Okla. Admin. Code § 710:65-13-367

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

Section 710:65-13-367 - Exemption for the American Legion

(a)Qualifications for exemption. Sales of tangible personal property or services are exempt from sales tax when made to the American Legion, whether the purchase is made by the entity charterd by the United States Congress or is an entity organized under the laws of this or another state pursuant to the authority of the national American Legion organization.

(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 along with supporting documentation as follows:

(1) Documentation that the applicant is the entity chartered as the American Legion by the U.S. Congress;

(2) Proof the applicant is organized under the laws of Oklahoma or another state pursuant to the authority of the national American Legion organization;

(3) Written confirmation the applicant is currently recognized as an organization of the American Legion.

(c)Exemption limited to eligible, properly documented transactions. Only sales of tangible personal property or services, purchased by the organization, invoiced to the organization, and paid for by funds or checks directly from the organization, will qualify for the exemption described in this Section.

(d)Purchases by contractors. Purchases of tangible personal property or services by a contractor, as defined by 68 O.S. § 1352, are taxable to the contractor. A contractor who performs improvements to real property for organizations which qualify for the exemption from sales tax on their purchases described in this Section may not purchase the tangible personal property or services to perform the contract exempt from sales tax under the exemption provided by statute to the qualified organizations.

Okla. Admin. Code § 710:65-13-367

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff. 9/11/2020

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 23, August 16, 2021, eff. 9/1/2021

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/11/2022