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Oklahoma House Bill 1202 allows vendors a 1% sales and use tax deduction capped at $2,500 per month

Original title: Revenue and taxation; remittance; vendor retention; sales tax; use tax; effective date; emergency.

Last action · February 4, 2025: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee

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What This Bill Proposed

Oklahoma vendors and sellers are allowed a 1% deduction of tax due for keeping records, filing reports, and remitting sales and es on time, capped at $2,500 per month per sales tax permit starting July 1, 2025.

Why it matters

Qualifying businesses receive a tax collection fee retention up to $30,000 annually per permit, while collections exceeding the monthly cap are deposited into the state General Revenue Fund.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

sellers and vendors

Sellers and vendors receive a 1% deduction on sales and use taxes for timely reporting and remittance, subject to a $2,500 monthly cap per permit.

Directly affected

General Revenue Fund

The fund receives tax collection amounts exceeding the $2,500 monthly vendor deduction cap.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who qualifies for the 1% tax deduction?
Sellers and vendors who keep sales tax records, file reports, and remit sales and es when due qualify, provided they do not use a and are not delinquent.
Is there a limit on how much a vendor can deduct?
Yes, the deduction is limited to a maximum of $2,500 per month per sales tax permit.
What happens to tax collections that exceed the monthly cap?
Any amount exceeding the $2,500 monthly limit is retained by the state as an administrative expense and deposited into the General Revenue Fund.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

4 actions
  1. Feb 4, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
  2. Feb 4, 2025HouseCommittee
    Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
  3. Feb 3, 2025House
    Authored by Representative Maynard
  4. Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroduced
    First Reading

Version history

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Connected Entities

General Revenue Fund, Maynard
OrganizationGeneral Revenue Fund“State fund where excess tax calculation amounts are deposited”Map →
PersonMaynard“Primary sponsor of House Bill 1202”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.oklegislature.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Significance20
    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
  • Controversy15
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  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz25
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