Okla. Admin. Code § 710:65-13-220

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 710:65-13-220 - Exemption for child care facilities which provide on-site universal pre-kindergarten education

(a)Qualification for child care facilities which provide on-site universal pre-kindergarten education exemption. Sales of tangible personal property and services to a child care facility, licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act which possesses either a 3-star rating from the Department of Human Services Reaching for the Stars Program or a national accreditation and provides on-site universal pre-kindergarten education to four-year-old children through a contractual agreement with any public school or school district are exempt from sales tax.

(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) A copy of the Oklahoma Child Care Facility License;

(2) A copy of the 3-star rating Certificate from the Department of Human Services Reaching for the Stars Program or documentation which shows that the entity has a national accreditation; and

(3) A copy of a current year contractual agreement with a public school or school district for provision, by the child care facility, of on-site universal pre-kindergarten education to four-year-old children.

(c)Sales to child care center limited to eligible, properly-documented transactions. Only sales of goods or services actually purchased by the organization, invoiced to the organization, and paid for by funds or check directly from the organization, will qualify for the exemption described in this Section. A vendor wishing to be relieved of liability to collect the tax should follow the requirements of OAC710:65-7-6 and 710:65-7-15.

(d)Sales under contract. Sales to any person, including contractors and subcontractors, with whom a child care center has duly entered into a contract for construction and improvement of buildings and other structures owned by the child care center and operated for education purposes are exempt from sales tax.

(e)Documentation and certification required. In the case of sales to a person including contractors and subcontractors claiming exemption pursuant to this Section, the vendor must obtain:

(1) A copy of the exemption letter or card issued to the qualified child care center;

(2) Documentation indicating the contractual relationship between the purchaser and the qualified child care center; and

(3) Certification by the purchaser, on the face of each invoice or sales receipt, setting out the name of the exempt entity, that the purchases are being made on behalf of the entity, and that they are necessary for the completion of the contract.

Okla. Admin. Code § 710:65-13-220

Added at 25 Ok Reg 2070, eff 7-1-08; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2308, eff 7-11-10

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 23, August 16, 2021, eff. 9/1/2021

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/11/2022