Oklahoma Tax Commission

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Oklahoma Tax Commission
Agency overview
Formed1931
Headquarters300 N Broadway Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
Employees695.6
Annual budget$106,712,423
Agency executives
  • Clark Jolley (until November 1, 2021), Chairman
  • Shelly Paulk, Vice Chairman
  • Charles Prater, Secretary-Member
  • Vacant, Executive Director
Website www.ok.gov/tax/ OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) is the Oklahoma state government agency that collects taxes and enforces the taxation and revenue laws of the state. The Commission is composed of three members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma and confirmed by the Oklahoma Senate. The Commissioners are charged with oversight of the agency but appoint an Executive Director to serve as the chief administrative officer of the Commission and to oversee the general practices of the Commission.

Contents

The Tax Commission was created in 1931 during the term of Governor of Oklahoma William H. Murray.

Leadership

The current members of the Commission are:

Executive Director - Doug Linehan

Under Governor Kevin Stitt, the Commission is under the supervision of Oklahoma Secretary of Finance, Administration and Information Technology.

Jurisdiction

The Commission has responsibility for supervising the administration and enforcement of state tax laws and the collection of a majority of all state-levied taxes and fees. The Commission directs the collection and distribution of the tax and license sources under its administration and, by statute, is responsible for distributing such tax revenues to the various state funds. In addition, the Commission allocates certain state-collected taxes earmarked to counties, school districts and cities directly to local governments.

On a contractual basis with individual cities and counties, the Commission is involved with the administration, collection and distribution of city and county sales taxes and city use taxes.

Organization

The Commission is composed of thirteen divisions organized into three administrations: Customer Service, Revenue Administration and Support Services.

Staffing

The Tax Commission, with an annual budget of $107 million, is one of the larger employers for the State. For fiscal year 2017, the Commission was authorized 1,150 employees but only utilized 695.6 FTE. [1] [2] In fiscal year 2020, the OTC had an FTE count as follows:

DivisionNumber of Employees
Headquarters17
Administration19
Taxpayer Assistance53
Communications9
Account Maintenance69
Ad Valorem32
Central Process55
Tax Policy12
Management Services30
Human Resources4
Information Technology34
Legal35
Compliance259
Motor Vehicles84
Total712

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References

  1. Fiscal Year 2011 Budget, Oklahoma Office of State Finance
  2. "2017 Senate Appropriations Report" (PDF).