Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-2357.501
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Credit for firefighters' medical bills related to
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cancer.
A. As used in this section:
1. “Cancer” means, but is not limited to, lung cancer, prostate
cancer, testicular cancer, skin cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer,
or any other form of cancer which is generally recognized as having
a higher risk of occurrence in a person who performs firefighting
services;
2. “Firefighter” means a person trained or certified as skilled
in the prevention and control of fires in residential and commercial
structures and naturally occurring fires commonly known as
wildfires; and
3. “Unreimbursed cost” means a portion of an expense which is
not covered or not fully covered under a health insurance policy and
for which a taxpayer expends money and is not able to recover the
expenditure.
B. For tax year 2026 and subsequent tax years, there shall be
allowed as a credit against the tax imposed pursuant to Section 2355
of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes an amount equal to the
unreimbursed cost, not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00)
per taxable year, incurred by a firefighter for the cost of medical
procedures to detect any form of cancer.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 911
C. The credit authorized by this section shall not be used to
reduce the income tax liability of the taxpayer to less than zero
(0).
D. The credit authorized by this section, to the extent not
used, may be carried over, in order, to each of the five (5)
subsequent tax years.
E. For tax year 2028 and subsequent tax years, the total amount
of credits authorized by this section used to offset tax shall be
adjusted annually to limit the annual amount of credits to One
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00). The Oklahoma
Tax Commission shall annually calculate and publish by the first day
of the affected year a percentage by which the credits authorized by
this section shall be reduced so the total amount of credits used to
offset tax does not exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,500,000.00) per year. The formula to be used for the percentage
adjustment shall be One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,500,000.00) divided by the credits claimed in the second
preceding year.
F. In the event the total tax credits authorized by this
section exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,500,000.00) in any calendar year, the Tax Commission shall
permit any excess over One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,500,000.00) but shall factor such excess into the percentage
adjustment formula for subsequent years.
A. As used in this section:
1. “Cancer” means, but is not limited to, lung cancer, prostate
cancer, testicular cancer, skin cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer,
or any other form of cancer which is generally recognized as having
a higher risk of occurrence in a person who performs firefighting
services;
2. “Firefighter” means a person trained or certified as skilled
in the prevention and control of fires in residential and commercial
structures and naturally occurring fires commonly known as
wildfires; and
3. “Unreimbursed cost” means a portion of an expense which is
not covered or not fully covered under a health insurance policy and
for which a taxpayer expends money and is not able to recover the
expenditure.
B. For tax year 2026 and subsequent tax years, there shall be
allowed as a credit against the tax imposed pursuant to Section 2355
of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes an amount equal to the
unreimbursed cost, not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00)
per taxable year, incurred by a firefighter for the cost of medical
procedures to detect any form of cancer.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 911
C. The credit authorized by this section shall not be used to
reduce the income tax liability of the taxpayer to less than zero
(0).
D. The credit authorized by this section, to the extent not
used, may be carried over, in order, to each of the five (5)
subsequent tax years.
E. For tax year 2028 and subsequent tax years, the total amount
of credits authorized by this section used to offset tax shall be
adjusted annually to limit the annual amount of credits to One
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00). The Oklahoma
Tax Commission shall annually calculate and publish by the first day
of the affected year a percentage by which the credits authorized by
this section shall be reduced so the total amount of credits used to
offset tax does not exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,500,000.00) per year. The formula to be used for the percentage
adjustment shall be One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,500,000.00) divided by the credits claimed in the second
preceding year.
F. In the event the total tax credits authorized by this
section exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,500,000.00) in any calendar year, the Tax Commission shall
permit any excess over One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,500,000.00) but shall factor such excess into the percentage
adjustment formula for subsequent years.
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