Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-2949
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Personal property tax exemption for heads of households
Official statutory text
62 years of age or older residing in certain manufactured homes.
A. 1. Beginning with the year 1990 and through the year 2012,
any person sixty-two (62) years of age or older, who is the head of
a household, is a resident of and is domiciled in this state during
the entire preceding calendar year, whose gross household income for
the preceding year did not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00)
and owns and resides in a manufactured home which is located on land
not owned by the owner of the manufactured home may receive an
exemption on the manufactured home in an amount equal to Two
Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00).
2. For years beginning after December 31, 2012, any person
sixty-two (62) years of age or older, who is the head of a
household, is a resident of and is domiciled in this state during
the entire preceding calendar year and owns and resides in a
manufactured home which is located on land not owned by the owner of
the manufactured home, may receive an exemption on the manufactured
home in an amount equal to Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) if the
person's gross household income for the preceding year did not
exceed the greater of Twenty-two Thousand Dollars ($22,000.00) or
fifty percent (50%) of the amount determined by the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development to be the estimated
median income for the preceding year for the county or metropolitan
statistical area which includes the county in which the claimant's
property is located.
B. The application for the exemption provided by this section
shall be made each year on or before March 15 or within thirty (30)
days from and after the receipt by the taxpayer of notice of
valuation increase, whichever is later and upon the form prescribed
by the Oklahoma Tax Commission, which shall require the taxpayer to
certify as to the amount of gross income. Upon request of the
county assessor, the Tax Commission shall assist in verifying the
correctness of the amount of said gross income. The form prescribed
by the Tax Commission pursuant to this section shall state in bold
letters that the form is to be returned to the county assessor of
the county in which the manufactured home is located.
C. For persons sixty-five (65) years of age or older as of
March 15 and who have previously qualified for the exemption
provided by this section, no annual application shall be required in
order to receive the exemption provided by this section; however,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 1292
any person whose gross household income in any calendar year exceeds
the amount specified in this section in order to qualify for the
exemption provided by this section shall notify the county assessor
and the exemption shall not be allowed for the applicable year. Any
executor or administrator of an estate within which is included a
homestead property exempt pursuant to the provisions of this section
shall notify the county assessor of the change in status of the
homestead property if such property is not the homestead of a person
who would be eligible for the exemption provided by this section.
D. As used in this section:
1. "Gross household income" means the gross amount of income of
every type, regardless of the source, received by all persons
occupying the same household, whether such income was taxable or
nontaxable for federal or state income tax purposes, including
pensions, annuities, federal Social Security, unemployment payments,
veterans' disability compensation, public assistance payments,
alimony, support money, workers' compensation, loss-of-time
insurance payments, capital gains and any other type of income
received, and excluding gifts; and
2. "Head of household" means a person who as owner or joint
owner maintains a home and furnishes the support for said home,
furnishings, and other material necessities.
A. 1. Beginning with the year 1990 and through the year 2012,
any person sixty-two (62) years of age or older, who is the head of
a household, is a resident of and is domiciled in this state during
the entire preceding calendar year, whose gross household income for
the preceding year did not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00)
and owns and resides in a manufactured home which is located on land
not owned by the owner of the manufactured home may receive an
exemption on the manufactured home in an amount equal to Two
Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00).
2. For years beginning after December 31, 2012, any person
sixty-two (62) years of age or older, who is the head of a
household, is a resident of and is domiciled in this state during
the entire preceding calendar year and owns and resides in a
manufactured home which is located on land not owned by the owner of
the manufactured home, may receive an exemption on the manufactured
home in an amount equal to Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) if the
person's gross household income for the preceding year did not
exceed the greater of Twenty-two Thousand Dollars ($22,000.00) or
fifty percent (50%) of the amount determined by the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development to be the estimated
median income for the preceding year for the county or metropolitan
statistical area which includes the county in which the claimant's
property is located.
B. The application for the exemption provided by this section
shall be made each year on or before March 15 or within thirty (30)
days from and after the receipt by the taxpayer of notice of
valuation increase, whichever is later and upon the form prescribed
by the Oklahoma Tax Commission, which shall require the taxpayer to
certify as to the amount of gross income. Upon request of the
county assessor, the Tax Commission shall assist in verifying the
correctness of the amount of said gross income. The form prescribed
by the Tax Commission pursuant to this section shall state in bold
letters that the form is to be returned to the county assessor of
the county in which the manufactured home is located.
C. For persons sixty-five (65) years of age or older as of
March 15 and who have previously qualified for the exemption
provided by this section, no annual application shall be required in
order to receive the exemption provided by this section; however,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 1292
any person whose gross household income in any calendar year exceeds
the amount specified in this section in order to qualify for the
exemption provided by this section shall notify the county assessor
and the exemption shall not be allowed for the applicable year. Any
executor or administrator of an estate within which is included a
homestead property exempt pursuant to the provisions of this section
shall notify the county assessor of the change in status of the
homestead property if such property is not the homestead of a person
who would be eligible for the exemption provided by this section.
D. As used in this section:
1. "Gross household income" means the gross amount of income of
every type, regardless of the source, received by all persons
occupying the same household, whether such income was taxable or
nontaxable for federal or state income tax purposes, including
pensions, annuities, federal Social Security, unemployment payments,
veterans' disability compensation, public assistance payments,
alimony, support money, workers' compensation, loss-of-time
insurance payments, capital gains and any other type of income
received, and excluding gifts; and
2. "Head of household" means a person who as owner or joint
owner maintains a home and furnishes the support for said home,
furnishings, and other material necessities.
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