Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-3903
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Definitions
Official statutory text
As used in the Small Employer Quality Jobs Incentive Act:
1. "Basic industry" means a basic industry as defined under the
Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act in divisions (1) through (9) of
subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 3603 of
this title, excluding those activities described in division (10) of
subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 3603 of
this title. Provided, for the purposes of the Small Employer
Quality Jobs Incentive Act, the determination required by
subdivision (b) of division (7) or division (8) of subparagraph a of
paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 3603 of this title shall be
made by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and not the Incentive
Approval Committee;
2. "Establishment" means any business, no matter what legal
form, including, but not limited to, a sole proprietorship,
partnership, corporation, or limited liability corporation;
3. "Estimated direct state benefits" means the tax revenues
projected by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to accrue to the
state as a result of new direct jobs;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 1446
4. "Estimated direct state costs" means the costs projected by
the Department to accrue to the state as a result of new direct
jobs. Such costs shall include, but not be limited to:
a. the costs of education of new state resident children,
b. the costs of public health, public safety and
transportation services to be provided to new state
residents,
c. the costs of other state services to be provided to
new state residents, and
d. the costs of other state services;
5. "Estimated net direct state benefits" means the estimated
direct state benefits less the estimated direct state costs;
6. "Full-time employment" means employment of persons residing
in this state and working for thirty (30) hours per week or more in
this state, which has a minimum six-month duration during any
twelve-month period;
7. "Gross taxable payroll" means wages, as defined in Section
2385.1 of this title, for new direct jobs;
8. "Net benefit rate" means the estimated net direct state
benefits computed as a percentage of gross payroll; provided:
a. the net benefit rate may be variable and shall not
exceed five percent (5%), and
b. in no event shall incentive payments, cumulatively,
exceed the estimated net direct state benefits; and
9. "New direct job" means full-time employment which did not
exist in this state prior to the date of approval, by the Oklahoma
Department of Commerce, of an application made pursuant to the Small
Employer Quality Jobs Incentive Act. A job shall be deemed to exist
in this state prior to approval of an application if the activities
and functions for which the particular job exists have been ongoing
at any time within six (6) months prior to such approval.
1. "Basic industry" means a basic industry as defined under the
Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act in divisions (1) through (9) of
subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 3603 of
this title, excluding those activities described in division (10) of
subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 3603 of
this title. Provided, for the purposes of the Small Employer
Quality Jobs Incentive Act, the determination required by
subdivision (b) of division (7) or division (8) of subparagraph a of
paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 3603 of this title shall be
made by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and not the Incentive
Approval Committee;
2. "Establishment" means any business, no matter what legal
form, including, but not limited to, a sole proprietorship,
partnership, corporation, or limited liability corporation;
3. "Estimated direct state benefits" means the tax revenues
projected by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to accrue to the
state as a result of new direct jobs;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 1446
4. "Estimated direct state costs" means the costs projected by
the Department to accrue to the state as a result of new direct
jobs. Such costs shall include, but not be limited to:
a. the costs of education of new state resident children,
b. the costs of public health, public safety and
transportation services to be provided to new state
residents,
c. the costs of other state services to be provided to
new state residents, and
d. the costs of other state services;
5. "Estimated net direct state benefits" means the estimated
direct state benefits less the estimated direct state costs;
6. "Full-time employment" means employment of persons residing
in this state and working for thirty (30) hours per week or more in
this state, which has a minimum six-month duration during any
twelve-month period;
7. "Gross taxable payroll" means wages, as defined in Section
2385.1 of this title, for new direct jobs;
8. "Net benefit rate" means the estimated net direct state
benefits computed as a percentage of gross payroll; provided:
a. the net benefit rate may be variable and shall not
exceed five percent (5%), and
b. in no event shall incentive payments, cumulatively,
exceed the estimated net direct state benefits; and
9. "New direct job" means full-time employment which did not
exist in this state prior to the date of approval, by the Oklahoma
Department of Commerce, of an application made pursuant to the Small
Employer Quality Jobs Incentive Act. A job shall be deemed to exist
in this state prior to approval of an application if the activities
and functions for which the particular job exists have been ongoing
at any time within six (6) months prior to such approval.
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