Okla. Admin. Code § 710:65-13-335
Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024
Section 710:65-13-335 - Limited exemption for organizations which sponsor and promote educational, charitable, and cultural events for disadvantaged children(a)Qualification for educational, charitable, and cultural events for disadvantaged children exemption. The first $15,000.00 of each calendar year's sales to or by organizations which were established to sponsor or promote educational, charitable, or cultural events for disadvantaged children, are exempt from sales tax.(b)Application process. Application for exemption is made by submitting to the Business Tax Services Division, Oklahoma Tax Commission, Oklahoma City, OK 73194, a completed Form 13-16-A, contained in Packet E, available online at www.tax.ok.gov and the supporting documentation described in (c) of this Section.(c)Supporting documentation required. To support the exemption claimed under this Section, the applicant must submit to the Commission, along with the application: (1) A letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recognizing the organization as exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3); and(2) Documentation showing that the organization was established to sponsor and provide educational, charitable, and cultural events for disadvantaged children, along with a written description of the activities of the organization, as may be evidenced by copies of one or more of the following: (A) Articles of incorporation;(D) Notarized letter from the President or Chairman of the organization.(d)Exemption limited to eligible, properly-documented transactions. Only the first $15,000 of either sales or purchases of the organization are exempt. The organization must keep accurate records to enable it to properly document the exemption on its purchases and to know when it is required to charge sales tax on its sales. If sales tax is collected by the organization on sales which could have been exempt under the provisions of this Section, the sales tax must be remitted to the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Only those purchases actually purchased by the organization, invoiced to the organization, and paid for by funds or check directly from the organization, will qualify for the exemption described in this Section.(e)Purchases by contractors. Purchases of taxable personal property or services by a contractor, as defined by 68 O.S. § 1352, are taxable to the contractor. A contractor may not purchase tangible personal property or services to perform contracts with qualifying organizations exempt from sales tax.Okla. Admin. Code § 710:65-13-335
Renumbered from 710:65-13-35 at 22 Ok Reg 1561, eff 6-11-05; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2070, eff 7-1-08; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2308, eff 7-11-10Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 23, August 16, 2021, eff. 9/1/2021Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/11/2022