
162162 to a consumer or user for consumption or use, except when used for
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214214 injection into the earth fo r the purpose of promoting or
215215 facilitating the pro duction of oil or gas. This paragraph shall not
216216 operate to increase or repeal the gross production tax levied by the
217217 laws of this state;
218218 4. Sale of aircraft on which the tax levi ed pursuant to the
219219 provisions of Sections 6001 through 6007 of this title ha s been, or
220220 will be paid or which are specifically exempt from such tax pursuant
221221 to the provisions of Section 6003 of this title;
222222 5. Sales from coin-operated devices on which the f ee imposed by
223223 Sections 1501 through 1512 of this title has been paid;
224224 6. Leases of twelve (12) months or more of motor vehicles in
225225 which the owners of the vehicles have paid the vehicle excise tax
226226 levied by Section 2103 of this title;
227227 7. Sales of charity game equipment on which a tax is levied
228228 pursuant to the Oklahoma Charity Ga mes Act, Section 401 et seq. of
229229 Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes, or which is sold to an
230230 organization that is:
231231 a. a veterans' organization exempt from taxation pursuant
232232 to the provisions of paragraph (4), (7), (8), (10) or
233233 (19) of subsection (c) of Sectio n 501 of the United
234234 States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26
235235 U.S.C., Section 501(c) et seq.,
236236 b. a group home for mentally disabled individua ls exempt
237237 from taxation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
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289289 (3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of the United
290290 States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26
291291 U.S.C., Section 501(c) et seq., or
292292 c. a charitable health care organization which is exe mpt
293293 from taxation pursuant t o the provisions of paragr aph
294294 (3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of the Un ited
295295 States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26
296296 U.S.C., Section 501(c) et seq.;
297297 8. Sales of cigarettes or tobacco products to:
298298 a. a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation which
299299 has entered into a compact with the State of Oklahoma
300300 pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of Section
301301 346 of this title or to a licensee of such a tribe or
302302 nation, upon which the payment in lieu of taxes
303303 required by the compact has been paid, or
304304 b. a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation or to a
305305 licensee of such a tribe or nation upon which the tax
306306 levied pursuant to the provisions of Section 349.1 or
307307 Section 426 of this title has been paid;
308308 9. Leases of aircraft upon which the own ers have paid the
309309 aircraft excise tax levied by Section 6001 et seq. of this title or
310310 which are specifically exempt from such tax pursuant to the
311311 provisions of Section 6003 of this title;
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363363 10. The sale of low -speed or medium-speed electrical vehicles
364364 on which the Oklahoma Motor Veh icle Excise Tax levied in Section
365365 2101 et seq. of this title has been or will be paid;
366366 11. Effective January 1, 2005, sales of cigarettes on which the
367367 tax levied in Section 301 et seq. of this title o r tobacco products
368368 on which the tax levied in Section 4 01 et seq. of this title has
369369 been paid; and
370370 12. Sales of electricity at charging stations as defined by
371371 Section 2 of this act 6502 of this title when the electricity is
372372 sold by a charging station owne r or operator for purposes o f
373373 charging an electric vehi cle as defined by Section 2 of this act
374374 6502 of this title and the tax imposed pursuant to Section 4 of this
375375 act 6504 of this title is collected and remitted to the Oklahoma Tax
376376 Commission.
377377 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Sect ion 1361, is
378378 amended to read as follows:
379379 Section 1361. A. 1. Except as otherwise provided by
380380 subsection C of this section, the tax levied by Section 1350 et seq.
381381 of this title shall be paid by the c onsumer or user to the vendor as
382382 trustee for and on acc ount of this state. Except as otherwise
383383 provided by subsection C of this section, each and every vendor in
384384 this state shall collect from the consumer or user the full amount
385385 of the tax levied by Secti on 1350 et seq. of this title, or an
386386 amount equal as nearly as possible or practicable to the average
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438438 equivalent thereof. Every person required to collect any tax
439439 imposed by Section 1350 et seq. of this title shall be personally
440440 liable for the tax.
441441 2. However, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall relieve seller s
442442 or certified service providers that follow the r equirements of this
443443 section from the tax otherwise applicable if it is determined that
444444 the purchaser improperly claimed an exemption and to hold the
445445 purchaser liable for the nonpayment of tax. This relief from
446446 liability does not apply to:
447447 a. a seller or certified service provider (CSP) who
448448 fraudulently fails to collect tax,
449449 b. a seller who solicits purchasers to participate in the
450450 unlawful claim of an e xemption, or
451451 c. a seller who accepts an exemption certi ficate when the
452452 purchaser claims an entity -based exemption when:
453453 (1) the subject of the transaction sought to be
454454 covered by the exemption certificate is actually
455455 received by the purchaser at a location operated
456456 by the seller, and
457457 (2) the Tax Commission pro vides an exemption
458458 certificate that clearly and af firmatively
459459 indicates that the claimed exemption is not
460460 available in this state.
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512512 3. The Tax Commission shall relieve a seller or CSP of the tax
513513 otherwise applicable if the seller obtains a fully completed
514514 exemption certificate or captures the relevant dat a elements
515515 required by the Tax Commission within ninety (90) days subsequent to
516516 the date of sale.
517517 If the seller or CSP has not obtained an exemption ce rtificate
518518 or all relevant data elements as provided by the Tax Commission, the
519519 seller may, within one hun dred twenty (120) days subsequent to a
520520 request for substantiation, either prove that the transaction was
521521 not subject to tax by other means or obtain a fully completed
522522 exemption certificate from the purchase r, taken in good faith.
523523 The Tax Commission shall r elieve a seller or CSP of the tax
524524 otherwise applicable if it obtains a blanket exemption certificate
525525 for a purchaser with which the seller has a recurr ing business
526526 relationship. The Tax Commission shall no t request from the seller
527527 or CSP renewal of blanke t certificates or updates of exemption
528528 certificate information or data elements when there is a recurring
529529 business relationship between the buyer and s eller. For purposes of
530530 this section, a recurring busin ess relationship exists when a period
531531 of no more than twelve (12) months elapses between sales
532532 transactions.
533533 4. Upon the granting of relief from liability to the vendor as
534534 provided in this section, th e purchaser shall be liable for the
535535 remittance of the tax, interest and penalty due thereon and the Tax
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587587 Commission shall pursue collection thereof from the purchaser in any
588588 manner in which sales tax may be collected from a vendor.
589589 B. Except as otherwise p rovided by subsection C of this
590590 section, vendors shall add the tax imposed by Section 1350 et seq.
591591 of this title, or the average equivalent thereof, to the sales
592592 price, charge, consideration, gross receipts or gross proceeds of
593593 the sale of tangible persona l property or services taxed by Section
594594 1350 et seq. of this title, and when added such tax shall constit ute
595595 a part of such price or charge, shall be a debt from the consumer or
596596 user to vendor until paid, and shall be recoverable at law in the
597597 same manner as other debts.
598598 C. A person who has obtained a direct payment permit as
599599 provided in Section 1364.1 of th is title shall accrue all taxes
600600 imposed pursuant to Section 1354 or 1402 of this title on all
601601 purchases made by the person pursuant to the permit at th e time the
602602 purchased items are first used or consumed i n a taxable manner and
603603 pay the accrued tax directl y to the Oklahoma Tax Commission on
604604 reports as required by Section 1365 of this title.
605605 D. Except as otherwise provided by subsection C of this
606606 section, a vendor who willfully or intentionally fails, neglec ts or
607607 refuses to collect the full amount of the ta x levied by Section 1350
608608 et seq. of this title, or willfully or intentionally fails, neglects
609609 or refuses to comply with the provisions of Section 1350 et seq. of
610610 this title, or remits or rebates to a consum er or user, either
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662662 directly or indirectly, and by whatsoever means, all or any part of
663663 the tax levied by Section 1350 et seq. of this title, or makes in
664664 any form of advertising, verbally or otherwise, any statement which
665665 implies that the vendor is absorbin g the tax, or paying the tax for
666666 the consumer or user by an adjustment of prices or at a price
667667 including the tax, or in any manner whatsoever, shall be deemed
668668 guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convicti on thereof shall be fined
669669 not more than Five Hundred Do llars ($500.00), and upon conviction
670670 for a second or other subsequent offense shall be fined not more
671671 than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or incarcerated for not more
672672 than sixty (60) days, or both. Provided, sales by vending machines
673673 may be made at a stated price which includes state and any municipal
674674 sales tax.
675675 E. A consumer or user who willfully or intentionally fails,
676676 neglects or refuses to pay the full amount of tax levied by Section
677677 1350 et seq. of this title or willfully or intentionally uses a
678678 sales tax permit or direct payment permit which is invalid, expired,
679679 revoked, canceled or otherwise limited to a specific line of
680680 business or willfully or intentionally issues a resale certificate
681681 to a vendor to evade the tax levied by Section 1350 et seq. of this
682682 title shall be subject to a penalty in the amount of Five Hundred
683683 Dollars ($500.00) per reporting period upon determination thereof,
684684 which shall be apportioned as provided for the apportionment of the
685685 tax.
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737737 F. Any sum or sums collected or accrued o r required to be
738738 collected or accrued in Section 1 350 et seq. of this title shall be
739739 deemed to be held in trust for the State of Oklahoma, and, as
740740 trustee, the collecting vendor or holder of a direct p ayment permit
741741 as provided for in Section 1364.1 of this title shall have a
742742 fiduciary duty to the State of Oklahoma in regards to such sums and
743743 shall be subject to the trust laws of this state.
744744 G. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the sales
745745 tax associated with the purchase of a motor vehicle shall may be
746746 paid by the consumer in the same manner and time as the motor
747747 vehicle excise tax for said motor vehicle is due in one (1)
748748 installment in the same manner and time as the motor vehicle excise
749749 tax for the motor vehicle is d ue and shall include a quarter, half,
750750 or the full amount of tax levied, but s hall pe paid in no more than
751751 two (2) installments. If paid in two (2) instal lments the consumer
752752 shall pay the remaining amount of tax levied during the first period
753753 for registration renewal pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle Licens e
754754 and Registration Act, Se ction 1101 et seq. of Title 47 of the
755755 Oklahoma Statutes.
756756 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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