Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 710 - Oklahoma Tax Commission
Chapter 65 - Sales and Use Tax
Subchapter 13 - Sales and Use Tax Exemptions
Part 43 - SOCIAL, CHARITABLE, AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Section 710:65-13-346 - Exemption for tax exempt organizations which are a part of a network of community-based, autonomous member organizations providing job training and employment services

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 710:65-13-346

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

(a) Qualifications for exemption. Sales of tangible personal property or services are exempt from sales tax when made to an organization, exempt from income taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which is a part of a network of community-based, autonomous member organizations provided that the organization meets the following criteria;

(1) Serves people with workplace disadvantages and disabilities by providing job training and employment services, as well as job placement opportunities and post-employment support,

(2) Has locations in the United States and at least twenty other countries,

(3) Collects donated clothing and household goods to sell in retail stores and provides contract labor services to business and government, and

(4) Provides documentation to the Oklahoma Tax Commission that over seventy-five percent (75%) of its revenues are channeled into employment, job training and placement programs and other critical community services.

(b) Application process. Application for exemption is made by submitting to the Business Tax Services Division, Oklahoma Tax Commission, Oklahoma City, OK 73194, a completed Form 13-16-A, contained in Packet E, available online at www.tax.ok.gov along with supporting documentation as follows:

(1) Letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recognizing the organization as exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3);

(2) A written description stating the activities of the organization which shows that the applicant meets the criteria set out in subsection (a) above as evidenced by copies of:

(A) Articles of incorporation;

(B) By-laws;

(D) Notarized letter from the President or Chairman of the organization.

(c) Exemption limited to eligible, properly documented transactions. Only sales of tangible personal property or services, purchased by the organization, invoiced to the organization, and paid for by funds or checks directly from the organization, will qualify for the exemption described in this Section.

(d) Purchases by contractors. Purchases of tangible personal property or services by a contractor, as defined by 68 O.S. § 1352, are taxable to the contractor. A contractor who performs improvements to real property for organizations which qualify for the exemption from sales tax on their purchases described in this Section may not purchase the tangible personal property or services to perform the contract exempt from sales tax under the exemption provided by statute to the qualified organizations.

Added at 23 Ok Reg 2847, eff 6-25-06; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2308, eff 7-11-10

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