Req. No. 8283 Page 1 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL NO. 602 By: Rader of the Senate
and
Fetgatter of the House
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to revenue and taxation ; amending
Section 1, Chapter 343, O.S.L. 2022 (68 O.S . Supp.
2022, Section 2358.6a), which relates to bonus
depreciation; clarifying application of depreciation;
clarifying procedure for claiming depreciation ;
authorizing filing of amend ed tax return under
certain conditions; prohibiting Oklahoma Tax
Commission from assessing penalties or interes t under
certain conditions; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 343, O.S.L.
2022 (68 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 2358.6a), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 2358.6a A. As used in this section:
1. "Internal Revenue Code " means Title 26 of the United States
Code also known as the federal Inte rnal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended;
Req. No. 8283 Page 2 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
2. "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" means Public Law No. 115-97 (115th
Congress Public Law 97);
3. "Qualified property" shall have the same meaning as in
Internal Revenue Code Section 168(k) as the Code existed on January
1, 2021, and shall apply to property placed in service after
December 31, 2021;
4. "Qualified improvement pro perty" shall have the same meaning
as in Internal Revenue Code Section 168(e)(6 ) as the Code existed on
January 1, 2021, and shall apply to prope rty placed in service after
December 31, 2021; and
5. "Full expensing" or "one hundred percent (100%) bonus
depreciation" means a method for taxpayers to recover costs for
certain expenditures in research and experimentation and depreciable
business assets by immediately deducting the full cost of suc h
expenditures in the tax year in which the cost is incurred or the
property is placed in service.
B. Taxpayers shall have the option for immediate and full
expensing for qualified property and qualifie d improvement property
as follows:
1. For purposes of computing income tax for taxable years
beginning after Decembe r 31, 2021, the cost of expenditures for
business assets that are qualified property or qualified improvement
property covered under Secti on 168 of the Internal Revenue Code
shall be eligible for one hundred percent (100%) bonus depreciation
Req. No. 8283 Page 3 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
and may be deducted as an expense incurred by the taxpayer during
the taxable year during which the property is placed in service,
notwithstanding any c hanges to federal law related to amortization
of cost recovery beginning on or after January 1, 2023, and shall
permanently remain fully and immediately deductible as an expense in
the tax year in which the property is placed in service for purposes
of calculating the taxpayer's income; and
2. If a taxpayer elects imm ediate and full expensing of
qualified property or qualified improvement property, any
depreciation calculated and claimed pursuant to this section shall
in no event be a duplication of any depreciation or bonus
depreciation allowed or permitted on the fed eral income tax return
of the taxpayer. For income tax returns filed on or after January
1, 2023, federal taxable income shall be increased by the amount of
depreciation received under the Internal Reve nue Code for the
qualified property or qualified impr ovement property for which the
election has been made to immediately and fully expense the asset on
the Oklahoma income tax return for the year in which the property
was placed in service. A taxpayer filing a return for which federal
taxable income is not increased as provided for in this section
prior to October 1, 2023, shall file an amended return ref lecting
such increase not later than June 30, 2024. The Tax Commission
shall not assess penalties or interest with respect to the failure
Req. No. 8283 Page 4 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
to reflect such increase if a correct amended return is filed as
required herein; and
3. The taxpayer's decision to recover investment costs through
immediate expensing in the year the investment cost is incurred, or
amortized over an amortization schedule, is irrevocabl e unless
specifically allowed for by the Oklahoma Tax Commission .
C. 1. To conform to Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code,
taxpayers shall be allowed to immediately deduct as an expense the
cost of certain depreciable business assets in the tax year in which
the property is placed in service.
2. For purposes of computing income tax fo r taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2021, taxpayers may elect to treat the
cost of any Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code property as an
expense which is not chargeable to the capital account. Any cost so
treated shall be allowed as a deduc tion for the taxable year in
which the Section 179 Internal Revenue Code property is placed in
service.
D. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall, within sixty (60) days of
the effective date of this act, promulgate rules for implementation
of this act which shall conform to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
and must be consistent with the Internal Revenue Service's rules.
The provisions of this section shall supersede to t he extent of any
inconsistency with any administrative rule.
Req. No. 8283 Page 5 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-8283 AQH 04/19/23