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44 | 51 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE P EOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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45 | 52 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1356, as |
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46 | 53 | | last amended by Section 1, Chapter 394, O.S. L. 2022 (68 O.S. Supp. |
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47 | 54 | | 2022, Section 1356), is amen ded to read as follows: |
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48 | 55 | | Section 1356. Exemptions - Governmental and nonprofit entities. |
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49 | 56 | | There are hereby specifi cally exempted from the tax levied by |
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50 | 57 | | Section 1350 et seq. of this title: |
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51 | 58 | | 1. Sale of tangible personal property or services to the United |
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52 | 59 | | States government or to the State of Oklahoma this state, any |
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53 | 60 | | political subdivision of this state, or any agency of a political |
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54 | 61 | | subdivision of this state; provided, all sales to contractors in |
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55 | 62 | | connection with the performance of any contract with t he United |
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56 | 63 | | States government, State of Oklahoma this state, or any of its |
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85 | 93 | | 2. Sales of property to agents appointed by or under contr act |
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86 | 94 | | with agencies or instrumentalities of the Unit ed States government |
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87 | 95 | | if ownership and possession of such propert y transfers immediately |
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88 | 96 | | to the United States government; |
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89 | 97 | | 3. Sales of property to agents appointed by or under contract |
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90 | 98 | | with a political subdi vision of this state if the sale of such |
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91 | 99 | | property is associated with the development of a qualified federal |
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92 | 100 | | facility, as provided in the Oklahoma Federal Facilities Development |
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93 | 101 | | Act, and if ownership and possession of such property transfers |
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94 | 102 | | immediately to the political subdivision or the state; |
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95 | 103 | | 4. Sales made directly by county, district, or state fair |
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96 | 104 | | authorities of this state, upon the premises of the fair authority, |
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97 | 105 | | for the sole benefit of the fair authority or sales of admission |
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98 | 106 | | tickets to such fairs or fair events at any location in the state |
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99 | 107 | | authorized by county, district, or state fair authorities; provided, |
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100 | 108 | | the exemption provided by this paragraph for admission tickets to |
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101 | 109 | | fair events shall apply only to any portion of the admission price |
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102 | 110 | | that is retained by or distributed to the fair authority . As used |
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103 | 111 | | in this paragraph, “fair event” shall be limited to an even t held on |
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104 | 112 | | the premises of the fair authority in conjunction with and during |
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105 | 113 | | the time period of a county, district, or state fair; |
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134 | 143 | | primarily for teachers and pupils and are not operated primarily for |
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135 | 144 | | the public or for profit; |
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136 | 145 | | 6. Dues paid to fraternal, religious, civic, c haritable, or |
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137 | 146 | | educational societies or organizatio ns by regular members thereof,; |
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138 | 147 | | provided, such societies or organ izations operate under what is |
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139 | 148 | | commonly termed the lodge plan or system, and provided such |
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140 | 149 | | societies or organizations do not operate for a pro fit which inures |
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141 | 150 | | to the benefit of any individual member or members thereof to the |
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142 | 151 | | exclusion of other members and dues paid monthly or annually to |
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143 | 152 | | privately owned scientific and educational libraries by members |
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144 | 153 | | sharing the use of services rendered by such libraries with students |
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145 | 154 | | interested in the study o f geology, petroleum engineering, or |
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146 | 155 | | related subjects; |
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147 | 156 | | 7. Sale of tangible personal property or services to or by |
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148 | 157 | | churches, except sales made in the course of business for profit or |
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149 | 158 | | savings, competing with other persons engaged in the same , or a |
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150 | 159 | | similar business or sale of tangible personal property or services |
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151 | 160 | | by an organization exempt from federal income tax pursuant to |
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152 | 161 | | Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, |
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153 | 162 | | made on behalf of or at the request of a church or churches if the |
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154 | 163 | | sale of such property is conducted not more than once each calenda r |
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155 | 164 | | year for a period not to exceed three (3) days by the organiza tion |
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184 | 194 | | 8. The amount of proceeds received from the sale of admissi on |
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185 | 195 | | tickets which is separately stated on the ticket of admission for |
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186 | 196 | | the repayment of money borrowed by any accredited state-supported |
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187 | 197 | | college or university or any public trust of which a cou nty in this |
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188 | 198 | | state is the beneficiary, for the purpose of construc ting or |
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189 | 199 | | enlarging any facility to be used for the staging of an athletic |
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190 | 200 | | event, a theatrical production, or any other form of entertainment, |
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191 | 201 | | edification, or cultural cultivation to which entr y is gained with a |
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192 | 202 | | paid admission ticket. Such facilities include , but are not limited |
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193 | 203 | | to, athletic fields, athletic stadiums, f ield houses, amphitheaters, |
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194 | 204 | | and theaters. To be eligible for this sales tax e xemption, the |
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195 | 205 | | amount separately stated on the adm ission ticket shall be a |
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196 | 206 | | surcharge which is imposed, collected , and used for the sole purpose |
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197 | 207 | | of servicing or aiding in the servi cing of debt incurred by the |
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198 | 208 | | college or university to effect the capital impro vements |
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199 | 209 | | hereinbefore described; |
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200 | 210 | | 9. Sales of tangible personal property or services to the |
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201 | 211 | | council organizations or similar state supervisory organizations of |
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202 | 212 | | the Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., and Camp Fire |
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203 | 213 | | USA; |
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204 | 214 | | 10. Sale of tangible personal property or services to any |
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205 | 215 | | county, municipality, rural water district, public school district, |
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234 | 245 | | Northeast Oklahoma Publ ic Facilities Authority, the Oklahoma |
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235 | 246 | | Municipal Power Authority, City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port |
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236 | 247 | | Authority, Muskogee C ity-County Port Authority, the Oklahoma |
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237 | 248 | | Department of Veterans Affairs, the Broken Bow Economic Development |
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238 | 249 | | Authority, Ardmore Developmen t Authority, Durant Industrial |
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239 | 250 | | Authority, Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority, Central Oklahoma |
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240 | 251 | | Master Conservancy Distri ct, Arbuckle Master Conservancy District, |
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241 | 252 | | Fort Cobb Reservoir Master Conservancy District, Foss Reservoir |
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242 | 253 | | Master Conservancy District, Mountain Par k Master Conservancy |
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243 | 254 | | District, Waurika Lake Master Conservancy District, and the Office |
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244 | 255 | | of Management and Enterprise Servic es only when carrying out a |
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245 | 256 | | public construction contrac t on behalf of the Oklahoma Department of |
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246 | 257 | | Veterans Affairs, and effective July 1, 2022, the University |
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247 | 258 | | Hospitals Trust, or to any person with whom any of the above-named |
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248 | 259 | | subdivisions or agencies of thi s state has duly entered into a |
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249 | 260 | | public contract pursuan t to law, necessary for carrying out such |
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250 | 261 | | public contract or to any subcontrac tor to such a public contract. |
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251 | 262 | | Any person making purchases on behalf of such su bdivision or agency |
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252 | 263 | | of this state shall cer tify, in writing, on the copy of the invoice |
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253 | 264 | | or sales ticket to be retained by the vendor that the purchases are |
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254 | 265 | | made for and on beha lf of such subdivision or agency of thi s state |
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255 | 266 | | and set out the name of such publ ic subdivision or agency . Any |
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284 | 296 | | who otherwise violates this section shall be guil ty of a misdemeanor |
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285 | 297 | | and upon conviction t hereof shall be fined an amount equal to do uble |
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286 | 298 | | the amount of sales tax involved or incarcerated f or not more than |
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287 | 299 | | sixty (60) days or both; |
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288 | 300 | | 11. Sales of tangible personal prop erty or services to private |
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289 | 301 | | institutions of higher education and private element ary and |
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290 | 302 | | secondary institutions of education accredited by the State |
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291 | 303 | | Department of Education or reg istered by the State Board of |
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292 | 304 | | Education for purposes of participating in feder al programs or |
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293 | 305 | | accredited as defined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher |
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294 | 306 | | Education which are exempt from taxation purs uant to the provisions |
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295 | 307 | | of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) including |
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296 | 308 | | materials, supplies, and equipment used i n the construction and |
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297 | 309 | | improvement of buildings and other structures owned by th e |
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298 | 310 | | institutions and operated for educational purposes. |
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299 | 311 | | Any person, firm, agency, or entity making purchases on behalf |
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300 | 312 | | of any institution, agency, or subdivision in this state, s hall |
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301 | 313 | | certify in writing, on the copy of the invoice or sales ticket the |
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302 | 314 | | nature of the purchases, and violation of this parag raph shall be a |
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303 | 315 | | misdemeanor as set forth in paragraph 10 of this section; |
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304 | 316 | | 12. Tuition and educational fees paid to private institut ions |
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305 | 317 | | of higher education and private elementary and secondary |
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334 | 347 | | of participating in federal programs or accredited as defined by the |
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335 | 348 | | Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education which are exempt from |
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336 | 349 | | taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Interna l Revenue Code, 26 |
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337 | 350 | | U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3); |
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338 | 351 | | 13. a. Sales of tangible personal property made by: |
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339 | 352 | | (1) a public school, |
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340 | 353 | | (2) a private school offering ins truction for grade |
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341 | 354 | | levels kindergarten through twelfth grade , |
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342 | 355 | | (3) a public school district, |
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343 | 356 | | (4) a public or private school board, |
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344 | 357 | | (5) a public or private sc hool student group or |
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345 | 358 | | organization, |
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346 | 359 | | (6) a parent-teacher association or organi zation |
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347 | 360 | | other than as specified in subparagraph b of this |
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348 | 361 | | paragraph, or |
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349 | 362 | | (7) public or private school personnel for purposes |
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350 | 363 | | of raising funds for the benefit of a public or |
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351 | 364 | | private school, public school district, public or |
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352 | 365 | | private school board, or public or private school |
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353 | 366 | | student group or organization, or |
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354 | 367 | | b. Sales of tangible personal pro perty made by or to |
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355 | 368 | | nonprofit parent-teacher associations or organizations |
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384 | 398 | | nonprofit local public or private school foundations |
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385 | 399 | | which solicit money or property in the name of any |
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386 | 400 | | public or private school or public school district. |
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387 | 401 | | The exemption provided by this paragraph for sales made by a |
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388 | 402 | | public or private school shall be limited to those pu blic or private |
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389 | 403 | | schools accredited by the State Department of Education or |
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390 | 404 | | registered by the State Boar d of Education for purposes of |
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391 | 405 | | participating in fede ral programs. Sale of tangible personal |
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392 | 406 | | property in this paragraph shall incl ude sale of admission t ickets |
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393 | 407 | | and concessions at athletic events; |
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394 | 408 | | 14. Sales of tangible personal property by: |
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395 | 409 | | a. local 4-H clubs, |
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396 | 410 | | b. county, regional, or state 4-H councils, |
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397 | 411 | | c. county, regional, or state 4-H committees, |
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398 | 412 | | d. 4-H leader associations, |
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399 | 413 | | e. county, regional, or state 4-H foundations, and |
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400 | 414 | | f. authorized 4-H camps and training c enters. |
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401 | 415 | | The exemption provided by this paragrap h shall be limited to |
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402 | 416 | | sales for the purpose of ra ising funds for the benefit of such |
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403 | 417 | | organizations. Sale of tangible personal property exempted by this |
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404 | 418 | | paragraph shall include sale of admission tickets; |
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433 | 448 | | organization exempt from taxation pursuant to t he provisions of the |
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434 | 449 | | Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(4); |
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435 | 450 | | 16. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any |
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436 | 451 | | person with whom the Oklahoma Tourism and Re creation Department has |
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437 | 452 | | entered into a public contract and which is necessary for carrying |
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438 | 453 | | out such contract to assist the Department in the development and |
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439 | 454 | | production of advertising, promotion, publicity , and public |
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440 | 455 | | relations programs; |
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441 | 456 | | 17. Sales of tangible personal property or services to fire |
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442 | 457 | | departments organized pursuant to Se ction 592 of Title 18 of th e |
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443 | 458 | | Oklahoma Statutes which items are to be used for the purposes of the |
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444 | 459 | | fire department. Any person making purchases on behalf of any such |
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445 | 460 | | fire department shall certify, in writing, on the copy of the |
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446 | 461 | | invoice or sales ticket to b e retained by the vendor th at the |
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447 | 462 | | purchases are made for and on behalf of such fir e department and set |
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448 | 463 | | out the name of such fire department. Any person who wrongfully or |
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449 | 464 | | erroneously certifies that the purchases are for any such fire |
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450 | 465 | | department or who othe rwise violates the provisio ns of this section |
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451 | 466 | | shall be deemed guilty of a misdemea nor and upon conviction thereof, |
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452 | 467 | | shall be fined an amount equal to double the amount of sales ta x |
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453 | 468 | | involved or incarcerated for not more than sixty (60) days, or both; |
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483 | 499 | | office or other entity which is operated by a state institution of |
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484 | 500 | | higher education with institution al employees or by a municipality |
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485 | 501 | | with municipal emplo yees; |
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486 | 502 | | 19. The first Fifteen Thousand Dollars ( $15,000.00) each year |
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487 | 503 | | from sales of tangible pers onal property by fire departments |
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488 | 504 | | organized pursuant to Titles 11, 18, or 19 o f the Oklahoma Statutes |
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489 | 505 | | for the purposes of raising funds for the benefit of the f ire |
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490 | 506 | | department. Fire departments selling tangi ble personal property for |
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491 | 507 | | the purposes of raising funds shall be limited to no more than six |
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492 | 508 | | (6) days each year to raise such f unds in order to receive the |
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493 | 509 | | exemption granted by this paragraph; |
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494 | 510 | | 20. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any Boy s |
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495 | 511 | | & Girls Clubs of America affiliate in this stat e which is not |
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496 | 512 | | affiliated with the Salvation Army and which is exempt from tax ation |
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497 | 513 | | pursuant to the provis ions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., |
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498 | 514 | | Section 501(c)(3); |
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499 | 515 | | 21. Sales of tangible personal prop erty or services to any |
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500 | 516 | | organization, which takes court-adjudicated juveniles for purposes |
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501 | 517 | | of rehabilitation, and which is exem pt from taxation pursuant to the |
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502 | 518 | | provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C ., Section |
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503 | 519 | | 501(c)(3), provided that at least fi fty percent (50%) of the |
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533 | 550 | | 22. Sales of tangible personal property or se rvices to: |
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534 | 551 | | a. any health center as defined in Sec tion 254b of Title |
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535 | 552 | | 42 of the United States Code, |
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536 | 553 | | b. any clinic receiving disbu rsements of state monies |
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537 | 554 | | from the Indigent Health Care Revolving Fund pursuant |
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538 | 555 | | to the provisions of Section 66 of Title 56 of the |
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539 | 556 | | Oklahoma Statutes, |
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540 | 557 | | c. any community-based health center which meets all of |
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541 | 558 | | the following criteria: |
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542 | 559 | | (1) provides primary care s ervices at no cost to the |
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543 | 560 | | recipient, and |
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544 | 561 | | (2) is exempt from taxation pursuant to t he |
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545 | 562 | | provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Inter nal |
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546 | 563 | | Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), a nd |
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547 | 564 | | d. any community mental health center as defined in |
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548 | 565 | | Section 3-302 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes ; |
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549 | 566 | | 23. Dues or fees including free or complimentary du es or fees |
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550 | 567 | | which have a value equivalent to the charge that could have |
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551 | 568 | | otherwise been made, to Y MCAs, YWCAs, or municipally-owned |
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552 | 569 | | recreation centers for the use of facilities and programs; |
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583 | 601 | | children, and which orga nization is exempt from taxation pursuant to |
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584 | 602 | | the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. , Section |
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585 | 603 | | 501(c)(3); |
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586 | 604 | | 25. Sales of tangible perso nal property or services to museums |
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587 | 605 | | or other entities which have been accredit ed by the American |
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588 | 606 | | Association Alliance of Museums. Any person making purchases o n |
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589 | 607 | | behalf of any such museum or other entity shall certify, in writing, |
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590 | 608 | | on the copy of the invoic e or sales ticket to be re tained by the |
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591 | 609 | | vendor that the purchases are made for and on behalf of such museum |
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592 | 610 | | or other entity and set out the name of such museum or other entity. |
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593 | 611 | | Any person who wrongfully or err oneously certifies that the |
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594 | 612 | | purchases are for any such museum or other e ntity or who otherwise |
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595 | 613 | | violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be deemed guilty of |
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596 | 614 | | a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined an amount |
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597 | 615 | | equal to double the amou nt of sales tax involved or incarcerated for |
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598 | 616 | | not more than sixty (60) da ys, or by both such fine and |
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599 | 617 | | incarceration; |
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600 | 618 | | 26. Sales of tickets for admission by any muse um accredited by |
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601 | 619 | | the American Association Alliance of Museums. In order to be |
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602 | 620 | | eligible for the exemption provided by this paragraph, an amount |
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633 | 652 | | servicing or aiding in the servicing of debt incurred by the museum |
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634 | 653 | | to effect the construction, enlarging , or renovation of any facility |
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635 | 654 | | to be used for entertainment, edification , or cultural cultivation |
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636 | 655 | | to which entry is gained with a paid admission ticket; |
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637 | 656 | | 27. Sales of tangible personal property or services occurring |
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638 | 657 | | on or after June 1, 1995, to children ’s homes which are supported or |
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639 | 658 | | sponsored by one or more churches, members of which serve as |
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640 | 659 | | trustees of the home; |
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641 | 660 | | 28. Sales of tangible personal property or services to t he |
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642 | 661 | | organization known as the Disabled American Veterans, Department of |
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643 | 662 | | Oklahoma, Inc., and subordinate chapters thereof; |
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644 | 663 | | 29. Sales of tangible personal proper ty or services to youth |
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645 | 664 | | camps which are supported or sponsored by one or more churches, |
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646 | 665 | | members of which serve as trustees of the organization; |
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647 | 666 | | 30. a. Until July 1, 2022, transfer of tangible personal |
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648 | 667 | | property made pursuant to Sect ion 3226 of Title 63 of |
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649 | 668 | | the Oklahoma Statutes by t he University Hospitals |
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650 | 669 | | Trust, and |
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651 | 670 | | b. Effective July 1, 2022, transfer of tangible personal |
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652 | 671 | | property or services to or by: |
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682 | 702 | | (2) nonprofit entities which are exempt from taxation |
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683 | 703 | | pursuant to the provisions of the Interna l |
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684 | 704 | | Revenue Code of the United States, 26 U.S.C., |
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685 | 705 | | Section 501(c)(3), which have entered into a |
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686 | 706 | | joint operating agreement with the Unive rsity |
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687 | 707 | | Hospitals Trust; |
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688 | 708 | | 31. Sales of tangible pers onal property or services to a |
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689 | 709 | | municipality, county, or school district p ursuant to a lease or |
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690 | 710 | | lease-purchase agreement executed between the vendor and a |
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691 | 711 | | municipality, county, or school district. A copy of the lease or |
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692 | 712 | | lease-purchase agreement shall be re tained by the vendor; |
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693 | 713 | | 32. Sales of tangible personal property or service s to any |
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694 | 714 | | spaceport user, as defined in the Oklahoma Space Industry |
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695 | 715 | | Development Act; |
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696 | 716 | | 33. The sale, use, storage, consumption, or distribution in |
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697 | 717 | | this state, whether by the importer, e xporter, or another person, of |
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698 | 718 | | any satellite or any associated launch veh icle including components |
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699 | 719 | | of, and parts and motors for, any such satellite or launch vehicl e, |
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700 | 720 | | imported or caused to be imported into this state for the purpos e of |
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701 | 721 | | export by means of l aunching into space. This exemption provided by |
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702 | 722 | | this paragraph shall not be affected by: |
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732 | 753 | | c. the absence of any transfer or title to, or possession |
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733 | 754 | | of, the satellite or launch vehicle after launch; |
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734 | 755 | | 34. The sale, lease, use, storage, consumption, or distribution |
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735 | 756 | | in this state of any spac e facility, space propulsion system or |
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736 | 757 | | space vehicle, satellite , or station of any kind poss essing space |
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737 | 758 | | flight capacity including components thereof; |
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738 | 759 | | 35. The sale, lease, use, storage, consumption, or distribution |
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739 | 760 | | in this state of tangible personal prope rty, placed on or used |
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740 | 761 | | aboard any space facility, space propulsion system or space vehicle, |
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741 | 762 | | satellite, or station possessing space flight capacity, which is |
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742 | 763 | | launched into space, irrespective of whether such tangible property |
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743 | 764 | | is returned to this state for s ubsequent use, storage, or |
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744 | 765 | | consumption in any manner; |
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745 | 766 | | 36. The sale, lease, use, storage, co nsumption, or distribution |
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746 | 767 | | in this state of tangible personal property me eting the definition |
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747 | 768 | | of “section 38 property” as defined in Sections 48(a)(1)(A) and |
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748 | 769 | | (B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, tha t is an integral |
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749 | 770 | | part of and used primarily in sup port of space flight; however, |
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750 | 771 | | section 38 property used in support of spa ce flight shall not |
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751 | 772 | | include general office equipment, any boat, mobile home, motor |
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752 | 773 | | vehicle, or other vehicle of a class or type requi red to be |
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782 | 804 | | flight”, for purposes of this paragraph, mean s the altering, |
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783 | 805 | | monitoring, controlling, regulatin g, adjusting, servicing, or |
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784 | 806 | | repairing of any space facility, space propul sion systems or space |
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785 | 807 | | vehicle, satellite, or station possessing space flight capacity |
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786 | 808 | | including the components thereof; |
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787 | 809 | | 37. The purchase or lease of machinery and equipment for use a t |
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788 | 810 | | a fixed location in this state, which is used exclusively in the |
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789 | 811 | | manufacturing, processing, compounding, or producing of any space |
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790 | 812 | | facility, space propulsion syst em or space vehicle, satellite, or |
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791 | 813 | | station of any kind possessing sp ace flight capacity. Provided, the |
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792 | 814 | | exemption provided for in this paragraph shall not be allowed unless |
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793 | 815 | | the purchaser or lessee signs an affidavit stating that the item or |
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794 | 816 | | items to be exempted are for the exclusive use designated herein. |
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795 | 817 | | Any person furnishing a false affidavit to the vendor for the |
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796 | 818 | | purpose of evading payment of any tax imposed by Se ction 1354 of |
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797 | 819 | | this title shall be subject to the penalties provided by law . As |
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798 | 820 | | used in this paragraph, “machinery and equipment” means “section 38 |
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799 | 821 | | property” as defined in Sections 48 (a)(1)(A) and (B)(i) of the |
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800 | 822 | | Internal Revenue Code of 1986, which is used as an integral part of |
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801 | 823 | | the manufacturing, processing, compounding, or producing of items of |
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802 | 824 | | tangible personal property. Such term includes parts and |
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831 | 854 | | 38. The amount of a surcharge or any other amount which is |
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832 | 855 | | separately stated on an ad mission ticket which is imposed, |
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833 | 856 | | collected, and used for the sole pur pose of constructing, |
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834 | 857 | | remodeling, or enlarging facilities of a public trust having a |
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835 | 858 | | municipality or county as its sole beneficiary; |
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836 | 859 | | 39. Sales of tangible personal property or services w hich are |
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837 | 860 | | directly used in or for the benefit of a state park in this state, |
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838 | 861 | | which are made to an organization which is exempt from taxation |
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839 | 862 | | pursuant to the provision s of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., |
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840 | 863 | | Section 501(c)(3) and which is organized primari ly for the purpose |
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841 | 864 | | of supporting one or more state parks located in t his state; |
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842 | 865 | | 40. The sale, lease, or use of parking privileges by an |
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843 | 866 | | institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; |
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844 | 867 | | 41. Sales of tangible personal property or services for use on |
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845 | 868 | | campus or school construction projects for the benefit of |
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846 | 869 | | institutions of The Oklahom a State System of Higher Education, |
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847 | 870 | | private institutions of higher educat ion accredited by the Oklahoma |
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848 | 871 | | State Regents for Higher Education, or any public school or school |
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849 | 872 | | district when such projects are financed by or through the use of |
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850 | 873 | | nonprofit entities which are exempt from taxation pursuant to the |
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851 | 874 | | provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section |
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852 | 875 | | 501(c)(3); |
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881 | 905 | | provisions of the In ternal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section |
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882 | 906 | | 501(c)(3), in the course of condu cting a national championship |
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883 | 907 | | sports event, but only if all or a portion of the payment in |
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884 | 908 | | exchange therefor would qualify as the receipt of a qualified |
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885 | 909 | | sponsorship payment described in Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., |
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886 | 910 | | Section 513(i). Sales exempted pursuant to this paragraph shall be |
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887 | 911 | | exempt from all Oklahoma sales, use, excise , and gross receipts |
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888 | 912 | | taxes; |
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889 | 913 | | 43. Sales of tangible personal property or services to o r by an |
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890 | 914 | | organization which: |
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891 | 915 | | a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of |
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892 | 916 | | the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section |
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893 | 917 | | 501(c)(3), |
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894 | 918 | | b. is affiliated with a comprehensive univers ity within |
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895 | 919 | | The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, and |
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896 | 920 | | c. has been organized primaril y for the purpose of |
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897 | 921 | | providing education and teacher training and |
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898 | 922 | | conducting events relating to robotics; |
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899 | 923 | | 44. The first Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) each year |
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900 | 924 | | from sales of tangible personal property to or by youth athletic |
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901 | 925 | | teams which are part o f an athletic organization exempt from |
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902 | 926 | | taxation pursuant to the provision s of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 |
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931 | 956 | | 45. Sales of tickets for admission to a collegiate athlet ic |
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932 | 957 | | event that is held in a facility owned or operated by a municipality |
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933 | 958 | | or a public trust of which the municipality is the sole beneficiary |
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934 | 959 | | and that actually determ ines or is part of a tournament or |
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935 | 960 | | tournament process for determining a conference tournamen t |
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936 | 961 | | championship, a conference championship, or a national championship; |
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937 | 962 | | 46. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an |
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938 | 963 | | organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the |
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939 | 964 | | provisions of the Internal Revenue Cod e, 26 U.S.C., Section |
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940 | 965 | | 501(c)(3) and is operating the Oklahoma City National Memorial and |
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941 | 966 | | Museum, an affiliate of the National Park System; |
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942 | 967 | | 47. Sales of tangible personal property or serv ices to |
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943 | 968 | | organizations which are exempt from federal taxation pursuant to the |
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944 | 969 | | provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 |
---|
945 | 970 | | U.S.C., Section 501(c)( 3), the memberships of which are limited to |
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946 | 971 | | honorably discharged veterans, and which furnis h financial support |
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947 | 972 | | to area veterans’ organizations to be used for th e purpose of |
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948 | 973 | | constructing a memorial or museum; |
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949 | 974 | | 48. Sales of tangible personal property or serv ices on or after |
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950 | 975 | | January 1, 2003, to an organization which is exempt from taxation |
---|
951 | 976 | | pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., |
---|
952 | 977 | | Section 501(c)(3) that is expend ing monies received from a private |
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981 | 1007 | | 49. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a state |
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982 | 1008 | | that borders this st ate or any political su bdivision of that state, |
---|
983 | 1009 | | but only to the extent that the other state or p olitical subdivision |
---|
984 | 1010 | | exempts or does not impose a tax on similar sales of items to this |
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985 | 1011 | | state or a political subdivision of this state; |
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986 | 1012 | | 50. Effective July 1, 2005, sales of tangible personal property |
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987 | 1013 | | or services to the Career Technology Student Organizati ons under the |
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988 | 1014 | | direction and supervision of the Oklahoma Department of Career and |
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989 | 1015 | | Technology Education; |
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990 | 1016 | | 51. Sales of tangible personal property to a public trus t |
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991 | 1017 | | having either a singl e city, town or county or multiple cities, |
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992 | 1018 | | towns or counties, or combination thereof as beneficiary or |
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993 | 1019 | | beneficiaries or a nonprofit organization which is exempt fr om |
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994 | 1020 | | taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 2 6 |
---|
995 | 1021 | | U.S.C., Section 501(c )(3) for the purpose of constructing |
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996 | 1022 | | improvements to or expanding a hospi tal or nursing home owned and |
---|
997 | 1023 | | operated by any such public trust or nonprofit entity prior to July |
---|
998 | 1024 | | 1, 2008, in counties with a population of less than one hundre d |
---|
999 | 1025 | | thousand (100,000) pe rsons, according to the most recent Federal |
---|
1000 | 1026 | | Decennial Census. As used in this paragraph, “constructing |
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1001 | 1027 | | improvements to or expanding” shall not mean any expense fo r routine |
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1002 | 1028 | | maintenance or general repairs and shall require a project c ost of |
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1031 | 1058 | | enters into a contractual relationship with a public trust or |
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1032 | 1059 | | nonprofit entity as described by this paragraph shal l be considered |
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1033 | 1060 | | sales made to the public trust or nonprofit entity. The exemption |
---|
1034 | 1061 | | authorized by this paragraph shall be administered in the form of a |
---|
1035 | 1062 | | refund from the sales tax revenues apportioned pursuant to Section |
---|
1036 | 1063 | | 1353 of this title and the vendor shal l be required to collec t the |
---|
1037 | 1064 | | sales tax otherwise applicable to the transaction. The purchaser |
---|
1038 | 1065 | | may apply for a refund of the sales tax paid in the manner |
---|
1039 | 1066 | | prescribed by this paragraph . Within thirty (30) days after the end |
---|
1040 | 1067 | | of each fiscal year, any purchase r that is entitled to m ake |
---|
1041 | 1068 | | application for a refund based upon the exempt treatment authorized |
---|
1042 | 1069 | | by this paragraph may file an application for refund of the sales |
---|
1043 | 1070 | | taxes paid during such pr eceding fiscal year. The Oklahoma Tax |
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1044 | 1071 | | Commission shall prescribe a form for pu rposes of making the |
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1045 | 1072 | | application for refund. The Tax Commission shall determine whether |
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1046 | 1073 | | or not the total amount of sales tax exemptions claimed by all |
---|
1047 | 1074 | | purchasers is equal to or less than Six Hundred Fifty Thousand |
---|
1048 | 1075 | | Dollars ($650,000.00). If such claims are less than or equal t o |
---|
1049 | 1076 | | that amount, the Tax Commission shall make refunds to the purchasers |
---|
1050 | 1077 | | in the full amount of the documented and verified sales tax amounts. |
---|
1051 | 1078 | | If such claims by all purchasers are in excess of Six Hundred Fifty |
---|
1052 | 1079 | | Thousand Dollars ($650,00 0.00), the Tax Commiss ion shall determine |
---|
1081 | 1109 | | bears to the total. The resulting percentage determined for each |
---|
1082 | 1110 | | purchaser shall be multiplied by Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars |
---|
1083 | 1111 | | ($650,000.00) to determine the amount o f refundable sales tax to be |
---|
1084 | 1112 | | paid to each purchaser. The pro rata refund amount s hall be the |
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1085 | 1113 | | only method to recover sale s taxes paid during the preceding fisca l |
---|
1086 | 1114 | | year and no balance of any sales taxes paid on a pro rata basis |
---|
1087 | 1115 | | shall be the subject of any su bsequent refund claim pursuant to this |
---|
1088 | 1116 | | paragraph; |
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1089 | 1117 | | 52. Effective July 1, 2006, sal es of tangible personal property |
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1090 | 1118 | | or services to any organization which assists , trains, educates, an d |
---|
1091 | 1119 | | provides housing for physically and mentally handicapped disabled |
---|
1092 | 1120 | | persons and which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions |
---|
1093 | 1121 | | of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and that |
---|
1094 | 1122 | | receives at least eighty-five percent (85%) of its annual budget |
---|
1095 | 1123 | | from state or federal funds. In order to receive the benefit of the |
---|
1096 | 1124 | | exemption authorized by this paragraph, the taxpayer shall be |
---|
1097 | 1125 | | required to make payment of the applicable sales tax at the time of |
---|
1098 | 1126 | | sale to the vendor in the mann er otherwise required by law. |
---|
1099 | 1127 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of the Oklahoma Uniform Tax |
---|
1100 | 1128 | | Procedure Code to the contrary, the taxpayer shall be authorized to |
---|
1101 | 1129 | | file a claim for refund of sales taxes paid that quali fy for the |
---|
1102 | 1130 | | exemption authorized by this paragraph for a period of one (1) year |
---|
1131 | 1160 | | Oklahoma Tax Commission in support of the refund cla im. The total |
---|
1132 | 1161 | | amount of sales tax qual ifying for exempt treatment pursuant to this |
---|
1133 | 1162 | | paragraph shall not exceed One Hundred Seventy -five Thousand Dollars |
---|
1134 | 1163 | | ($175,000.00) each fiscal year. Claims for refund shal l be |
---|
1135 | 1164 | | processed in the order in which such claims are received by the |
---|
1136 | 1165 | | Oklahoma Tax Commission. If a claim otherwise timely filed exceeds |
---|
1137 | 1166 | | the total amount of refunds payable for a fisc al year, such claim |
---|
1138 | 1167 | | shall be barred; |
---|
1139 | 1168 | | 53. The first Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) each year of |
---|
1140 | 1169 | | sales of tangible perso nal property or services to, by, or for the |
---|
1141 | 1170 | | benefit of a qualified neighborhood watch organization that is |
---|
1142 | 1171 | | endorsed or supported by or working directly with a law enforcement |
---|
1143 | 1172 | | agency with jurisdiction in the a rea in which the neighborhood watch |
---|
1144 | 1173 | | organization is located. As used in this paragraph , “qualified |
---|
1145 | 1174 | | neighborhood watch organization” means an organization that is a |
---|
1146 | 1175 | | not-for-profit corporation under the laws of the State of Oklahoma |
---|
1147 | 1176 | | this state that was created to help prevent criminal activity in an |
---|
1148 | 1177 | | area through community involvement and inte raction with local law |
---|
1149 | 1178 | | enforcement and which is one of the first two thousand organizations |
---|
1150 | 1179 | | which makes application to the Oklahoma Tax Commission for the |
---|
1151 | 1180 | | exemption after March 29, 2006; |
---|
1181 | 1211 | | primarily for the purpose of providing services to homeless persons |
---|
1182 | 1212 | | during the day and located in a metropoli tan area with a population |
---|
1183 | 1213 | | in excess of five hundred thousand (500,000) persons according to |
---|
1184 | 1214 | | the latest Federal Decennial Ce nsus. The exemption authorized by |
---|
1185 | 1215 | | this paragraph shall be applicable to sales of tangible personal |
---|
1186 | 1216 | | property to a qualified entity o ccurring on or after January 1, |
---|
1187 | 1217 | | 2005; |
---|
1188 | 1218 | | 55. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an |
---|
1189 | 1219 | | organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the |
---|
1190 | 1220 | | provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section |
---|
1191 | 1221 | | 501(c)(3) for events the principal purpose of which is to prov ide |
---|
1192 | 1222 | | funding for the preservation of wetlands and habitat for wild ducks; |
---|
1193 | 1223 | | 56. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an |
---|
1194 | 1224 | | organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the |
---|
1195 | 1225 | | provisions of the Internal Reve nue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section |
---|
1196 | 1226 | | 501(c)(3) for events the principal purpose of which is to provide |
---|
1197 | 1227 | | funding for the preservation and conservation of wild turkeys; |
---|
1198 | 1228 | | 57. Sales of tangible personal property or services to an |
---|
1199 | 1229 | | organization which: |
---|
1229 | 1260 | | b. is part of a network o f community-based, autonomous |
---|
1230 | 1261 | | member organizations that meets the following |
---|
1231 | 1262 | | criteria: |
---|
1232 | 1263 | | (1) serves people with workplace disadvantages and |
---|
1233 | 1264 | | disabilities by providi ng job training and |
---|
1234 | 1265 | | employment services, as well as job placement |
---|
1235 | 1266 | | opportunities and post-employment support, |
---|
1236 | 1267 | | (2) has locations in the United States and at least |
---|
1237 | 1268 | | twenty other countries, |
---|
1238 | 1269 | | (3) collects donated clothing and household goods to |
---|
1239 | 1270 | | sell in retail stores and provides contract labor |
---|
1240 | 1271 | | services to business and government, and |
---|
1241 | 1272 | | (4) provides documentation to the Oklahoma Tax |
---|
1242 | 1273 | | Commission that over seventy-five percent (75%) |
---|
1243 | 1274 | | of its revenues are channeled into employment, |
---|
1244 | 1275 | | job training and placement programs , and other |
---|
1245 | 1276 | | critical community services; |
---|
1246 | 1277 | | 58. Sales of tickets made on or after September 21, 2005, an d |
---|
1247 | 1278 | | complimentary or free tickets for admission issued on or after |
---|
1248 | 1279 | | September 21, 2005, which have a value equivalent to the charge that |
---|
1249 | 1280 | | would have otherwise been made, for admission to a professional |
---|
1279 | 1311 | | municipality or a county i s the sole beneficiary, and sales of |
---|
1280 | 1312 | | tickets made on or after July 1, 2007, and complimentary or free |
---|
1281 | 1313 | | tickets for admission issued on or after July 1, 2007, which have a |
---|
1282 | 1314 | | value equivalent to the charge that would have otherwise be en made, |
---|
1283 | 1315 | | for admission to a professional athletic event in which a team in |
---|
1284 | 1316 | | the National Hockey League is a participant, whi ch is held in a |
---|
1285 | 1317 | | facility owned or operated by a municipality, a county, or a public |
---|
1286 | 1318 | | trust of which a municipality or a county is the sole beneficiary; |
---|
1287 | 1319 | | 59. Sales of tickets for admission and complimentary or free |
---|
1288 | 1320 | | tickets for admission which have a value eq uivalent to the charge |
---|
1289 | 1321 | | that would have otherwise been made to a professional sporting event |
---|
1290 | 1322 | | involving ice hockey, baseball, basketbal l, football or arena |
---|
1291 | 1323 | | football, or soccer. As used in this paragraph, “professional |
---|
1292 | 1324 | | sporting event” means an organized athl etic competition between |
---|
1293 | 1325 | | teams that are members of an organized league or association with |
---|
1294 | 1326 | | centralized management, other than a natio nal league or national |
---|
1295 | 1327 | | association, that imposes requirements for participation in the |
---|
1296 | 1328 | | league upon the teams, the individua l athletes, or both, and which |
---|
1297 | 1329 | | uses a salary structure to compensate the athletes; |
---|
1298 | 1330 | | 60. Sales of tickets for admission to an annual e vent sponsored |
---|
1299 | 1331 | | by an educational and charitable organization of women which is |
---|
1329 | 1362 | | improving the community through the effective action and leadership |
---|
1330 | 1363 | | of trained volunteers; |
---|
1331 | 1364 | | 61. Sales of tangible personal property or services to an |
---|
1332 | 1365 | | organization, which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the |
---|
1333 | 1366 | | provisions of the Internal Rev enue Code, 26 U.S.C., Sectio n |
---|
1334 | 1367 | | 501(c)(3), and which is itself a member of an organization which is |
---|
1335 | 1368 | | exempt from taxation purs uant to the provisions of the Internal |
---|
1336 | 1369 | | Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), if the membership |
---|
1337 | 1370 | | organization is primarily engage d in advancing the purposes of its |
---|
1338 | 1371 | | member organizations through fundraising, public awareness, or other |
---|
1339 | 1372 | | efforts for the benefit of its member organizations, and if the |
---|
1340 | 1373 | | member organization is primarily engaged either in providing |
---|
1341 | 1374 | | educational services and pr ograms concerning health-related diseases |
---|
1342 | 1375 | | and conditions to individuals suffering from such health-related |
---|
1343 | 1376 | | diseases and conditions or their caregivers and family members or |
---|
1344 | 1377 | | support to such individuals, or in health-related research as to |
---|
1345 | 1378 | | such diseases and conditions, or both. In order to qualify for the |
---|
1346 | 1379 | | exemption authorized by this paragraph, the member nonprofit |
---|
1347 | 1380 | | organization shall be required to provide proof to the Oklahoma Tax |
---|
1348 | 1381 | | Commission of its membership status in the membership organization; |
---|
1378 | 1412 | | history, and securing better education for children and which has at |
---|
1379 | 1413 | | least 168,000 members in 3,000 chapters across the United States; |
---|
1380 | 1414 | | 63. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by a |
---|
1381 | 1415 | | YWCA or YMCA organization which is part of a national nonprofit |
---|
1382 | 1416 | | community service organization working to meet the health and social |
---|
1383 | 1417 | | service needs of its members across the United States; |
---|
1384 | 1418 | | 64. Sales of tangible personal property or services to o r by a |
---|
1385 | 1419 | | veteran’s organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the |
---|
1386 | 1420 | | provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Secti on |
---|
1387 | 1421 | | 501(c)(19) and which is k nown as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the |
---|
1388 | 1422 | | United States, Oklahoma Chapters; |
---|
1389 | 1423 | | 65. Sales of boxes of food by a church or by an organization, |
---|
1390 | 1424 | | which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the |
---|
1391 | 1425 | | Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) . To qualify |
---|
1392 | 1426 | | under the provisions of this paragraph, the organization must be |
---|
1393 | 1427 | | organized for the primary purpose of feeding needy individuals or to |
---|
1394 | 1428 | | encourage volunteer service by requiring such service in order to |
---|
1395 | 1429 | | purchase food. These boxes shall only con tain edible staple food |
---|
1396 | 1430 | | items; |
---|
1397 | 1431 | | 66. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any |
---|
1398 | 1432 | | person with whom a church has duly entered into a construction |
---|
1427 | 1462 | | 67. Sales of tangible personal property or services used |
---|
1428 | 1463 | | exclusively for charitable or e ducational purposes, to or by an |
---|
1429 | 1464 | | organization which: |
---|
1430 | 1465 | | a. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of |
---|
1431 | 1466 | | the Internal Revenue Co de, 26 U.S.C., Section |
---|
1432 | 1467 | | 501(c)(3), |
---|
1433 | 1468 | | b. has filed a Not-for-Profit Certificate of |
---|
1434 | 1469 | | Incorporation in this state, and |
---|
1435 | 1470 | | c. is organized for the purpose of: |
---|
1436 | 1471 | | (1) providing training and education to |
---|
1437 | 1472 | | developmentally disabled individuals, |
---|
1438 | 1473 | | (2) educating the community ab out the rights, |
---|
1439 | 1474 | | abilities, and strengths of developmentally |
---|
1440 | 1475 | | disabled individuals, and |
---|
1441 | 1476 | | (3) promoting unity among development ally disabled |
---|
1442 | 1477 | | individuals in their community and geographic |
---|
1443 | 1478 | | area; |
---|
1444 | 1479 | | 68. Sales of tangible personal property or services to any |
---|
1445 | 1480 | | organization which is a shelter for abused, neglected, or abandoned |
---|
1446 | 1481 | | children and which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the |
---|
1447 | 1482 | | provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section |
---|
1448 | 1483 | | 501(c)(3); provided, until July 1, 2008, such exemption shall apply |
---|
1476 | 1512 | | and after July 1, 2008, such exemption shall apply to eligible |
---|
1477 | 1513 | | shelters for children from birth to age eighteen (18); |
---|
1478 | 1514 | | 69. Sales of tangible personal property or services to a child |
---|
1479 | 1515 | | care center which is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Care |
---|
1480 | 1516 | | Facilities Licensing Act and which: |
---|
1481 | 1517 | | a. possesses a 3-star rating from the Department of Human |
---|
1482 | 1518 | | Services Reaching for the Stars Program or a national |
---|
1483 | 1519 | | accreditation, and |
---|
1484 | 1520 | | b. allows on-site universal prekinde rgarten education to |
---|
1485 | 1521 | | be provided to four-year-old children through a |
---|
1486 | 1522 | | contractual agreement with any public school or school |
---|
1487 | 1523 | | district. |
---|
1488 | 1524 | | For the purposes of this paragraph, sales made to any person, |
---|
1489 | 1525 | | firm, agency, or entity that has entered previously into a |
---|
1490 | 1526 | | contractual relationship with a child care center for construction |
---|
1491 | 1527 | | and improvement of buildings and other structures owned b y the child |
---|
1492 | 1528 | | care center and operated for educational purposes shall be |
---|
1493 | 1529 | | considered sales made to a child care center . Any such person, |
---|
1494 | 1530 | | firm, agency, or entity making purchases on behalf of a child care |
---|
1495 | 1531 | | center shall certify, in writing, on the copy of the i nvoice or |
---|
1496 | 1532 | | sales ticket the nature of the purchase. Any such person, or person |
---|
1497 | 1533 | | acting on behalf of a firm, agency , or entity making purchases on |
---|
1498 | 1534 | | behalf of a child care center in violation of this paragraph shall |
---|
1526 | 1563 | | fined an amount equal to double the amount of sales tax involved or |
---|
1527 | 1564 | | incarcerated for not more than sixty (60) day s or both; |
---|
1528 | 1565 | | 70. a. Sales of tangible personal property to a service |
---|
1529 | 1566 | | organization of mothers who have children who are |
---|
1530 | 1567 | | serving or who have served in the military, which |
---|
1531 | 1568 | | service organization is exempt from taxation pursuant |
---|
1532 | 1569 | | to the provisions of the Internal R evenue Code, 26 |
---|
1533 | 1570 | | U.S.C., Section 501(c)(19) and which is known as the |
---|
1534 | 1571 | | Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. The exemption |
---|
1535 | 1572 | | provided by this paragraph shall only apply to the |
---|
1536 | 1573 | | purchase of tangible personal property actually sent |
---|
1537 | 1574 | | to United States military personn el overseas who are |
---|
1538 | 1575 | | serving in a combat zone and not to any other tangible |
---|
1539 | 1576 | | personal property purchased by the organization . |
---|
1540 | 1577 | | Provided, this exemption shall not app ly to any sales |
---|
1541 | 1578 | | tax levied by a city, town, county, or any other |
---|
1542 | 1579 | | jurisdiction in this state. |
---|
1543 | 1580 | | b. The exemption authorized by this paragraph shall be |
---|
1544 | 1581 | | administered in the form of a refund from the sales |
---|
1545 | 1582 | | tax revenues apportioned pursuant to Section 1353 of |
---|
1546 | 1583 | | this title, and the vendor shall be required to |
---|
1547 | 1584 | | collect the sales tax otherwise applicable to th e |
---|
1548 | 1585 | | transaction. The purchaser may apply for a refund of |
---|
1576 | 1614 | | this paragraph. Within sixty (60) days after the end |
---|
1577 | 1615 | | of each calendar quarter, any pu rchaser that is |
---|
1578 | 1616 | | entitled to make application for a refund bas ed upon |
---|
1579 | 1617 | | the exempt treatment authorized by this paragraph may |
---|
1580 | 1618 | | file an application for refund of the state sales |
---|
1581 | 1619 | | taxes paid during such preceding calendar quarter. |
---|
1582 | 1620 | | The Tax Commission shall prescr ibe a form for purposes |
---|
1583 | 1621 | | of making the application for refund. |
---|
1584 | 1622 | | c. A purchaser who applies for a refund pursuant to this |
---|
1585 | 1623 | | paragraph shall certify that the items were actually |
---|
1586 | 1624 | | sent to military personnel overseas in a combat zone . |
---|
1587 | 1625 | | Any purchaser that applies fo r a refund for the |
---|
1588 | 1626 | | purchase of items that are not authorized for |
---|
1589 | 1627 | | exemption under this paragraph shall be subject to a |
---|
1590 | 1628 | | penalty in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars |
---|
1591 | 1629 | | ($500.00); |
---|
1592 | 1630 | | 71. Sales of food and snack items to or by an or ganization |
---|
1593 | 1631 | | which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the |
---|
1594 | 1632 | | Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), whose primary |
---|
1595 | 1633 | | and principal purpose is providing funding for scholarships in the |
---|
1596 | 1634 | | medical field; |
---|
1597 | 1635 | | 72. Sales of tangible personal property or services for use |
---|
1598 | 1636 | | solely on construction projects for organizations which are exem pt |
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1626 | 1665 | | Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and whose purpose i s providing |
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1627 | 1666 | | end-of-life care and access t o hospice services to low-income |
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1628 | 1667 | | individuals who live in a facility owned by the organization . The |
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1629 | 1668 | | exemption provided by this paragraph applies to sales to the |
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1630 | 1669 | | organization as well as to sales to any person with wh om the |
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1631 | 1670 | | organization has duly entered into a construction contract, |
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1632 | 1671 | | necessary for carrying out such contract or to any subcontractor to |
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1633 | 1672 | | such a construction contract. Any person making purchases on behalf |
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1634 | 1673 | | of such organization shall certify, in writing, on t he copy of the |
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1635 | 1674 | | invoice or sales ticket to be retained by the vendor that the |
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1636 | 1675 | | purchases are made for and on behalf of such organization and set |
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1637 | 1676 | | out the name of such organization. Any person who wrongfully or |
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1638 | 1677 | | erroneously certifies that purchases are for any of the above-named |
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1639 | 1678 | | organizations or who otherwise violates this section shall be guilty |
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1640 | 1679 | | of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined an |
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1641 | 1680 | | amount equal to double the amount of sales tax involved or |
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1642 | 1681 | | incarcerated for not more than sixty (60) day s or both; |
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1643 | 1682 | | 73. Sales of tickets for admission to events held by |
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1644 | 1683 | | organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the |
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1645 | 1684 | | Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) that are |
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1646 | 1685 | | organized for the purpose of supporting general hospitals lic ensed |
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1647 | 1686 | | by the State Department of Health; |
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1648 | 1687 | | 74. Sales of tangible personal property or services: |
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1649 | 1688 | | |
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1651 | 1691 | | 2 |
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1652 | 1692 | | 3 |
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1653 | 1693 | | 4 |
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1654 | 1694 | | 5 |
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1655 | 1695 | | 6 |
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1656 | 1696 | | 7 |
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1657 | 1697 | | 8 |
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1658 | 1698 | | 9 |
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1659 | 1699 | | 10 |
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1660 | 1700 | | 11 |
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1661 | 1701 | | 12 |
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1662 | 1702 | | 13 |
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1663 | 1703 | | 14 |
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1664 | 1704 | | 15 |
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1665 | 1705 | | 16 |
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1666 | 1706 | | 17 |
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1667 | 1707 | | 18 |
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1668 | 1708 | | 19 |
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1669 | 1709 | | 20 |
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1670 | 1710 | | 21 |
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1671 | 1711 | | 22 |
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1672 | 1712 | | 23 |
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1673 | 1713 | | 24 |
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1674 | 1714 | | |
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1675 | 1715 | | a. to a foundation which is exempt from taxation pursuant |
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1676 | 1716 | | to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 |
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1677 | 1717 | | U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and which raises tax - |
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1678 | 1718 | | deductible contributions in support of a wide range of |
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1679 | 1719 | | firearms-related public interest activities of the |
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1680 | 1720 | | National Rifle Association of Ame rica and other |
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1681 | 1721 | | organizations that defend and foster Second Amendment |
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1682 | 1722 | | rights, and |
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1683 | 1723 | | b. to or by a grassroots fundraising prog ram for sales |
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1684 | 1724 | | related to events to raise funds for a foundation |
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1685 | 1725 | | meeting the qualifications of subparagraph a of this |
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1686 | 1726 | | paragraph; |
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1687 | 1727 | | 75. Sales by an organization or entity which is exempt from |
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1688 | 1728 | | taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 2 6 |
---|
1689 | 1729 | | U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) which are rel ated to a fundraising event |
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1690 | 1730 | | sponsored by the organization or entity when the event does not |
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1691 | 1731 | | exceed any five (5) consecutive days and when the sales are not in |
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1692 | 1732 | | the organization’s or the entity’s regular course of bus iness. |
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1693 | 1733 | | Provided, the exemption provided in this paragraph shall be limited |
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1694 | 1734 | | to tickets sold for admittance to the fundraising event an d items |
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1695 | 1735 | | which were donated to the organization or entity for sale at the |
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1696 | 1736 | | event; |
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1697 | 1737 | | 76. Effective November 1, 2017, sales of tangible personal |
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1698 | 1738 | | property or services to an organization which is exempt from |
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1699 | 1739 | | |
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1701 | 1742 | | 2 |
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1702 | 1743 | | 3 |
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1703 | 1744 | | 4 |
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1704 | 1745 | | 5 |
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1705 | 1746 | | 6 |
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1706 | 1747 | | 7 |
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1707 | 1748 | | 8 |
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1708 | 1749 | | 9 |
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1709 | 1750 | | 10 |
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1710 | 1751 | | 11 |
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1711 | 1752 | | 12 |
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1712 | 1753 | | 13 |
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1713 | 1754 | | 14 |
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1714 | 1755 | | 15 |
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1715 | 1756 | | 16 |
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1716 | 1757 | | 17 |
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1717 | 1758 | | 18 |
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1718 | 1759 | | 19 |
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1719 | 1760 | | 20 |
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1720 | 1761 | | 21 |
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1721 | 1762 | | 22 |
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1722 | 1763 | | 23 |
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1723 | 1764 | | 24 |
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1724 | 1765 | | |
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1725 | 1766 | | taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Rev enue Code, 26 |
---|
1726 | 1767 | | U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) and operates as a collaborative model |
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1727 | 1768 | | which connects community agencies in one loc ation to serve |
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1728 | 1769 | | individuals and families a ffected by violence and where victims have |
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1729 | 1770 | | access to services and advocacy at no cost to the victim; |
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1730 | 1771 | | 77. Effective July 1, 2018, sales of tangible personal property |
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1731 | 1772 | | or services to or by an association which is exem pt from taxation |
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1732 | 1773 | | pursuant to the provisio ns of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., |
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1733 | 1774 | | Section 501(c)(19) and which is known as the Nati onal Guard |
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1734 | 1775 | | Association of Oklahoma; |
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1735 | 1776 | | 78. Effective July 1, 2018, sales of tangible personal property |
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1736 | 1777 | | or services to or by an association which is exempt from taxat ion |
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1737 | 1778 | | pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., |
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1738 | 1779 | | Section 501(c)(4) and which is known as the Marine Corps League of |
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1739 | 1780 | | Oklahoma; |
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1740 | 1781 | | 79. Sales of tangible personal property or services to the |
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1741 | 1782 | | American Legion, whether the purchase is made b y the entity |
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1742 | 1783 | | chartered by the United States Congress or is an entity organized |
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1743 | 1784 | | under the laws of this or another state pursuant to the authority of |
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1744 | 1785 | | the national American Legion organization; |
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1745 | 1786 | | 80. Sales of tangible personal property or services to or by an |
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1746 | 1787 | | organization which is: |
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1747 | 1788 | | a. exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the |
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1748 | 1789 | | Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3), |
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1749 | 1790 | | |
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1751 | 1793 | | 2 |
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1752 | 1794 | | 3 |
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1753 | 1795 | | 4 |
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1754 | 1796 | | 5 |
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1755 | 1797 | | 6 |
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1756 | 1798 | | 7 |
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1757 | 1799 | | 8 |
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1758 | 1800 | | 9 |
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1759 | 1801 | | 10 |
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1760 | 1802 | | 11 |
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1761 | 1803 | | 12 |
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1762 | 1804 | | 13 |
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1763 | 1805 | | 14 |
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1764 | 1806 | | 15 |
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1765 | 1807 | | 16 |
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1766 | 1808 | | 17 |
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1767 | 1809 | | 18 |
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1768 | 1810 | | 19 |
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1769 | 1811 | | 20 |
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1770 | 1812 | | 21 |
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1771 | 1813 | | 22 |
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1772 | 1814 | | 23 |
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1773 | 1815 | | 24 |
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1774 | 1816 | | |
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1775 | 1817 | | b. verified with a letter from the MIT Fab Foundation as |
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1776 | 1818 | | an official member of th e Fab Lab Network in |
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1777 | 1819 | | compliance with the Fab Charter, and |
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1778 | 1820 | | c. able to provide documentation that its primary and |
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1779 | 1821 | | principal purpose is t o provide community access to |
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1780 | 1822 | | advanced 21st century manufacturing and digital |
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1781 | 1823 | | fabrication tools for science, technology, |
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1782 | 1824 | | engineering, art, and math (STEAM) learning skills, |
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1783 | 1825 | | developing inventions, creating and sustaining |
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1784 | 1826 | | businesses, and producing personaliz ed products; |
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1785 | 1827 | | 81. Effective November 1, 2021, sales of tangible personal |
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1786 | 1828 | | property or services used solely for construction and remodeling |
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1787 | 1829 | | projects to an organizatio n which is exempt from taxation pursuant |
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1788 | 1830 | | to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section |
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1789 | 1831 | | 501(c)(3), and which meets the following requirements: |
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1790 | 1832 | | a. its primary purpose is to construct or remodel a nd |
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1791 | 1833 | | sell affordable housing and provide hom eownership |
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1792 | 1834 | | education to residents of Oklahoma that have an income |
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1793 | 1835 | | that is below one hundred percent (100%) of the Family |
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1794 | 1836 | | Median Family Income guidelines as defined by the U.S. |
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1795 | 1837 | | Department of Housing and Urban Development, |
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1796 | 1838 | | b. it conducts its activities in a manner that serves |
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1797 | 1839 | | public or charitable purposes, rather than commercial |
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1798 | 1840 | | purposes, |
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1799 | 1841 | | |
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1801 | 1844 | | 2 |
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1802 | 1845 | | 3 |
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1803 | 1846 | | 4 |
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1804 | 1847 | | 5 |
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1805 | 1848 | | 6 |
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1806 | 1849 | | 7 |
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1807 | 1850 | | 8 |
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1808 | 1851 | | 9 |
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1809 | 1852 | | 10 |
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1810 | 1853 | | 11 |
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1811 | 1854 | | 12 |
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1812 | 1855 | | 13 |
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1813 | 1856 | | 14 |
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1814 | 1857 | | 15 |
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1815 | 1858 | | 16 |
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1816 | 1859 | | 17 |
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1817 | 1860 | | 18 |
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1818 | 1861 | | 19 |
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1819 | 1862 | | 20 |
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1820 | 1863 | | 21 |
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1821 | 1864 | | 22 |
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1822 | 1865 | | 23 |
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1823 | 1866 | | 24 |
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1824 | 1867 | | |
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1825 | 1868 | | c. it receives funding and revenue and charges fees in a |
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1826 | 1869 | | manner that does not incentivize it or its employees |
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1827 | 1870 | | to act other than in the bes t interests of its |
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1828 | 1871 | | clients, and |
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1829 | 1872 | | d. it compensates its employees in a manner that does not |
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1830 | 1873 | | incentivize employees to act other than in t he best |
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1831 | 1874 | | interests of its clients; |
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1832 | 1875 | | 82. Effective November 1, 2021, sales of tangible personal |
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1833 | 1876 | | property or services to a no nprofit entity, organized pursuant to |
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1834 | 1877 | | Oklahoma law before January 1, 2022, exempt from federal income |
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1835 | 1878 | | taxation pursuant to Section 501 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of |
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1836 | 1879 | | 1986, as amended, the principal functions of which are to provide |
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1837 | 1880 | | assistance to natura l persons following a disaster, with progr am |
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1838 | 1881 | | emphasis on repair or restoration to single-family residential |
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1839 | 1882 | | dwellings or the construct ion of a replacement single-family |
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1840 | 1883 | | residential dwelling. As used in this paragraph, “disaster” means |
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1841 | 1884 | | damage to property w ith or without accompanying injury to pers ons |
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1842 | 1885 | | from heavy rain, high winds, tornadic winds, drought, wildfire, |
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1843 | 1886 | | snow, ice, geologic dist urbances, explosions, chemical accidents or |
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1844 | 1887 | | spills, and other events causing damage to property on a large |
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1845 | 1888 | | scale. For purposes of this paragraph, an entity that ex pended at |
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1846 | 1889 | | least seventy-five percent (75%) of its funds on the restoration to |
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1847 | 1890 | | single-family housing following a disaster including related general |
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1848 | 1891 | | |
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1850 | 1894 | | 2 |
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1851 | 1895 | | 3 |
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1852 | 1896 | | 4 |
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1853 | 1897 | | 5 |
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1854 | 1898 | | 6 |
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1855 | 1899 | | 7 |
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1856 | 1900 | | 8 |
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1857 | 1901 | | 9 |
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1858 | 1902 | | 10 |
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1859 | 1903 | | 11 |
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1860 | 1904 | | 12 |
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1861 | 1905 | | 13 |
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1862 | 1906 | | 14 |
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1863 | 1907 | | 15 |
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1864 | 1908 | | 16 |
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1865 | 1909 | | 17 |
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1866 | 1910 | | 18 |
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1867 | 1911 | | 19 |
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1868 | 1912 | | 20 |
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1869 | 1913 | | 21 |
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1870 | 1914 | | 22 |
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1871 | 1915 | | 23 |
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1872 | 1916 | | 24 |
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1873 | 1917 | | |
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1874 | 1918 | | and administrative expenses, shall be eligible for the exemption |
---|
1875 | 1919 | | authorized by this paragraph; |
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1876 | 1920 | | 83. Effective November 1, 2021, through December 31, 2024, |
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1877 | 1921 | | sales of tangible personal property or services to a mus eum that: |
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1878 | 1922 | | a. operates as a part of an organization which is exempt |
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1879 | 1923 | | from taxation pursuant to the provisions of t he |
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1880 | 1924 | | Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)( 3), |
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1881 | 1925 | | b. is not accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, |
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1882 | 1926 | | and |
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1883 | 1927 | | c. operates on an annua l budget of less than One Million |
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1884 | 1928 | | Dollars ($1,000,000.00); |
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1885 | 1929 | | 84. Until July 1, 2022, sales of tangible personal prop erty or |
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1886 | 1930 | | services for use in a clinical practice or medical facility operated |
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1887 | 1931 | | by an organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant t o the |
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1888 | 1932 | | provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States, 26 |
---|
1889 | 1933 | | U.S.C., Section 501(c)( 3), and which has entered into a joint |
---|
1890 | 1934 | | operating agreement with the Unive rsity Hospitals Trust created |
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1891 | 1935 | | pursuant to Section 3224 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statut es. The |
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1892 | 1936 | | exemption provided by this paragraph shall be limited to the |
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1893 | 1937 | | purchase of tangible per sonal property and service s for use in |
---|
1894 | 1938 | | clinical practices or medical faci lities acquired or leased by the |
---|
1895 | 1939 | | organization from the University Hospitals Authority, Un iversity |
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1896 | 1940 | | Hospitals Trust, or the University of Oklahoma on or after June 1, |
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1897 | 1941 | | 2021; and |
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1898 | 1942 | | |
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1900 | 1945 | | 2 |
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1901 | 1946 | | 3 |
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1902 | 1947 | | 4 |
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1903 | 1948 | | 5 |
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1904 | 1949 | | 6 |
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1905 | 1950 | | 7 |
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1906 | 1951 | | 8 |
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1907 | 1952 | | 9 |
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1908 | 1953 | | 10 |
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1909 | 1954 | | 11 |
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1910 | 1955 | | 12 |
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1911 | 1956 | | 13 |
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1912 | 1957 | | 14 |
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1913 | 1958 | | 15 |
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1914 | 1959 | | 16 |
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1915 | 1960 | | 17 |
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1916 | 1961 | | 18 |
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1917 | 1962 | | 19 |
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1918 | 1963 | | 20 |
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1919 | 1964 | | 21 |
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1920 | 1965 | | 22 |
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1921 | 1966 | | 23 |
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1922 | 1967 | | 24 |
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1923 | 1968 | | |
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1924 | 1969 | | 85. Sales of tangible personal pr operty or services to a |
---|
1925 | 1970 | | nonprofit entity, organized pursuant to Oklahoma law before January |
---|
1926 | 1971 | | 1, 2019, exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to Section |
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1927 | 1972 | | 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the |
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1928 | 1973 | | principal functions of which are to pr ovide assistance to natural |
---|
1929 | 1974 | | persons following a disa ster, with program emphasis on repair or |
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1930 | 1975 | | restoration to single -family residential dw ellings or the |
---|
1931 | 1976 | | construction of a replacement single-family residential dwelling. |
---|
1932 | 1977 | | For purposes of this paragraph, an ent ity operated exclusively for |
---|
1933 | 1978 | | charitable and educatio nal purposes through the coordination of |
---|
1934 | 1979 | | volunteers for the disaster recovery of hom es (as derived from Part |
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1935 | 1980 | | III, Statement of Program Services Service Accomplishments, of |
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1936 | 1981 | | Internal Revenue Service Form 990) and offers its servic es free of |
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1937 | 1982 | | charge to disaster survivors st atewide who are low income with no or |
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1938 | 1983 | | limited means of recovery on their own for the restorati on to |
---|
1939 | 1984 | | single-family housing following a disaster including related general |
---|
1940 | 1985 | | and administrative expenses, shall be eligibl e for the exemption |
---|
1941 | 1986 | | authorized by this par agraph. The exemption provided by this |
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1942 | 1987 | | paragraph shall only be applicable to sales made on or after the |
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1943 | 1988 | | effective date of this act July 1, 2022. As used in this paragraph, |
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1944 | 1989 | | “disaster” means damage to property with or without a ccompanying |
---|
1945 | 1990 | | injury to persons from heavy rain, high winds, tornadic winds, |
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1946 | 1991 | | drought, wildfire, snow, ice, geologic disturbances, e xplosions, |
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1947 | 1992 | | |
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1949 | 1995 | | 2 |
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1950 | 1996 | | 3 |
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1951 | 1997 | | 4 |
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1952 | 1998 | | 5 |
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1953 | 1999 | | 6 |
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1954 | 2000 | | 7 |
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1955 | 2001 | | 8 |
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1956 | 2002 | | 9 |
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1957 | 2003 | | 10 |
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1958 | 2004 | | 11 |
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1959 | 2005 | | 12 |
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1960 | 2006 | | 13 |
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1961 | 2007 | | 14 |
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1962 | 2008 | | 15 |
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1963 | 2009 | | 16 |
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1964 | 2010 | | 17 |
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1965 | 2011 | | 18 |
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1966 | 2012 | | 19 |
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1967 | 2013 | | 20 |
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1968 | 2014 | | 21 |
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1969 | 2015 | | 22 |
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1970 | 2016 | | 23 |
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1971 | 2017 | | 24 |
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1972 | 2018 | | |
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1973 | 2019 | | chemical accidents or spills, and other events caus ing damage to |
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1974 | 2020 | | property on a large scale; and |
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1975 | 2021 | | 86. Sales of tangible personal property or servi ces to an |
---|
1976 | 2022 | | organization located in this state which is exempt from taxation |
---|
1977 | 2023 | | pursuant to the provision s of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., |
---|
1978 | 2024 | | Section 501(c)(3), the principal function of which is to strengthen |
---|
1979 | 2025 | | emergency response to natural and man -made disasters at the local, |
---|
1980 | 2026 | | state, and national level through the provision of high ly trained |
---|
1981 | 2027 | | search and rescue canines and first responder team training . To |
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1982 | 2028 | | qualify for the exemption provided for in this paragraph, the |
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1983 | 2029 | | organization shall provide training suffi cient to pass the Federal |
---|
1984 | 2030 | | Emergency Management Agency Certification Examination equivalent, |
---|
1985 | 2031 | | the State Urban Search and Rescue Alliance ’s Disaster Search Canine |
---|
1986 | 2032 | | Evaluation Process or its equivalent, or shall be a member in good |
---|
1987 | 2033 | | standing with Oklahoma Urban Search and Rescue Task Force One. |
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1988 | 2034 | | SECTION 2. This act shall become effec tive November 1, 2023. |
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