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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL NO. 1497 By: Garvin of the Senate
and
Archer of the House
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to revenue and taxation; amending 68
O.S. 2021, Section 2357.45, which relates to income
tax credits for donations to certain research
institutes; modifying credit limit for certain
institute in certain tax years; modifying credit
amounts; modifying definition; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 2357.45, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 2357.45 A. 1. For tax years beginning after Decem ber
31, 2004, there shall be allowed against the tax imposed by Section
2355 of this title, a credit for any taxpayer who makes a donation
to an independent biomedical rese arch institute and for tax years
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beginning after December 31, 2010, a credit for any taxpayer who
makes a donation to a cancer research institute .
2. The credit authorized by paragraph 1 of this subsection
shall be limited as follows:
a. for calendar year 2007 and all subsequent years tax
years 2007 through 2024 , the credit percentage, n ot to
exceed fifty percent (50%), shall be adjusted annually
so that the total estimate of the credits does not
exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) annually.
The formula to be used for the percentage adjusted
shall be fifty percent (50%) times One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00) divided by the credits claime d in the
preceding year for each donation to an independent
biomedical research institute and fifty percent (50 %)
times One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) divided by
the credits claimed in the p receding year for each
donation to a cancer research institut e,
b. for tax year 2025 and subsequent tax years, the credit
percentage, not to exceed fifty percent (50%), sha ll
be adjusted annually so that the total estimate of the
credits does not exceed One Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) annually for
donations to independent biomedical research
institutes. The formula to be used for the percentage
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adjusted shall be fifty percent (50%) times One
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ( $1,500,000.00)
divided by the credits claimed in the precedin g year
for each donation to an independent biomedical
research institute,
c. for tax year 2025 and subsequent t ax years, the credit
percentage, not to exceed fifty percent (50%), shall
be adjusted annually so that the total estimate of the
credits does not exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000.00) annually for donations to cancer
research institutes. The formula to be used for the
percentage adjusted shall be fifty percent (50%) times
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) divided by
the credits claimed in t he preceding year for each
donation to a cancer research institute,
d. (1) in no event shall a taxpayer claim more than one
credit for a donation to any independent
biomedical research institute and one credit for
a donation to a cancer research institute in e ach
taxable year nor for tax years 2005 through 2024,
shall the credit exceed One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) for each taxpayer for each type of
donation and for tax year 2025 and subsequent tax
years, the credit for donating to a cancer
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research institute shall not exceed One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) for single filers and married
filing separate, Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00)
for married filing joint, head of household , or
qualifying widow, or
(2) for tax year 2025 and subsequent tax years, the
credit for donations to any independent
biomedical research institute , shall not exceed
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for single
filers and married filing separate, Two Thousa nd
Dollars ($2,000.00) for married filing joint,
head of household, and qualifying widow, and
Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for any
taxpayer that is a business entity formed under
the laws of any state, including limited and
general partnerships, corporations, and limited
liability companies,
c. for tax year 2011, no more than Fifty Thousand Dollars
($50,000.00) in total tax credits for donations to a
cancer research institute shall be allowed,
d. in no event shall more than fifty percent (50%) of the
Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in total tax
credits authorized by this section, for any calendar
year after the effective date of this act , be
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allocated for credits for donations to a cancer
research institute, and
e. for tax year 2025 and subs equent tax years, in the
event the total tax cred its authorized by this section
exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,000,000.00) in any calendar year ($500,000.00) for
either a cancer research institute or One Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) for an
independent biomedical research institute, the
Oklahoma Tax Commission shall permi t any excess over
One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) the applicable
limitation amount but shall factor such excess into
the percentage adjustm ent formula for subsequent years
for that the applicable type of donation. However,
any such adjustment to the formula for donations to an
independent biomedical research institute shall not
affect the formula for donations to a cancer research
institute, and any such adjustment to the formula for
donations to a cancer research institute shall not
affect the formula for donations to an independent
biomedical research institute.
3. For purposes of this section, “independent biomedical
research institute” means an organization in this state which is
exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of S ection 501(c)(3)
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of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) whose
primary focus is conducting peer-reviewed basic biomedical research.
The organization shall:
a. have a board of directors,
b. be able to accept grants in its own name,
c. be an identifiable institute that has its own
employees and adminis trative staff, and
d. receive at least Fifteen Million Dollars
($15,000,000.00) Twenty Million Dollars
($20,000,000.00) in National Institute Institutes of
Health funding each year.
4. For purposes of this section, “cancer research institute ”
means an organization w hich is exempt from taxa tion pursuant to the
Internal Revenue Code and whose primary focus is raising the
standard of cancer clinical care in Oklahoma through peer-reviewed
cancer research and education or a not -for-profit supporting
organization, as that term is defined by the I nternal Revenue Code,
affiliated with a tax -exempt organization whose primary focus is
raising the standard o f cancer clinical care in Oklahoma through
peer-reviewed cancer research and education. The tax -exempt
organization whose primary focus is raising the standard of cancer
clinical care in Oklahoma through pe er-reviewed cancer research and
education shall:
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a. either be an independent research institute or a
program that is part of a state university which is a
member of The Oklahoma State System of Hi gher
Education, and
b. receive at least Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00)
in National Cancer Institute fun ding each year.
B. In no event shall the amoun t of the credit exceed the amount
of any tax liability of the taxpayer.
C. Any credits allowed but not used in any tax year may be
carried over, in order, to e ach of the four (4) years following the
year of qualification.
D. The Tax Commission shall have the authority to prescribe
forms for purposes of claiming the cr edit authorized by this
section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective No vember 1, 2024.
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