Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-1404.5
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-1404.5, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 68, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 68,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Motion pictures or television - Refund of use taxes
Official statutory text
paid for property to be used in productions.
A. In order to administer the exemption for sales of tangible
personal property to a motion picture or television production
company as provided by paragraph 20 of Section 1357 of Title 68 of
the Oklahoma Statutes there shall be made a use tax refund for state
and local use taxes paid with regard to such items for use in an
eligible production.
B. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall transfer each month from
use tax collected the amount which the Tax Commission estimates to
be necessary to make the use tax refund provided by this section to
an account designated as the Tax Commission determines.
C. Any refund shall be paid from the account prescribed by this
section at the time the claim for refund is approved by the Oklahoma
Tax Commission. The amount of the refund shall not exceed the total
state and local use taxes paid together with accrued interest upon
such total. The amount of interest paid upon the principal amount
of any refund made to such production company for purposes of
administering the exemption provided by paragraph 20 of Section 1357
of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be determined according
to the provisions of this subsection. For any month during which
the Oklahoma Tax Commission transfers a sum to the account
prescribed by subsection B of this section, the Tax Commission shall
determine an interest rate by determining the rate of interest paid
for a three-month Treasury Bill of the United States government as
of the first working day of the month and such interest shall accrue
upon any amount transferred to the account together with interest
previously accrued upon such amounts.
D. The qualified purchaser shall file, during the preproduction
phase, with the Oklahoma Tax Commission, a registration form
containing the estimated production dates, estimated local
production expenditures, name and address of the representative
responsible for the expenditure records, and other such
documentation required to be submitted pursuant to rules promulgated
by the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
E. The qualified purchaser shall file, within sixty (60) days
after the completion of the filming, with the Oklahoma Tax
Commission, the following documentation for any refund claimed:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 664
1. Affidavit of the purchaser that the amount of use tax
claimed has been remitted to the State of Oklahoma and that no
refund of the use tax paid has previously been requested;
2. In cases where the purchaser remitted the use tax to its
vendor, invoices indicating the amount of state and local use tax
paid and affidavit of each vendor that state and local use tax
billed to the purchaser has not been audited, rebated, or refunded
to the purchaser but rather the use tax charged has been collected
by the vendor and remitted to the Oklahoma Tax Commission; and
3. All additional documentation required to be submitted
pursuant to rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
A. In order to administer the exemption for sales of tangible
personal property to a motion picture or television production
company as provided by paragraph 20 of Section 1357 of Title 68 of
the Oklahoma Statutes there shall be made a use tax refund for state
and local use taxes paid with regard to such items for use in an
eligible production.
B. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall transfer each month from
use tax collected the amount which the Tax Commission estimates to
be necessary to make the use tax refund provided by this section to
an account designated as the Tax Commission determines.
C. Any refund shall be paid from the account prescribed by this
section at the time the claim for refund is approved by the Oklahoma
Tax Commission. The amount of the refund shall not exceed the total
state and local use taxes paid together with accrued interest upon
such total. The amount of interest paid upon the principal amount
of any refund made to such production company for purposes of
administering the exemption provided by paragraph 20 of Section 1357
of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be determined according
to the provisions of this subsection. For any month during which
the Oklahoma Tax Commission transfers a sum to the account
prescribed by subsection B of this section, the Tax Commission shall
determine an interest rate by determining the rate of interest paid
for a three-month Treasury Bill of the United States government as
of the first working day of the month and such interest shall accrue
upon any amount transferred to the account together with interest
previously accrued upon such amounts.
D. The qualified purchaser shall file, during the preproduction
phase, with the Oklahoma Tax Commission, a registration form
containing the estimated production dates, estimated local
production expenditures, name and address of the representative
responsible for the expenditure records, and other such
documentation required to be submitted pursuant to rules promulgated
by the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
E. The qualified purchaser shall file, within sixty (60) days
after the completion of the filming, with the Oklahoma Tax
Commission, the following documentation for any refund claimed:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 664
1. Affidavit of the purchaser that the amount of use tax
claimed has been remitted to the State of Oklahoma and that no
refund of the use tax paid has previously been requested;
2. In cases where the purchaser remitted the use tax to its
vendor, invoices indicating the amount of state and local use tax
paid and affidavit of each vendor that state and local use tax
billed to the purchaser has not been audited, rebated, or refunded
to the purchaser but rather the use tax charged has been collected
by the vendor and remitted to the Oklahoma Tax Commission; and
3. All additional documentation required to be submitted
pursuant to rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Oklahoma?
Find a Oklahoma lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.