Req. No. 1424 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) SENATE BILL 591 By: Montgomery AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to sales and use tax; aut horizing specified deduction from sales t ax due for seller or vendor; prohibiting deduction under specified circumstances and providing exception thereto; limiting dollar amount of deduction; authorizing specified deduction from use tax due for seller or vendor; providing for codification; and pr oviding an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1367.2 of Title 68, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. For the purpose of compensating the seller or vendor in keeping sales tax records, filing reports, and remitting the tax when due, a seller or vendor shall be allowed a deduction of two percent (2%) of the tax due under the applicable provisions of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes; provided, such deduction shall not be allowed with respect to a direct payment permit. B. No deductions from tax shall be allowed if the filing of a report or payment of tax is deli nquent; provided, the deduction Req. No. 1424 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 shall be allowed if the Oklahoma Tax Commission determines that the delinquency was due to a natural disa ster for which a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration was issued. C. Notwithstanding the formula provided by subsec tion A of this section, the deduction provid ed by this section shall be limited to a maximum of Three Thousand Three Hundred Dollars ($3, 300.00) per month per sales tax permit. A sales tax permit holder shall not change sales tax permit status in order to avoid the provisions of this subsection. SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1410.2 of Title 68, unless there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows: For the purpose of compensating the seller or vendor in keep ing use tax records, filing reports , and remitting the tax when due, a seller or vendor shall be allowed a deduction e qual to the formula provided in Section 1 of this act. SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. 59-1-1424 QD 1/17/2023 6:26:46 PM