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| 38 | + | An Act relating to sales tax; amending 68 O.S. 2011, |
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| 39 | + | Section 1357, as last amended by S ection 10, Chapter |
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| 40 | + | 229, O.S.L. 2017 (68 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1357), |
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| 41 | + | which relates to sales tax exemptions; exempting |
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| 42 | + | certain equipment used for certain purpose for |
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| 43 | + | specified years; and providing an effective dat e. |
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51 | 48 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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52 | 49 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2011, Section 1357, as |
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53 | 50 | | last amended by Section 10, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2017 (68 O.S. Supp. |
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54 | 51 | | 2020, Section 1357), is amended to read as follows: |
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55 | 52 | | Section 1357. Exemptions – General. |
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56 | 53 | | There are hereby specifically exempted from the tax l evied by |
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57 | 54 | | the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code: |
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58 | 55 | | 1. Transportation of school pupils to and from elementary |
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59 | 56 | | schools or high schools in moto r or other vehicles; |
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60 | 57 | | 2. Transportation of persons where the fare of each person does |
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61 | 58 | | not exceed One Dollar ($1.00), or local tr ansportation of persons |
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62 | 59 | | within the corporate limits of a municipality except by taxicabs; |
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92 | 88 | | state, provided that such sales to resident s of this state are made |
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93 | 89 | | to persons to whom sales tax permits have been issued as provided in |
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94 | 90 | | the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code. This exemption shall not apply to the |
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95 | 91 | | sales of articles made to person s holding permits when such persons |
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96 | 92 | | purchase items for their u se and which they are not regularly |
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97 | 93 | | engaged in the business of reselling; neither shall this exemption |
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98 | 94 | | apply to sales of tangibl e personal property to peddlers, solicitors |
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99 | 95 | | and other salespersons who do not have an established place of |
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100 | 96 | | business and a sales tax permit. The exemption provided by this |
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101 | 97 | | paragraph shall apply to sales of motor fuel or diesel fuel to a |
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102 | 98 | | Group Five vendor, but the use of such motor fuel or diesel fuel by |
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103 | 99 | | the Group Five vendor shall not be exempt from the tax levied by the |
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104 | 100 | | Oklahoma Sales Tax Code. The purchase of motor fuel or diesel fuel |
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105 | 101 | | is exempt from sales tax when the motor fuel is for shipment outside |
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106 | 102 | | this state and consumed by a common carrier by rail in the conduct |
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107 | 103 | | of its business. The sales tax shall apply to the purchase of motor |
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108 | 104 | | fuel or diesel fuel in Oklahoma by a common carrier by rail when |
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109 | 105 | | such motor fuel is purchased for fueling, within this st ate, of any |
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110 | 106 | | locomotive or other motorized flanged wheel equipment; |
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111 | 107 | | 4. Sales of advertising space in newspapers and periodicals; |
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112 | 108 | | 5. Sales of programs relating to sporting and entertainment |
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113 | 109 | | events, and sales of advertising on billboards (including signage, |
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143 | 138 | | entertainment events, and sales of any advertising, to be displayed |
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144 | 139 | | at or in connection with a sporting event, via the Internet, |
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145 | 140 | | electronic display devices, or through public address or broadcast |
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146 | 141 | | systems. The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be |
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147 | 142 | | effective for all sales made on or after January 1, 2001; |
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148 | 143 | | 6. Sales of any advertising, other than the advertising |
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149 | 144 | | described by paragraph 5 of this section, via the Internet, |
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150 | 145 | | electronic display devices, or through the electronic media, |
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151 | 146 | | including radio, public address or broadcast systems, television |
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152 | 147 | | (whether through closed circuit broadcasting systems or otherwise), |
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153 | 148 | | and cable and satellite television, and the servicing of any |
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154 | 149 | | advertising devices; |
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155 | 150 | | 7. Eggs, feed, supplies, machinery and equipment purchased by |
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156 | 151 | | persons regularly engaged in the business of raising worms, fish, |
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157 | 152 | | any insect or any other form of terrestrial or aquatic anim al life |
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158 | 153 | | and used for the purpose of raising same for marketing. T his |
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159 | 154 | | exemption shall only be granted and extended to the purcha ser when |
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160 | 155 | | the items are to be used and in fact are used in the raising of |
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161 | 156 | | animal life as set out above. Each purchaser shall cer tify, in |
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162 | 157 | | writing, on the invoice or sales ticket retained by the v endor that |
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163 | 158 | | the purchaser is regularly engaged in the business of raising such |
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164 | 159 | | animal life and that the items purchased will be used only in such |
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194 | 188 | | benefit of the exemption. Violation hereof by the purchaser or |
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195 | 189 | | vendor shall be a misdemeanor; |
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196 | 190 | | 8. Sale of natural or artificial gas and electricity, and |
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197 | 191 | | associated delivery or transmission services, when sold exclusively |
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198 | 192 | | for residential use. Provided, this exemption shall not apply to |
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199 | 193 | | any sales tax levied by a city or town, or a county, or any other |
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200 | 194 | | jurisdiction in this state; |
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201 | 195 | | 9. In addition to the exemptions authorized by Section 1357.6 |
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202 | 196 | | of this title, sales of drugs sold pursuant to a prescription |
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203 | 197 | | written for the treatment of human beings by a p erson licensed to |
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204 | 198 | | prescribe the drugs, and sales of insulin and medical oxygen. |
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205 | 199 | | Provided, this exemption shall not apply to ove r-the-counter drugs; |
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206 | 200 | | 10. Transfers of title or possession of empt y, partially |
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207 | 201 | | filled, or filled returnable oil and chemical dru ms to any person |
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208 | 202 | | who is not regularly engaged in the business of selling, reselling |
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209 | 203 | | or otherwise transferring empty, partially f illed, or filled |
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210 | 204 | | returnable oil drums; |
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211 | 205 | | 11. Sales of one-way utensils, paper napkins, paper cups, |
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212 | 206 | | disposable hot containers and other one-way carry out materials to a |
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213 | 207 | | vendor of meals or beverages; |
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214 | 208 | | 12. Sales of food or food products for home consumption wh ich |
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215 | 209 | | are purchased in whole or in part with coupons issued pursuant to |
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245 | 238 | | portion purchased with such coupons. The exemption provided f or |
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246 | 239 | | such sales shall be inapplicable to such sales upon the effecti ve |
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247 | 240 | | date of any federal law that removes the requirement of the |
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248 | 241 | | exemption as a condition for participation by the state in the |
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249 | 242 | | federal food stamp program; |
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250 | 243 | | 13. Sales of food or food products, or any equipment or |
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251 | 244 | | supplies used in the preparation of the food or food products to or |
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252 | 245 | | by an organization which: |
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253 | 246 | | a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of |
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254 | 247 | | Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 |
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255 | 248 | | U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and wh ich provides and |
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256 | 249 | | delivers prepared meals for home consumption to |
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257 | 250 | | elderly or homebound persons as part of a program |
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258 | 251 | | commonly known as “Meals on Wheels” or “Mobile Meals”, |
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259 | 252 | | or |
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260 | 253 | | b. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of |
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261 | 254 | | Section 501(c)(3) of the I nternal Revenue Code, 26 |
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262 | 255 | | U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which rece ives federal |
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263 | 256 | | funding pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 19 65, |
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264 | 257 | | as amended, for the purpose of providing nutrition |
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265 | 258 | | programs for the care and benefit of elderly persons; |
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296 | 288 | | Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), |
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297 | 289 | | and: |
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298 | 290 | | (1) are primarily involved in the collection and |
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299 | 291 | | distribution of food and other household products |
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300 | 292 | | to other organizatio ns that facilitate the |
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301 | 293 | | distribution of such products to the ne edy and |
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302 | 294 | | such distributee organizations are exempt from |
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303 | 295 | | taxation pursuant to the provisions of Section |
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304 | 296 | | 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 |
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305 | 297 | | U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), or |
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306 | 298 | | (2) facilitate the distribution of such products to |
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307 | 299 | | the needy. |
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308 | 300 | | b. Sales made in the course of business for profit or |
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309 | 301 | | savings, competing with other persons engaged in the |
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310 | 302 | | same or similar business shall not be e xempt under |
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311 | 303 | | this paragraph; |
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312 | 304 | | 15. Sales of tangible personal proper ty or services to |
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313 | 305 | | children’s homes which are located on church -owned property and are |
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314 | 306 | | operated by organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to the |
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315 | 307 | | provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section |
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316 | 308 | | 501(c)(3); |
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347 | 338 | | manufacturing facility. For purposes of this paragraph, “qualified |
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348 | 339 | | aircraft maintenance or manufacturin g facility” means a new or |
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349 | 340 | | expanding facility primarily engage d in aircraft repair, building or |
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350 | 341 | | rebuilding whether or not on a factory basis, whose total cost of |
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351 | 342 | | construction exceeds the sum of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) |
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352 | 343 | | and which employs at leas t two hundred fifty (250) new full-time- |
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353 | 344 | | equivalent employees, as certified by the Oklahoma Employment |
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354 | 345 | | Security Commission, upon completion of the facility. In order to |
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355 | 346 | | qualify for the exemp tion provided for by this paragraph, the cost |
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356 | 347 | | of the items purchas ed by the qualified aircraft maintenance or |
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357 | 348 | | manufacturing facility shall equal or exceed the sum of Two Million |
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358 | 349 | | Dollars ($2,000,000.00); |
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359 | 350 | | 17. Sales of tangible personal property consumed or |
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360 | 351 | | incorporated in the construction or expansion of a qualified |
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361 | 352 | | aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility as defined in |
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362 | 353 | | paragraph 16 of this section. For purposes of this paragraph, sales |
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363 | 354 | | made to a contractor or subcontractor that has previously entered |
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364 | 355 | | into a contractual relationship with a qualified aircraft |
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365 | 356 | | maintenance or manufacturing facility for construction or expansion |
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366 | 357 | | of such a facility shall be considered sales made to a qualified |
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367 | 358 | | aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility; |
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398 | 388 | | allows a caller to dial a toll -free number without |
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399 | 389 | | incurring a charge for the call. The service is |
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400 | 390 | | typically marketed under the name “800”, “855”, “866”, |
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401 | 391 | | “877”, and “888” toll-free calling, and any subsequent |
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402 | 392 | | numbers designated by the Fed eral Communications |
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403 | 393 | | Commission, or |
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404 | 394 | | b. Interstate and International “900 service”. “900 |
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405 | 395 | | service” means an inbound toll “telecommunications |
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406 | 396 | | service” purchased by a subscriber that allows the |
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407 | 397 | | subscriber’s customers to call in to the subscriber ’s |
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408 | 398 | | prerecorded announcement or live service. “900 |
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409 | 399 | | service” does not include the charge for: collection |
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410 | 400 | | services provided by the seller of the |
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411 | 401 | | “telecommunications services” to the subscriber, or |
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412 | 402 | | service or product sold by the subscriber to the |
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413 | 403 | | subscriber’s customer. The service is typically |
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414 | 404 | | marketed under the name “900 service”, and any |
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415 | 405 | | subsequent numbers designated by the Federal |
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416 | 406 | | Communications Commission, |
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417 | 407 | | c. Interstate and International “private communicatio ns |
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418 | 408 | | service”. “Private communications service ” means a |
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449 | 438 | | among termination points, regardless of the manner in |
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450 | 439 | | which such channel or channels are connected, and |
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451 | 440 | | includes switching capacity, extension lines, |
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452 | 441 | | stations, and any other associated services that are |
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453 | 442 | | provided in connection with the use of such channel or |
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454 | 443 | | channels, |
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455 | 444 | | d. “Value-added nonvoice data service ”. “Value-added |
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456 | 445 | | nonvoice data service” means a service that otherwis e |
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457 | 446 | | meets the definition of “telecommunications services ” |
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458 | 447 | | in which computer processing applications are used to |
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459 | 448 | | act on the form, content, code, or protocol of the |
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460 | 449 | | information or data primarily for a purpose other than |
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461 | 450 | | transmission, conveyance or routing, |
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462 | 451 | | e. Interstate and International telecommunications |
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463 | 452 | | service which is: |
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464 | 453 | | (1) rendered by a company for private use within its |
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465 | 454 | | organization, or |
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466 | 455 | | (2) used, allocated, or distributed by a company to |
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467 | 456 | | its affiliated group, |
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468 | 457 | | f. Regulatory assessments and charges, includi ng charges |
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469 | 458 | | to fund the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund, the |
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499 | 487 | | g. Telecommunications nonrecurring charges, including but |
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500 | 488 | | not limited to the installation, connection, change or |
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501 | 489 | | initiation of telecommu nications services which are |
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502 | 490 | | not associated with a retail consumer sale; |
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503 | 491 | | 19. Sales of railroad track spikes manufactured and so ld for |
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504 | 492 | | use in this state in the construction or repair of railroad tracks, |
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505 | 493 | | switches, sidings and turnouts; |
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506 | 494 | | 20. Sales of aircraf t and aircraft parts provided such sales |
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507 | 495 | | occur at a qualified aircraft maintenance facility. As used in this |
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508 | 496 | | paragraph, “qualified aircraft maintenance facility” means a |
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509 | 497 | | facility operated by an air common carrier, including one or more |
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510 | 498 | | component overhaul support buildings or structures in an area owned, |
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511 | 499 | | leased or controlled by the air common carrier, at which there were |
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512 | 500 | | employed at least two thousand (2,000) full-time-equivalent |
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513 | 501 | | employees in the preceding year as certified by the Oklahoma |
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514 | 502 | | Employment Security Commission and which is primarily related to the |
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515 | 503 | | fabrication, repair, alteration, modification, refurbishing, |
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516 | 504 | | maintenance, building or rebuilding of commercial aircraft or |
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517 | 505 | | aircraft parts used in air common carriage. For purposes of this |
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518 | 506 | | paragraph, “air common carrier” shall also include members of an |
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519 | 507 | | affiliated group as defined by Section 1504 of the Internal Revenue |
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520 | 508 | | Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 1504. Beginning July 1, 2012, sales of |
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550 | 537 | | maintenance of aircraft, aircraft engines, or aircraft component |
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551 | 538 | | parts which occur at a qualified aircraft maintenance facility; |
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552 | 539 | | 21. Sales of machinery and equipment purchased and used by |
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553 | 540 | | persons and establishments primarily engaged in computer services |
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554 | 541 | | and data processing: |
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555 | 542 | | a. as defined under Industrial Group Numbers 7372 and |
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556 | 543 | | 7373 of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) |
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557 | 544 | | Manual, latest version, which derive at least fifty |
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558 | 545 | | percent (50%) of their annual gross revenues from the |
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559 | 546 | | sale of a product or service to an out -of-state buyer |
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560 | 547 | | or consumer, and |
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561 | 548 | | b. as defined under Industrial Group Number 7374 of the |
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562 | 549 | | SIC Manual, latest version, which derive at least |
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563 | 550 | | eighty percent (80%) of their annual gr oss revenues |
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564 | 551 | | from the sale of a product or service to an out -of- |
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565 | 552 | | state buyer or consumer. |
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566 | 553 | | Eligibility for the exemption set out i n this paragraph shall be |
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567 | 554 | | established, subject to review by the Ta x Commission, by annually |
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568 | 555 | | filing an affidavit with the Tax Com mission stating that the |
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569 | 556 | | facility so qualifies and such information as required by the Tax |
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570 | 557 | | Commission. For purposes of determin ing whether annual gross |
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571 | 558 | | revenues are derived from sales to out -of-state buyers or consumers, |
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601 | 587 | | 22. Sales of prosthetic devices to an individual for use by |
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602 | 588 | | such individual. For purposes of this paragraph, “prosthetic |
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603 | 589 | | device” shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 1357.6 o f |
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604 | 590 | | this title, but shall not include corrective eye glasses, contact |
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605 | 591 | | lenses or hearing aids; |
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606 | 592 | | 23. Sales of tangible personal prop erty or services to a motion |
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607 | 593 | | picture or television production comp any to be used or consumed in |
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608 | 594 | | connection with an eligible prod uction. For purposes of this |
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609 | 595 | | paragraph, “eligible production” means a documentary, special, music |
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610 | 596 | | video, or a television commer cial or television program that will |
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611 | 597 | | serve as a pilot for or be a segment of an ongoing dramatic or |
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612 | 598 | | situation comedy series film ed or taped for network or national or |
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613 | 599 | | regional syndication or a feature -length motion picture intended for |
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614 | 600 | | theatrical release o r for network or national or regional |
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615 | 601 | | syndication or broadcast. T he provisions of this paragraph shall |
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616 | 602 | | apply to sales occurring on or after July 1, 1996. In order to |
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617 | 603 | | qualify for the exemption, the motion picture or television |
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618 | 604 | | production company shall fil e any documentation and information |
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619 | 605 | | required to be submitted pursu ant to rules promulgated by the Tax |
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620 | 606 | | Commission; |
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621 | 607 | | 24. Sales of diesel fuel sold for consumption by commercial |
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622 | 608 | | vessels, barges and other commercial watercraft; |
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652 | 637 | | provide educational programs for O klahoma science students and |
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653 | 638 | | teachers and to tax-exempt independent nonprofit community blood |
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654 | 639 | | banks headquartered in this state; |
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655 | 640 | | 26. Effective May 6, 1992, sales of wireless telecommunications |
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656 | 641 | | equipment to a vendor who subsequently transfers the equipment at no |
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657 | 642 | | charge or for a discounted charge to a consumer as part of a |
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658 | 643 | | promotional package or as an inducement to commence or conti nue a |
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659 | 644 | | contract for wireless telecommunications services; |
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660 | 645 | | 27. Effective January 1, 1991, leases of rail transportation |
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661 | 646 | | cars to haul coal to coal-fired plants located in this state which |
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662 | 647 | | generate electric power; |
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663 | 648 | | 28. Beginning July 1, 2005, sales of aircraf t engine repairs, |
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664 | 649 | | modification, and replacement parts, sales of ai rcraft frame repairs |
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665 | 650 | | and modification, aircraft interior modif ication, and paint, and |
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666 | 651 | | sales of services employed in the repair, modification and |
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667 | 652 | | replacement of parts of aircraft engines, air craft frame and |
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668 | 653 | | interior repair and modification, and paint; |
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669 | 654 | | 29. Sales of materials and supplies to the owner or operator of |
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670 | 655 | | a ship, motor vessel or barge that is used in interstate or |
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671 | 656 | | international commerce if the materials and supplies: |
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702 | 686 | | b. enter into and become component parts of the ship, |
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703 | 687 | | motor vessel or barge; |
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704 | 688 | | 30. Sales of tangible personal property made at estate sales at |
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705 | 689 | | which such property is offered for sale on the premises of the |
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706 | 690 | | former residence of the decedent by a person who is not required to |
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707 | 691 | | be licensed pursuant to the Transient Merchant Licensing Act, or who |
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708 | 692 | | is not otherwise required to obtain a sales tax permit f or the sale |
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709 | 693 | | of such property pursuant to the provisions of Section 1364 of this |
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710 | 694 | | title; provided: |
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711 | 695 | | a. such sale or event may not b e held for a period |
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712 | 696 | | exceeding three (3) consecutive days, |
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713 | 697 | | b. the sale must be conducted within six (6) months of |
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714 | 698 | | the date of death of the decedent, and |
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715 | 699 | | c. the exemption allowed by this paragraph shall not be |
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716 | 700 | | allowed for property that was not part of the |
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717 | 701 | | decedent’s estate; |
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718 | 702 | | 31. Beginning January 1, 2004, sales of electricity and |
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719 | 703 | | associated delivery and transmission services, when so ld exclusively |
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720 | 704 | | for use by an oil and gas operator for reservoir de watering projects |
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721 | 705 | | and associated operations commencing on or a fter July 1, 2003, in |
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722 | 706 | | which the initial water -to-oil ratio is greater than or equal to |
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753 | 736 | | 32. Sales of prewritten computer software that is delivered |
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754 | 737 | | electronically. For purposes of this paragraph, “delivered |
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755 | 738 | | electronically” means delivered to the purchaser by means other than |
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756 | 739 | | tangible storage media ; |
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757 | 740 | | 33. Sales of modular dwelling units when built at a product ion |
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758 | 741 | | facility and moved in whole or in parts, to be assembled on -site, |
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759 | 742 | | and permanently affixed to the real property and used for |
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760 | 743 | | residential or commercial purposes. The exemption provided by thi s |
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761 | 744 | | paragraph shall equal forty-five percent (45%) of the total sales |
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762 | 745 | | price of the modular dwelling unit. For purposes of this paragraph, |
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763 | 746 | | “modular dwelling unit ” means a structure that is not subject to the |
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764 | 747 | | motor vehicle excise tax imposed pursuant to Secti on 2103 of this |
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765 | 748 | | title; |
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766 | 749 | | 34. Sales of tangible personal propert y or services to: |
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767 | 750 | | a. persons who are residents of Oklahoma and have been |
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768 | 751 | | honorably discharged from active service in any branch |
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769 | 752 | | of the Armed Forces of the United States or Oklahoma |
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770 | 753 | | National Guard and who have been certified by the |
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771 | 754 | | United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its |
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772 | 755 | | successor to be in receipt of disability compensation |
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773 | 756 | | at the one-hundred-percent rate and the disabil ity |
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804 | 786 | | with the veterans registry created by the Oklahoma |
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805 | 787 | | Department of Veterans Affairs; provided, that if the |
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806 | 788 | | veteran has previously received the sales tax |
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807 | 789 | | exemption pursuant to this subparagraph, no |
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808 | 790 | | registration with the vet erans registry shall be |
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809 | 791 | | required, or |
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810 | 792 | | b. the surviving spouse of the person in subparagraph a |
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811 | 793 | | of this paragraph if the person is deceased and the |
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812 | 794 | | spouse has not remarried. Sales for the benefit of an |
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813 | 795 | | eligible person to a spouse of the eligible person or |
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814 | 796 | | to a member of the household in which the eligible |
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815 | 797 | | person resides and who is authorized to make purchases |
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816 | 798 | | on the person’s behalf, when such eligible person is |
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817 | 799 | | not present at the sale, shall also b e exempt for |
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818 | 800 | | purposes of this paragraph. The Oklahoma Tax |
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819 | 801 | | Commission shall issue a separate exemption card to a |
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820 | 802 | | spouse of an eligible person or to a member of the |
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821 | 803 | | household in which the eli gible person resides who is |
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822 | 804 | | authorized to make purchases on the pe rson’s behalf, |
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823 | 805 | | if requested by the eligible person. Sales qua lifying |
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824 | 806 | | for the exemption authorized by this paragraph shall |
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855 | 836 | | by this paragraph shall not excee d One Thousand |
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856 | 837 | | Dollars ($1,000.00) per year for an unremarried |
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857 | 838 | | surviving spouse. Upon request of the Tax Commission, |
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858 | 839 | | a person asserting or claiming the exemption |
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859 | 840 | | authorized by this paragraph sh all provide a |
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860 | 841 | | statement, executed under oath, that the total s ales |
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861 | 842 | | amounts for which the exemption is applicable have not |
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862 | 843 | | exceeded Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per |
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863 | 844 | | year per living disabled veteran or One Thousand |
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864 | 845 | | Dollars ($1,000.00) per year f or an unremarried |
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865 | 846 | | surviving spouse. If the amount of such exe mpt sales |
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866 | 847 | | exceeds such amount, the sales tax in excess of the |
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867 | 848 | | authorized amount shall be treated as a direct sales |
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868 | 849 | | tax liability and may be recovered by the Tax |
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869 | 850 | | Commission in the same manner pro vided by law for |
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870 | 851 | | other taxes, including penalty and interest. The Tax |
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871 | 852 | | Commission shall promulgate any rules necessary to |
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872 | 853 | | implement the provisions of this section; |
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873 | 854 | | 35. Sales of electricity to the operator, specifically |
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874 | 855 | | designated by the Corporation Commis sion, of a spacing unit or lease |
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875 | 856 | | from which oil is produced or attempted to be produced using |
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906 | 886 | | for the operation of equipm ent required to inject or circulate |
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907 | 887 | | fluids in a producing formation for the purpose of forcing oil or |
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908 | 888 | | petroleum into a wellbore for eventual recovery and production from |
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909 | 889 | | the wellhead. In order to be eligible for the sales tax exemption |
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910 | 890 | | authorized by this paragraph, the total content of oil recovered |
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911 | 891 | | after the use of enhanced recovery methods shall not exceed one |
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912 | 892 | | percent (1%) by volume. The exemption authorized by this paragraph |
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913 | 893 | | shall be applicable only to the state sales tax rate and shall not |
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914 | 894 | | be applicable to any county or municipal sales tax rate; |
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915 | 895 | | 36. Sales of intrastate charter and tour bus transportation. |
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916 | 896 | | As used in this paragraph, “intrastate charter and tour bus |
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917 | 897 | | transportation” means the transportation of persons from one |
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918 | 898 | | location in this state to another location in this state in a motor |
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919 | 899 | | vehicle which has been constructed in such a manner that it may |
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920 | 900 | | lawfully carry more th an eighteen persons, and which is ordinarily |
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921 | 901 | | used or rented to car ry persons for compensation. Provided, this |
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922 | 902 | | exemption shall not apply to regularly scheduled bus transportation |
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923 | 903 | | for the general public; |
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924 | 904 | | 37. Sales of vitamins, minerals and dietary suppleme nts by a |
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925 | 905 | | licensed chiropractor to a person who is the patient of s uch |
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926 | 906 | | chiropractor at the physical location where the chiropract or |
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956 | 935 | | medicine or substance for which a prescription by a licensed |
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957 | 936 | | physician is required; |
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958 | 937 | | 38. Sales of goods, wares, merchandise, t angible personal |
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959 | 938 | | property, machinery and equipment to a web search portal located in |
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960 | 939 | | this state which derives at least eighty pe rcent (80%) of its annual |
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961 | 940 | | gross revenue from the sale of a product or service to an out-of- |
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962 | 941 | | state buyer or consumer. For purpose s of this paragraph, “web |
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963 | 942 | | search portal” means an establishment classified under NAICS code |
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964 | 943 | | 519130 which operates websites that use a search engine to generate |
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965 | 944 | | and maintain extensive databases o f Internet addresses and content |
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966 | 945 | | in an easily searchable forma t; |
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967 | 946 | | 39. Sales of tangible personal property consumed or |
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968 | 947 | | incorporated in the construction or expansion of a facility for a |
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969 | 948 | | corporation organized under Section 437 et seq. of Title 18 of the |
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970 | 949 | | Oklahoma Statutes as a rural electric cooperative. For purposes of |
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971 | 950 | | this paragraph, sales made to a contractor or subcontractor that has |
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972 | 951 | | previously entered into a contractual relationship with a rural |
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973 | 952 | | electric cooperative for construction or expansion of a faci lity |
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974 | 953 | | shall be considered sales made to a rural electric cooper ative; |
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975 | 954 | | 40. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a |
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976 | 955 | | business primarily engaged in the repair of consumer electronic |
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977 | 956 | | goods, including, but not limited to, cell phones, compact disc |
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1007 | 985 | | computer or Internet connections, if the devices are sold to the |
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1008 | 986 | | business by the original manufacturer of such devices and the |
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1009 | 987 | | devices are repaired, refitted or refurbished for sale by the entity |
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1010 | 988 | | qualifying for the exemption authorized by this paragraph directly |
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1011 | 989 | | to retail consumers or if the devices are sold to another business |
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1012 | 990 | | entity for sale to retail consumers; |
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1013 | 991 | | 41. Before July 1, 2019, sales of rolling stock when sold or |
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1014 | 992 | | leased by the manufacturer, regardless of whether the purchaser is a |
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1015 | 993 | | public services corporation engaged in business as a common carrier |
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1016 | 994 | | of property or passengers by railway, for use or consumption by a |
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1017 | 995 | | common carrier directly in the rendition of public service. For |
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1018 | 996 | | purposes of this paragraph, “rolling stock” means locomotives, |
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1019 | 997 | | autocars and railroad cars; and |
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1020 | 998 | | 42. Sales of gold, silver, plati num, palladium or other bullion |
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1021 | 999 | | items such as coins and bars and l egal tender of any nation, which |
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1022 | 1000 | | legal tender is sold accordin g to its value as precious metal or as |
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1023 | 1001 | | an investment. As used in the paragraph, “bullion” means any |
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1024 | 1002 | | precious metal, including, but not limited to, gold, silver, |
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1025 | 1003 | | platinum and palladium, that is in such a state or condition that |
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1026 | 1004 | | its value depends upon its p recious metal content and not its form. |
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1027 | 1005 | | The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall not apply to |
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1057 | 1034 | | 43. For tax years 2022 through 2027, sales of commercial |
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1058 | 1035 | | forestry service equipment, limited to forwarders, feller bunchers, |
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1059 | 1036 | | track skidders, wheeled skidders, hyd raulic excavators, delimbers, |
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1060 | 1037 | | soil compactors and sk id steer loaders, to businesses engag ed in |
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1061 | 1038 | | logging, timber and tree farming. |
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1062 | 1039 | | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. |
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