Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-247
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Additional penalty for filing return or report containing
Official statutory text
insufficient information to determine correctness of tax liability -
Purpose.
Any taxpayer who files a purported state tax return or report
that does not contain sufficient information to determine the
correctness of the reported tax liability and that, on its face,
indicates a prima facie intent to delay or impede the administration
or enforcement of any state tax law shall be subject to a penalty,
in addition to any other penalty imposed by law, in the amount of
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). Said penalty shall be recoverable
by the Tax Commission as a part of the tax and shall be apportioned
as provided for the apportionment of the tax on which such penalty
is collected.
This provision is intended to impose an additional penalty on
those taxpayers who do not file required tax returns or reports in
processible form, make spurious constitutional claims on the face of
the return or report, refuse to complete the return or report,
present information that is clearly inconsistent, or declare "gold
standard" or "war tax" deductions or any other similar claim with
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 126
the intent not to file required tax returns or reports in a
processible form.
Purpose.
Any taxpayer who files a purported state tax return or report
that does not contain sufficient information to determine the
correctness of the reported tax liability and that, on its face,
indicates a prima facie intent to delay or impede the administration
or enforcement of any state tax law shall be subject to a penalty,
in addition to any other penalty imposed by law, in the amount of
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). Said penalty shall be recoverable
by the Tax Commission as a part of the tax and shall be apportioned
as provided for the apportionment of the tax on which such penalty
is collected.
This provision is intended to impose an additional penalty on
those taxpayers who do not file required tax returns or reports in
processible form, make spurious constitutional claims on the face of
the return or report, refuse to complete the return or report,
present information that is clearly inconsistent, or declare "gold
standard" or "war tax" deductions or any other similar claim with
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 126
the intent not to file required tax returns or reports in a
processible form.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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