Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-3905
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Quarterly reports to Commission - Quarterly incentive
Official statutory text
payments.
A. 1. Beginning with the first complete calendar quarter after
the application of the establishment is approved by the Oklahoma
Department of Commerce, the establishment shall begin filing
quarterly reports with the Oklahoma Tax Commission that specify the
actual number and individual gross taxable payroll of new direct
jobs for the establishment and such other information as required by
the Tax Commission. In no event shall the first claim for incentive
payments be filed later than three (3) years from the start date
designated by the Department. The Tax Commission shall verify the
actual individual gross taxable payroll for new direct jobs. If the
Tax Commission is not able to provide such verification utilizing
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all available resources, the Tax Commission may request additional
information from the establishment as may be necessary or may
request the establishment to revise its reports.
The establishment shall continue filing such reports during the
seven-year incentive period or until it is no longer qualified to
receive incentive payments. Such reports shall constitute a claim
for quarterly incentive payments by the establishment.
2. Upon receipt of a report for the initial calendar quarter of
the incentive period and for each subsequent calendar quarter
thereafter, the Tax Commission shall determine if the establishment
has met the following requirements:
a. created and or maintained the minimum number of new
direct jobs as specified in paragraph 3 of subsection
C of Section 3904 of this title, and
b. paid the individuals it employed in new direct jobs an
annualized wage which equaled or exceeded the
applicable percentage of the average county wage as
that percentage was determined by the Oklahoma
Department of Commerce upon approval of the
application.
3. Upon determining that an establishment has met the
requirements of paragraph 2 of this subsection for the initial
calendar quarter of the incentive period, the Tax Commission shall
issue a warrant to the establishment in an amount which shall be
equal to the net benefit rate multiplied by the amount of gross
taxable payroll of new direct jobs actually paid by the
establishment.
B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, the
quarterly incentive payment provided for in subsection A of this
section shall be allowed in each of the twenty-seven subsequent
calendar quarters.
C. 1. An establishment which does not meet the requirements of
paragraph 2 of subsection A of this section within twelve (12)
months of the date of its application, or after July 1, 2011, within
twenty-four (24) months of the date of its application, shall be
ineligible to receive any incentive payments pursuant to its
application and approval.
2. An establishment which at any time during the twenty-seven
subsequent calendar quarters does not meet the requirements of
paragraph 2 of subsection A of this section shall be ineligible to
receive an incentive payment during the calendar quarter in which
such requirements are not met.
A. 1. Beginning with the first complete calendar quarter after
the application of the establishment is approved by the Oklahoma
Department of Commerce, the establishment shall begin filing
quarterly reports with the Oklahoma Tax Commission that specify the
actual number and individual gross taxable payroll of new direct
jobs for the establishment and such other information as required by
the Tax Commission. In no event shall the first claim for incentive
payments be filed later than three (3) years from the start date
designated by the Department. The Tax Commission shall verify the
actual individual gross taxable payroll for new direct jobs. If the
Tax Commission is not able to provide such verification utilizing
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 1451
all available resources, the Tax Commission may request additional
information from the establishment as may be necessary or may
request the establishment to revise its reports.
The establishment shall continue filing such reports during the
seven-year incentive period or until it is no longer qualified to
receive incentive payments. Such reports shall constitute a claim
for quarterly incentive payments by the establishment.
2. Upon receipt of a report for the initial calendar quarter of
the incentive period and for each subsequent calendar quarter
thereafter, the Tax Commission shall determine if the establishment
has met the following requirements:
a. created and or maintained the minimum number of new
direct jobs as specified in paragraph 3 of subsection
C of Section 3904 of this title, and
b. paid the individuals it employed in new direct jobs an
annualized wage which equaled or exceeded the
applicable percentage of the average county wage as
that percentage was determined by the Oklahoma
Department of Commerce upon approval of the
application.
3. Upon determining that an establishment has met the
requirements of paragraph 2 of this subsection for the initial
calendar quarter of the incentive period, the Tax Commission shall
issue a warrant to the establishment in an amount which shall be
equal to the net benefit rate multiplied by the amount of gross
taxable payroll of new direct jobs actually paid by the
establishment.
B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, the
quarterly incentive payment provided for in subsection A of this
section shall be allowed in each of the twenty-seven subsequent
calendar quarters.
C. 1. An establishment which does not meet the requirements of
paragraph 2 of subsection A of this section within twelve (12)
months of the date of its application, or after July 1, 2011, within
twenty-four (24) months of the date of its application, shall be
ineligible to receive any incentive payments pursuant to its
application and approval.
2. An establishment which at any time during the twenty-seven
subsequent calendar quarters does not meet the requirements of
paragraph 2 of subsection A of this section shall be ineligible to
receive an incentive payment during the calendar quarter in which
such requirements are not met.
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