Earlier this year, the Oklahoma Legislature enacted legislation to exempt the sale of groceries from the state sales tax. HB 1955 reduces the state sales tax rate for the sale of “food and food ingredients” from 4.5% to 0%,...more
Earlier this year, the Oklahoma Legislature created the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Program. It provides a refundable income tax credit beginning with tax year 2024 for Oklahoma taxpayers who incur expenses for a...more
On May 3, 2021, Governor Kevin Stitt signed HB 1060, which amends the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code. Oklahoma levies a state sales tax of 4.5% on the gross proceeds received from all sales of tangible personal property unless...more
The Oklahoma Tax Commission has granted relief to taxpayers affected by the severe winter storms that began on February 8, 2021. In granting relief, the Commission took into consideration the relief announced by the Internal...more
As businesses look to reopen and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, they should be attentive to Oklahoma tax incentives previously awarded to them to ensure all requirements are met to continue to avail themselves of these...more
5/1/2020
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Income Taxes ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Property Tax ,
Sales Tax ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Incentives ,
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Tax Refunds ,
Tax Returns
Oklahoma statutes provide that the sales tax is to be paid by the consumer to the seller. The seller is specifically prohibited from absorbing or paying the tax on behalf of the consumer and is required to collect the sales...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Act) requires certain employers to provide employees who are affected by COVID-19 with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave. The Act also provides employers with...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into law on March 27, 2020, and, among other relief provisions, amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide relief to businesses and individuals....more
4/6/2020
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Charitable Deductions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Taxes ,
Income Taxes ,
Net Operating Losses ,
Retirement Funds ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Relief ,
Tax Returns
Governor Kevin Stitt and State Auditor Cindy Byrd have requested that all county treasurers in the State of Oklahoma extend the ad valorem tax payment deadline until April 30, 2020. Governor Stitt and Auditor Byrd also...more
The Oklahoma ABLE Commission issued an advisory letter last week (updated 3/23/20) related to the closure order issued by Governor Kevin Stitt and local officials for on-premises retail establishments, such as bars and...more
The day after the Oklahoma Tax Commission followed the previous guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service to allow taxpayers to defer income tax payments but not filing requirements, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven...more
3/23/2020
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Corporate Taxes ,
Deadlines ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
New Guidance ,
Relief Measures ,
Secretary of the Treasury ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Returns ,
U.S. Treasury
The Oklahoma Tax Commission has followed the guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service to allow individual taxpayers to defer up to $1 million of income tax payments due on April 15, 2020, until July 15, 2020, without...more
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its 1992 ruling that physical presence in a state was required before a state could impose sales or use tax collection obligations on a seller, states have taken steps to require remote...more
Effective November 1, 2019, remote sellers no longer have the option to collect and remit Oklahoma tax or report sales information to the Oklahoma Tax Commission. However, SB 513, enacted in May of 2019, raises the annual...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 limited the state and local taxes paid deduction available to individual taxpayers to $10,000. The deduction is most notably taken by Oklahomans on their federal tax return to deduct state...more
10/17/2019
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Federal Taxes ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Local Taxes ,
New Rules ,
Property Tax ,
State and Local Government ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns ,
U.S. Treasury