Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 710 - Oklahoma Tax Commission
Chapter 1 - Administrative Operations
Subchapter 5 - Practice and Procedure
Part 8 - SETTLEMENT OF TAX LIABILITY
Section 710:1-5-88 - Effect of a Settlement Agreement

(1) Filing an application for settlement does not constitute the filing of a protest of a proposed assessment or a demand for hearing related to a denial of a claim for refund, or extend the time to file a protest or demand for hearing. Filing an application for settlement does not constitute the taking of an appeal, nor extend the time to take an appeal. Filing an application for settlement does not place a taxpayer in compliance for purposes of renewing a professional license.

(2) If taxpayer is on an existing repayment plan, the taxpayer must continue to make payments until the application for a Settlement Agreement is either accepted or denied. Payments made pursuant to an existing repayment plan will not be considered a part of the amount offered in the agreement.

(3) Collection activities may continue during the review process, however, the Commission may suspend its collection efforts if the interests of the State will not be compromised. If there is any indication that the taxpayer filed the settlement offer simply to delay collection of the tax or that the delay would interfere with collecting the tax, the Commission will immediately resume collection efforts.

(4) Interest and penalty will continue to accrue on any unpaid tax debt while the settlement is being considered.

(1) A Settlement Agreement relates to the entire liability of the taxpayer and all questions of such liability are conclusively settled thereby.

(2) Neither the Commission nor the taxpayer shall, upon acceptance of the proposed Settlement Agreement, be permitted to revise the agreement except by reason of the following:

(3) Settlement of a civil liability does not constitute a settlement of a criminal liability concerning the tax period in question.

(4) Tax liens will be released only after an application for a Settlement Agreement is accepted and the amount offered is paid in full. If the amount of the tax liability to be abated exceeds Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), the taxpayer is also required to provide to the Commission a certified copy of Oklahoma County District Court approval of the Settlement Agreement before tax liens will be released.