Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 710 - Oklahoma Tax Commission
Chapter 65 - Sales and Use Tax
Subchapter 13 - Sales and Use Tax Exemptions
Part 55 - TRUST AUTHORITIES
Section 710:65-13-550 - Trust authority transactions

(a) Trust authorities organized pursuant to 60 O.S. § 176 et seq. may purchase material exempt from sales tax, but may not appoint an agent to do so. In order for the transaction to be exempt from sales tax, the purchase must be invoiced to and paid for by the authority, using authority funds or revenue received from bonds let by the authority.

(b) Purchases made with flow-thru funds are taxable. Flow-thru funds are defined as monies deposited in a trust authority account, by private industry, with the authority to dispense the funds under the trust's own name. [See: 68 O.S. § 1356]

(c) The amount of proceeds received from the sale of admission tickets which is separately-stated on the ticket of admission, for the repayment of money borrowed by any public trust of which a county in this state is the beneficiary, for purposes set out in 68 O.S. § 1356(8), is not taxable.

(d) The amount of any surcharge, separately stated on an admission ticket, which is imposed, collected, and used for the sole purpose of constructing, remodeling, or enlarging facilities of a public trust having a municipality or county as its sole beneficiary is exempt from sales tax.

(e) 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 the enabling document for the Trust or Authority showing organization under 60 O.S. § 176 et. seq.