Okla. Admin. Code § 710:65-13-176

Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024

Section 710:65-13-176 - Exemption for certain hospitals and nursing homes

(a)Qualification for exemption of sales to a "qualified purchaser".Exempted from sales tax are sales of tangible personal property to a public trust having either a single city, town or county or multiple cities, towns or counties or combination thereof as beneficiary or beneficiaries or a nonprofit organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3) for the purpose of constructing improvements to or expanding a hospital or nursing home owned and operated by any such public trust or nonprofit entity prior to the effective date of this act in counties with a population of less than one hundred thousand (100,000) persons, according to the most recent Federal Decennial Census.

(1) As used in this section, "constructing improvements to or expanding" shall not mean any expense for routine maintenance or general repairs and shall require a project cost of at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).

(2) "Qualified purchaser" shall mean a public trust having either a single city, town or county or multiple cities, towns or counties or combination thereof as beneficiary or beneficiaries or a nonprofit organization which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3).In addition, sales made to a contractor or subcontractor that enters into a contractual relationship with a public trust or nonprofit entity as described by this paragraph shall be considered sales made to the public trust or nonprofit entity.

(b)Administration. Pursuant to statute, the exemption for sales to a "qualified purchaser" as outlined in this Section will be administered as a refund for sales or use taxes paid by the "qualified purchaser" to the vendor or, in the case of use tax not required to be charged by the vendor, self-remitted by the "qualified purchaser" or by a contractor or subcontractor to the "qualified purchaser."

(c)Application process.

(1)Application. All "qualified purchasers" shall file an Application/Intent to Qualify with the Commission. The Application/Intent to Qualify shall be on forms provided by the Commission and shall include, as attachments, specification of the new or expanded hospital or nursing home facilities and other information requested by the Commission.

(2)Review. Upon receipt of the Application, the Application will be reviewed by the Commission for completeness and compliance with the exemption. The applicant will be notified of any action taken regarding the Application by the Commission.

(d)Claims process.

(1)Records required for claim.

(A) For each purchase made, the "qualified purchaser", shall file the following documentation with the Commission on forms provided for that purpose by the Commission:

(i) Invoice indicating the amount of sales taxes billed to the "qualified purchaser" and;

(ii) Affidavit of the vendor of the tangible personal property reflected on the invoice that sales tax reflected on that invoice has not been audited, rebated, or refunded to the "qualified purchaser" but rather the sales tax charge has been collected by the vendor and remitted to the Commission. Any number of invoices from the same vendor may be attached to one affidavit so long as the affidavit covers all invoices attached;

(iii) All additional documentation required to be submitted by the Commission.

(B) In cases where the sales tax was paid by a contractor or sub-contractor who has previously entered into a contract with a "qualified purchaser", the "qualified purchaser" shall file with the Commission the following:

(i) Invoices indicating the amount of sales taxes billed;

(ii) An affidavit from the contractor or sub-contractor who made the purchase of tangible personal property reflected on the invoice stating that the sales tax reflected on the attached invoice and claimed by the "qualified purchaser" is based on sales tax paid by the contractor or sub-contractor on tangible personal property purchased for the purpose of constructing improvements to or expanding a hospital or nursing home owned and operated by a"qualified purchaser" and that the amount of sales tax claimed was paid by the contractor or sub-contractor to the vendor and no credit, refund or rebate has been claimed by the contractor or sub-contractor. Any number of invoices can be attached to an affidavit of a contractor or sub-contractor provided that all invoices attached reflect purchases made by that contractor or sub-contractor and are reflected in the affidavit;

(iii) Additional documentation required by the Commission.

(2)Filing claims. The refund request and required documentation must be filed and in the possession of the Commission on or before the 30^th day after the end of the fiscal year in which the purchases were made.

(3)Review. The Commission will review the documentation submitted and determine whether the refund claimed will be allowed. In the event that the claim is denied, the "qualified purchaser" who submitted the documentation will be notified by the Commission as to the reason for denial. The "qualified purchaser" who submitted the documentation will similarly be notified that a claim has been approved.

(e)Fiscal procedure.After the 30^th day after the end of each fiscal year, the Tax Commission shall determine whether or not the total amount of sales tax exemptions claimed by all purchasers is equal to or less than Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000.00). If such claims are less than or equal to that amount, the Tax Commission shall make refunds to the purchasers in the full amount of the documented and verified sales tax amounts. If such claims by all purchasers are in excess of Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000.00), the Tax Commission shall determine the amount of each purchaser's claim, the total amount of all claims by all purchasers, and the percentage each purchaser's claim amount bears to the total. The resulting percentage determined for each purchaser shall be multiplied by Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000.00) to determine the amount of refundable sales tax to be paid to each purchaser.

Okla. Admin. Code § 710:65-13-176

Added at 23 Ok Reg 2847, eff 6-25-06