38 | | - | An Act relating to sales tax exemption; amending 68 |
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39 | | - | O.S. 2021, Section 1357, as amend ed by Section 1, |
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40 | | - | Chapter 206, O.S.L. 2022 (68 O.S. Su pp. 2022, Section |
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41 | | - | 1357), which relates to exemptions; authorizing |
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42 | | - | surviving spouse exemption for certain cir cumstance; |
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43 | | - | modifying limit on sales q ualifying for certain |
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44 | | - | exemption for surviving spou se; updating statutory |
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45 | | - | language; and providing an effective d ate. |
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| 43 | + | [ sales tax exemption - limit on sales - effective |
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50 | 49 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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51 | 50 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1357, as |
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52 | 51 | | amended by Section 1, Chapter 206, O.S.L. 2022 (68 O.S. Supp. 2022, |
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53 | 52 | | Section 1357), is amended to read as foll ows: |
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54 | 53 | | Section 1357. Exemptions – General. |
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55 | 54 | | There are hereby specifically exempted from the tax levied by |
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56 | 55 | | the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code: |
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57 | 56 | | 1. Transportation of school pupi ls to and from elementary |
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58 | 57 | | schools or high schools in motor or other vehicles; |
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59 | 58 | | 2. Transportation of persons where the fare of each person does |
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60 | 59 | | not exceed One Dollar ($1.00), or local transportatio n of persons |
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61 | 60 | | within the corporate limits of a municipality e xcept by taxicabs; |
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90 | 90 | | state, provided that such sales to residents of this s tate are made |
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91 | 91 | | to persons to whom sales tax permits have been issued as provided in |
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92 | 92 | | the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code. This exemption shall not apply to the |
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93 | 93 | | sales of articles made to persons holding permits when such persons |
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94 | 94 | | purchase items for their use and whic h they are not regularly |
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95 | 95 | | engaged in the business of resellin g; neither shall this exemption |
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96 | 96 | | apply to sales of tangible personal property to peddlers, solicitors |
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97 | 97 | | and other salespersons who do not have an established place of |
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98 | 98 | | business and a sales tax permit. The exemption provided by this |
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99 | 99 | | paragraph shall apply to sa les of motor fuel or diesel fuel to a |
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100 | 100 | | Group Five vendor, but the use of such motor fuel or diesel fuel by |
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101 | 101 | | the Group Five vendor shall not be exempt from the tax levied by the |
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102 | 102 | | Oklahoma Sales Tax Co de. The purchase of motor fuel or diesel fuel |
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103 | 103 | | is exempt from sales tax when the motor fuel is for shipment outside |
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104 | 104 | | this state and consumed by a common carrier by rail in the conduct |
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105 | 105 | | of its business. The sales tax shall apply to the purchase of motor |
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106 | 106 | | fuel or diesel fuel in Oklahoma by a common carrier by rail when |
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107 | 107 | | such motor fuel is purchased for fueling, within this state, of any |
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108 | 108 | | locomotive or other motorized flanged wheel equipment; |
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109 | 109 | | 4. Sales of advertising space in newspapers and periodicals; |
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110 | 110 | | 5. Sales of programs relating to s porting and entertainment |
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111 | 111 | | events, and sales of advertising on billboards (including signage, |
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140 | 141 | | entertainment events, and sales of any advertising, to be displayed |
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141 | 142 | | at or in connection with a sporting event, via the Internet, |
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142 | 143 | | electronic display devices or through public address or broadcast |
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143 | 144 | | systems. The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be |
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144 | 145 | | effective for all sales made on or af ter January 1, 2001; |
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145 | 146 | | 6. Sales of any advertising, other than the advertising |
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146 | 147 | | described by paragraph 5 of this section, via the Internet, |
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147 | 148 | | electronic display devices or through the electronic media including |
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148 | 149 | | radio, public address o r broadcast systems, tel evision (whether |
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149 | 150 | | through closed circuit broadcasting systems or otherwise), and cable |
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150 | 151 | | and satellite television, and the servicing of any advertising |
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151 | 152 | | devices; |
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152 | 153 | | 7. Eggs, feed, supplies, machinery, and equipment purchased by |
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153 | 154 | | persons regularly engaged in the business of raising worms, fish, |
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154 | 155 | | any insect, or any other form of terrestrial or aquatic animal life |
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155 | 156 | | and used for the purpose of raising same for marketing. This |
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156 | 157 | | exemption shall only be granted and extended to the purchaser when |
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157 | 158 | | the items are to be used a nd in fact are used in the raising of |
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158 | 159 | | animal life as set out above. Each purchaser shall certify, in |
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159 | 160 | | writing, on the invoice or sales ticket retained by the vendor that |
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160 | 161 | | the purchaser is regularly engaged in the business of raising s uch |
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161 | 162 | | animal life and that the items purchased will be used on ly in such |
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190 | 192 | | benefit of the exemption. Violation hereof by the purc haser or |
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191 | 193 | | vendor shall be a misdemeanor; |
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192 | 194 | | 8. Sale of natural or artificial gas and electricity, and |
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193 | 195 | | associated delivery or transmi ssion services, when sold exclusively |
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194 | 196 | | for residential use. Provided, this exemption shall not apply to |
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195 | 197 | | any sales tax levied by a city or town, or a county or any other |
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196 | 198 | | jurisdiction in this state; |
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197 | 199 | | 9. In addition to the exemptions authorized by Section 135 7.6 |
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198 | 200 | | of this title, sales of drugs sold pursuant to a prescription |
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199 | 201 | | written for the treatment of human beings by a person license d to |
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200 | 202 | | prescribe the drugs, and sales of insulin and medical oxygen. |
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201 | 203 | | Provided, this exemption shall not apply to over-the-counter drugs; |
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202 | 204 | | 10. Transfers of title or possession of empty, partially |
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203 | 205 | | filled, or filled returnable oil and chemical drums to any per son |
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204 | 206 | | who is not regularly engaged in the business of sellin g, reselling |
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205 | 207 | | or otherwise transferring empty, partially filled or filled |
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206 | 208 | | returnable oil drums; |
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207 | 209 | | 11. Sales of one-way utensils, paper napkins, paper cups, |
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208 | 210 | | disposable hot containers, and other one-way carry out materials to |
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209 | 211 | | a vendor of meals or beverages; |
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210 | 212 | | 12. Sales of food or food products for home consumption which |
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211 | 213 | | are purchased in whole or in part with coupons issued pursuant to |
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240 | 243 | | portion purchased with such coupons. The exemption provided for |
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241 | 244 | | such sales shall be inapplicable to such sales upon the effective |
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242 | 245 | | date of any federal law that removes the requirement of the |
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243 | 246 | | exemption as a condition for participation by the state in the |
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244 | 247 | | federal food stamp program; |
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245 | 248 | | 13. Sales of food or food products, or any equ ipment or |
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246 | 249 | | supplies used in the preparation of the food or food products to or |
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247 | 250 | | by an organization which: |
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248 | 251 | | a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of |
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249 | 252 | | Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 |
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250 | 253 | | U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which provid es and |
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251 | 254 | | delivers prepared meals for home consumption to |
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252 | 255 | | elderly or homebound persons as part of a program |
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253 | 256 | | commonly known as “Meals on Wheels” or “Mobile Meals”, |
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254 | 257 | | or |
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255 | 258 | | b. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of |
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256 | 259 | | Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal R evenue Code, 26 |
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257 | 260 | | U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), and which receives federal |
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258 | 261 | | funding pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, |
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259 | 262 | | as amended, for the purpose of providing nutrition |
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260 | 263 | | programs for the care and benefit of elderly persons; |
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290 | 294 | | Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C ., Section 501(c)(3), |
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291 | 295 | | and: |
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292 | 296 | | (1) are primarily involved in the collection and |
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293 | 297 | | distribution of food and other household products |
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294 | 298 | | to other organizations that facilitate the |
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295 | 299 | | distribution of such products to the needy and |
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296 | 300 | | such distributee organizations are exemp t from |
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297 | 301 | | taxation pursuant to the provisions of Section |
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298 | 302 | | 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 |
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299 | 303 | | U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), or |
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300 | 304 | | (2) facilitate the distribution of such products to |
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301 | 305 | | the needy. |
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302 | 306 | | b. Sales made in the course of business for profit or |
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303 | 307 | | savings, competing with other persons engaged in the |
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304 | 308 | | same or similar business shall not be exempt under |
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305 | 309 | | this paragraph; |
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306 | 310 | | 15. Sales of tangible personal property or services to |
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307 | 311 | | children’s homes which are located on church-owned property and are |
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308 | 312 | | operated by organization s exempt from taxation pursuant to the |
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309 | 313 | | provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section |
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310 | 314 | | 501(c)(3); |
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340 | 345 | | manufacturing facility. For purposes of this paragraph, “qualified |
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341 | 346 | | aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility” means a new or |
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342 | 347 | | expanding facility primarily engaged in aircraf t repair, building or |
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343 | 348 | | rebuilding whether or not on a factory basis, whose total cost of |
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344 | 349 | | construction exceeds the sum of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) |
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345 | 350 | | and which employs at least two hundred fifty (250) new full-time- |
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346 | 351 | | equivalent employees, as certified by the Oklahoma Employment |
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347 | 352 | | Security Commission, upon completion of the facility. In order to |
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348 | 353 | | qualify for the exemption provided for by this paragraph, the cost |
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349 | 354 | | of the items purchased by the qualified aircraft maintenance or |
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350 | 355 | | manufacturing facility shall e qual or exceed the sum of Two Millio n |
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351 | 356 | | Dollars ($2,000,000.00); |
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352 | 357 | | 17. Sales of tangible personal property consumed or |
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353 | 358 | | incorporated in the construction or expansion of a qualified |
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354 | 359 | | aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility as defined in |
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355 | 360 | | paragraph 16 of this section. For purposes of this pa ragraph, sales |
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356 | 361 | | made to a contractor or subcontractor that has previously entered |
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357 | 362 | | into a contractual relationship with a qualified aircraft |
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358 | 363 | | maintenance or manufacturing facility for construction or expansion |
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359 | 364 | | of such a facility shall be considered sales made to a qualified |
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360 | 365 | | aircraft maintenance or manufacturing facility; |
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390 | 396 | | allows a caller to dial a toll-free number without |
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391 | 397 | | incurring a charge for the call. The service is |
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392 | 398 | | typically marketed under the name “800”, “855”, “866”, |
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393 | 399 | | “877” and “888” toll-free calling, and any subsequent |
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394 | 400 | | numbers designated by the Federal Communic ations |
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395 | 401 | | Commission, |
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396 | 402 | | b. Interstate and International “900 service”. “900 |
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397 | 403 | | service” means an inbound toll “telecommunications |
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398 | 404 | | service” purchased by a subscriber that allows the |
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399 | 405 | | subscriber’s customers to call in to the subscriber’s |
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400 | 406 | | prerecorded announcement or live service. “900 |
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401 | 407 | | service” does not include the charge for: collection |
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402 | 408 | | services provided by the seller of the |
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403 | 409 | | “telecommunications services” to the subscriber, or |
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404 | 410 | | service or product sold by the subscriber to the |
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405 | 411 | | subscriber’s customer. The service is t ypically |
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406 | 412 | | marketed under the na me “900” service, and any |
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407 | 413 | | subsequent numbers designated by the Federal |
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408 | 414 | | Communications Commission, |
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409 | 415 | | c. Interstate and International “private communications |
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410 | 416 | | service”. “Private communications service” means a |
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440 | 447 | | among termination points, regardless of the manner in |
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441 | 448 | | which such channel or channels are connected, and |
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442 | 449 | | includes switching capacity , extension lines, stations |
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443 | 450 | | and any other associated services that are provided in |
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444 | 451 | | connection with the use of such channel or channels, |
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445 | 452 | | d. “Value-added nonvoice data service”. “Value-added |
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446 | 453 | | nonvoice data service” means a service that otherwise |
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447 | 454 | | meets the definition of “telecommunications services” |
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448 | 455 | | in which computer processing applications are used to |
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449 | 456 | | act on the form, content, code or protocol of the |
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450 | 457 | | information or data primarily for a purpose othe r than |
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451 | 458 | | transmission, conveyance, or routing, |
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452 | 459 | | e. Interstate and International telecommunications |
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453 | 460 | | service which is: |
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454 | 461 | | (1) rendered by a company for private use within its |
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455 | 462 | | organization, or |
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456 | 463 | | (2) used, allocated or distributed by a company to |
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457 | 464 | | its affiliated group, |
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458 | 465 | | f. Regulatory assessments and charges including charges |
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459 | 466 | | to fund the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund, the |
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490 | 498 | | or initiation of telecommunications se rvices which are |
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491 | 499 | | not associated with a retail consumer sale; |
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492 | 500 | | 19. Sales of railroad track spikes manufactured and sold for |
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493 | 501 | | use in this state in the construction or repair of railroad tracks, |
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494 | 502 | | switches, sidings, and turnouts; |
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495 | 503 | | 20. Sales of aircraft and aircraft parts provided such sales |
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496 | 504 | | occur at a qualified aircraft ma intenance facility. As used in this |
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497 | 505 | | paragraph, “qualified aircraft maint enance facility” means a |
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498 | 506 | | facility operated by an air common car rier including one or more |
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499 | 507 | | component overhaul support buildings or structures in an area owned, |
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500 | 508 | | leased, or controlled by the air common carrier, at which there were |
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501 | 509 | | employed at least two thousa nd (2,000) full-time-equivalent |
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502 | 510 | | employees in the preceding year as certified by the Oklahoma |
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503 | 511 | | Employment Security Commission and which is primarily related to the |
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504 | 512 | | fabrication, repair, alteration, modification, refurbishing, |
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505 | 513 | | maintenance, building, or rebuilding of commercial aircraft or |
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506 | 514 | | aircraft parts used in air common carriage. For purposes of this |
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507 | 515 | | paragraph, “air common carrier” shall also include members of an |
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508 | 516 | | affiliated group as d efined by Section 1504 of the Internal Revenue |
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509 | 517 | | Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 15 04. Beginning July 1, 2012, sales of |
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540 | 549 | | 21. Sales of machinery and equipment purchased and used by |
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541 | 550 | | persons and establishments primarily engaged in computer services |
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542 | 551 | | and data processing: |
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543 | 552 | | a. as defined under Industrial Group Numbers 7372 and |
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544 | 553 | | 7373 of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) |
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545 | 554 | | Manual, latest version, which derive at least fifty |
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546 | 555 | | percent (50%) of their annual gross revenues from the |
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547 | 556 | | sale of a product or service t o an out-of-state buyer |
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548 | 557 | | or consumer, and |
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549 | 558 | | b. as defined under Industrial Gr oup Number 7374 of the |
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550 | 559 | | SIC Manual, latest version, which derive at least |
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551 | 560 | | eighty percent (80%) of their annual gross revenues |
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552 | 561 | | from the sale of a product or service to an out-of- |
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553 | 562 | | state buyer or consumer. |
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554 | 563 | | Eligibility for the exemption set out in this paragraph shall be |
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555 | 564 | | established, subject to review by the Tax Commission, by annually |
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556 | 565 | | filing an affidavit with the Tax Commission stating that the |
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557 | 566 | | facility so qualifies and such information as required by the Tax |
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558 | 567 | | Commission. For purposes of determining whether annu al gross |
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559 | 568 | | revenues are derived from sales to out-of-state buyers or consumers, |
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590 | 600 | | device” shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 1357.6 of |
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591 | 601 | | this title, but shall not include corrective eye glasses, contact |
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592 | 602 | | lenses, or hearing aids; |
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593 | 603 | | 23. Sales of tangible personal property or service s to a motion |
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594 | 604 | | picture or television production company to be used or consumed in |
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595 | 605 | | connection with an eligible production. For purposes of this |
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596 | 606 | | paragraph, “eligible production” means a documentary, special, music |
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597 | 607 | | video or a television commercial or televisi on program that will |
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598 | 608 | | serve as a pilot for or be a segment of an ongoing dramatic or |
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599 | 609 | | situation comedy series filmed or taped for network or national or |
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600 | 610 | | regional syndication or a featu re-length motion picture intended for |
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601 | 611 | | theatrical release or for network or national or regional |
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602 | 612 | | syndication or broadcast. The provisions of this paragraph shall |
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603 | 613 | | apply to sales occurring on or after July 1, 1996. In order to |
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604 | 614 | | qualify for the exemption, the motion picture or television |
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605 | 615 | | production company shall file any documentat ion and information |
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606 | 616 | | required to be submitted pursuant to rules promulgated by the Tax |
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607 | 617 | | Commission; |
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608 | 618 | | 24. Sales of diesel fuel sold for consumption by commercial |
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609 | 619 | | vessels, barges and oth er commercial watercraft; |
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639 | 650 | | teachers and to tax-exempt independent no nprofit community blood |
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640 | 651 | | banks headquartered in this state; |
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641 | 652 | | 26. Effective May 6, 1992, sales of wireless telecommunications |
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642 | 653 | | equipment to a vendor who subsequently transfers the equipment at no |
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643 | 654 | | charge or for a discounted charge to a consumer as part of a |
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644 | 655 | | promotional package or as an inducement to commence or continue a |
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645 | 656 | | contract for wireless telecommunications services; |
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646 | 657 | | 27. Effective January 1, 1991, leases of rail transportation |
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647 | 658 | | cars to haul coal to coal-fired plants located in this state which |
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648 | 659 | | generate electric power; |
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649 | 660 | | 28. Beginning July 1, 2005, sales of aircraft engine repairs , |
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650 | 661 | | modification, and replacement parts, sales of aircraft frame repairs |
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651 | 662 | | and modification, aircraft interior modification, and paint, and |
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652 | 663 | | sales of services employed in the repair, modi fication, and |
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653 | 664 | | replacement of parts of aircraft engines, aircraft frame and |
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654 | 665 | | interior repair and modification, and paint; |
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655 | 666 | | 29. Sales of materials and supplies to the owner or operator of |
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656 | 667 | | a ship, motor vessel, or barge that is used in interstate or |
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657 | 668 | | international commerce if the materials and supplies: |
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689 | 701 | | 30. Sales of tangible personal property made at estate sales at |
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690 | 702 | | which such property is offered for sale on the premises of the |
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691 | 703 | | former residence of the decedent by a person who is not required to |
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692 | 704 | | be licensed pursuant to the Transient Merchant Licensing Act, or who |
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693 | 705 | | is not otherwise required to obtain a sales tax permit for the sale |
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694 | 706 | | of such property pursuant to the provisions of Section 1364 of this |
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695 | 707 | | title; provided: |
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696 | 708 | | a. such sale or event may not be held for a period |
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697 | 709 | | exceeding three (3) consecutive days, |
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698 | 710 | | b. the sale must be conducted within six (6) months of |
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699 | 711 | | the date of death of the d ecedent, and |
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700 | 712 | | c. the exemption allowed by this paragraph shall not be |
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701 | 713 | | allowed for property that was not part of the |
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702 | 714 | | decedent’s estate; |
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703 | 715 | | 31. Beginning January 1, 2004, sales of electri city and |
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704 | 716 | | associated delivery and transmission services, when sold exclusiv ely |
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705 | 717 | | for use by an oil and gas operator for reservoir dewatering projects |
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706 | 718 | | and associated operations commencing on or after July 1, 2003, in |
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707 | 719 | | which the initial water-to-oil ratio is greater than or equal to |
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739 | 752 | | electronically” means delivered to t he purchaser by means other than |
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740 | 753 | | tangible storage media; |
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741 | 754 | | 33. Sales of modular dwelling units when built at a production |
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742 | 755 | | facility and moved in whole or in parts, to be assembled on -site, |
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743 | 756 | | and permanently affixed to the real property and used for |
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744 | 757 | | residential or commercial purposes. The exemption provided by this |
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745 | 758 | | paragraph shall equal forty-five percent (45%) of the total sales |
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746 | 759 | | price of the modular dwelling unit. For purposes of this p aragraph, |
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747 | 760 | | “modular dwelling unit” means a structure that is not subject to the |
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748 | 761 | | motor vehicle excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 2103 of this |
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749 | 762 | | title; |
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750 | 763 | | 34. Sales of tangible personal property or services to: |
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751 | 764 | | a. persons who are residents of Oklahoma and ha ve been |
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752 | 765 | | honorably discharged from active service in any branch |
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753 | 766 | | of the Armed Forces of the United States or Oklahoma |
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754 | 767 | | National Guard and who have been certified by the |
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755 | 768 | | United States Department of Ve terans Affairs or its |
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756 | 769 | | successor to be in receipt of awarded disability |
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757 | 770 | | compensation at the one-hundred-percent rate and the |
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789 | 803 | | that if the veteran received the sales tax exemption |
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790 | 804 | | prior to November 1, 2020, he or she shall be required |
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791 | 805 | | to register with the vet erans registry prior to July |
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792 | 806 | | 1, 2023, in order to remain qua lified, or |
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793 | 807 | | b. the surviving spouse of the person in subparagraph a |
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794 | 808 | | of this paragraph if the person is deceased and the |
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795 | 809 | | spouse has not remarried and the surviving spouse of a |
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796 | 810 | | person who is determined by the United States |
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797 | 811 | | Department of Defense or any branch of the United |
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798 | 812 | | States military to have died while in the line of duty |
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799 | 813 | | if the spouse has not remarried. Sales for the |
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800 | 814 | | benefit of an eligible person to a spouse of the |
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801 | 815 | | eligible person or to a member of the household in |
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802 | 816 | | which the eligible person resid es and who is |
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803 | 817 | | authorized to make purchases on the person’s behalf, |
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804 | 818 | | when such eligible person is not present at the sale, |
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805 | 819 | | shall also be exempt for purposes of this paragraph. |
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806 | 820 | | The Oklahoma Tax Commission s hall issue a separate |
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807 | 821 | | exemption card to a spouse of an eligible person or to |
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839 | 854 | | veteran from eligibility for the sales tax e xemption |
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840 | 855 | | on the basis that the disability rating was awarded on |
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841 | 856 | | or after the veteran’s date of death. Sales |
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842 | 857 | | qualifying for the exemption authorized by this |
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843 | 858 | | paragraph shall not exceed Twenty-five Thousand |
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844 | 859 | | Dollars ($25,000.00) per year per individual while the |
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845 | 860 | | disabled veteran is living. Sales qualifying for the |
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846 | 861 | | exemption authorized by this paragraph shall not |
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847 | 862 | | exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) Ten Thousand |
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848 | 863 | | Dollars ($10,000.00) per year for an unremarried |
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849 | 864 | | surviving spouse. Upon request of the Tax Commission, |
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850 | 865 | | a person asserting or claiming the exemption |
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851 | 866 | | authorized by this paragraph shall provide a |
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852 | 867 | | statement, executed under oat h, that the total sales |
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853 | 868 | | amounts for which the exemption is app licable have not |
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854 | 869 | | exceeded Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per |
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855 | 870 | | year per living disabled veteran or One Thousand |
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856 | 871 | | Dollars ($1,000.00) Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) |
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857 | 872 | | per year for an unremarried su rviving spouse. If the |
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889 | 905 | | interest. The Tax Commission shall promulgate any |
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890 | 906 | | rules necessary to implement the provisions of this |
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891 | 907 | | paragraph, which shall include rules providing for the |
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892 | 908 | | disclosure of information about persons eligible for |
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893 | 909 | | the exemption authorized in this par agraph to the |
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894 | 910 | | Oklahoma Department of Veteran’s Veterans Affairs, as |
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895 | 911 | | authorized in Section 205 of this title; |
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896 | 912 | | 35. Sales of electricity to the operator, specifically |
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897 | 913 | | designated by the Corporation Commission, of a spacing unit or lease |
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898 | 914 | | from which oil is produced or attempted to be produced using |
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899 | 915 | | enhanced recovery methods including, but not limited to, increased |
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900 | 916 | | pressure in a producing formation through the use of water or |
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901 | 917 | | saltwater if the electrical usage is associated with and necessary |
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902 | 918 | | for the operation of equipme nt required to inject or circulate |
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903 | 919 | | fluids in a producing formation for the purpose of forcing oil or |
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904 | 920 | | petroleum into a wellbore for eventual recovery and production from |
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905 | 921 | | the wellhead. In order to be eligible for the sales tax exempti on |
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906 | 922 | | authorized by this p aragraph, the total content of oil recovered |
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907 | 923 | | after the use of enha nced recovery methods shall not exceed one |
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939 | 956 | | transportation” means the transportation of persons from one |
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940 | 957 | | location in this state to another location in this state in a motor |
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941 | 958 | | vehicle which has been co nstructed in such a manner that it may |
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942 | 959 | | lawfully carry more than eighteen persons, and which is ordinarily |
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943 | 960 | | used or rented to carry persons for compensation. Provid ed, this |
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944 | 961 | | exemption shall not apply to regularly scheduled bus transportation |
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945 | 962 | | for the general public; |
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946 | 963 | | 37. Sales of vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements by a |
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947 | 964 | | licensed chiropractor to a person who is the patient of such |
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948 | 965 | | chiropractor at the physical loc ation where the chiropra ctor |
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949 | 966 | | provides chiropractic care or services to such patient. The |
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950 | 967 | | provisions of this paragraph shall not be applicable to any drug, |
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951 | 968 | | medicine, or substance for which a prescription by a licensed |
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952 | 969 | | physician is required; |
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953 | 970 | | 38. Sales of goods, wares, merchandis e, tangible personal |
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954 | 971 | | property, machinery, and equipment to a web sear ch portal located in |
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955 | 972 | | this state which derives at least eighty percent (80%) of its annual |
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956 | 973 | | gross revenue from the sale of a product or service to an out-of- |
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957 | 974 | | state buyer or consumer. For pu rposes of this paragraph, “web |
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988 | 1006 | | 39. Sales of tangible personal property consumed or |
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989 | 1007 | | incorporated in the construction or expansion of a facility for a |
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990 | 1008 | | corporation organized under Section 437 et seq. of Title 18 of the |
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991 | 1009 | | Oklahoma Statutes as a rural electric coo perative. For purpo ses of |
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992 | 1010 | | this paragraph, sales made to a contractor or subcontractor tha t has |
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993 | 1011 | | previously entered into a contractual relationship with a rural |
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994 | 1012 | | electric cooperative for construction or expansion of a facility |
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995 | 1013 | | shall be considered sales made to a rural electric cooperative; |
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996 | 1014 | | 40. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a |
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997 | 1015 | | business primarily engaged in the repair of consumer electronic |
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998 | 1016 | | goods including, but not limited to, cell phones, compact disc |
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999 | 1017 | | players, personal computers, MP3 pla yers, digital devices for the |
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1000 | 1018 | | storage and retrieval of information through hard -wired or wireless |
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1001 | 1019 | | computer or Internet connections, if the devices are sold to the |
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1002 | 1020 | | business by the original manufacturer of such devices and the |
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1003 | 1021 | | devices are repaired, refitted or refurbished for sa le by the entity |
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1004 | 1022 | | qualifying for the exemption authorized by this paragr aph directly |
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1005 | 1023 | | to retail consumers or if the devices are sold to another business |
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1006 | 1024 | | entity for sale to retail consumers; |
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1038 | 1057 | | rendition of public service. For purposes of this paragr aph, |
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1039 | 1058 | | “rolling stock” means locomotives, autocars, and railroad cars and |
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1040 | 1059 | | “sales or leases” includes railroad car maintenance and retrofitting |
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1041 | 1060 | | of railroad cars for th eir further use only on the railways; and |
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1042 | 1061 | | 42. Sales of gold, silver, platinum, palladium or other bullion |
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1043 | 1062 | | items such as coins and bars and legal tender of any nation, which |
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1044 | 1063 | | legal tender is sold according to its value as precious metal or as |
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1045 | 1064 | | an investment. As used in the paragraph, “bullion” means any |
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1046 | 1065 | | precious metal including, but not limited to, gold, silver, |
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1047 | 1066 | | platinum, and palladium, that is in such a state or condition that |
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1048 | 1067 | | its value depends upon its precious metal content and not its form. |
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1049 | 1068 | | The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall not apply to |
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1050 | 1069 | | fabricated metals that have been processed or manufactured for |
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1051 | 1070 | | artistic use or as jewelry. |
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1052 | 1071 | | SECTION 2. This act shall be come effective November 1, 2023. |
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