68 OK Stat § 68-2357.100 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 68. Revenue and Taxation|§68-2357.100. Credit for purchase and transportation of poultry litter – Calculation – Qualification – Carry-forward period.

|A. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004, and ending on or before December 31, 2009, there shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by Section 2355 of this title for the purchase and transportation of poultry litter. Subject to the limitations provided in subsection C of this section, the credit shall be available to the purchaser of the poultry litter and shall equal Five Dollars ($5.00) per ton purchased and transported. |B. Except as provided in subsection F of this section, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009, and ending on or before December 31, 2013, there shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by Section 2355 of this title for the purchase and transportation of poultry litter. Subject to the limitations provided in subsection C of this section, the credit shall be available to the purchaser of the poultry litter and shall equal Ten Dollars ($10.00) per ton purchased and transported.C. 1. The total of the credits authorized by this section shall not exceed Three Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($375,000.00) annually. The amount of the credit for each purchaser shall be adjusted annually so that the total estimate of the credits authorized by this section does not exceed Three Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($375,000.00). The formula to be used for the percentage adjustment shall be Three Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($375,000.00) divided by the credits claimed in the preceding year. In no event shall the credit be claimed more than once by a taxpayer each taxable year.2. In the event the total tax credits authorized by this section exceed Three Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($375,000.00) in any calendar year, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall permit any excess over Three Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($375,000.00) but shall factor such excess into the percentage adjustment formula for subsequent years.D. In order to qualify for the credit provided for in subsections A and B of this section:1. The poultry litter shall only be purchased from an Oklahoma-based poultry operation registered with the State Board of Agriculture and located within an environmentally sensitive and nutrient-limited watershed area as defined in the most recent Oklahoma Water Quality Standards;2. The poultry litter shall be used or spread in a watershed that is not environmentally sensitive and nutrient-limited as defined in the most recent Oklahoma Water Quality Standards; and3. The poultry litter shall be applied by a certified poultry waste applicator as defined by Section 10-9.1 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 10-9.16 through 10-9.21 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes and any rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.E. The credit allowed by this section shall be available to the taxpayer in the year in which the poultry litter was purchased and transported, provided the taxpayer is found by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to have applied the poultry litter in a manner consistent with an Animal Waste Management Plan, as defined in Section 10-9.1 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes, specifically designed to restore and protect beneficial uses from impairment from nutrients. If the credit exceeds the amount of income taxes due or if there are no state income taxes due on the income of the taxpayer, the amount of the credit not used as an offset against the income taxes for a year may be carried forward as a credit against subsequent income tax liability for a period not to exceed five (5) years.F. No credit otherwise authorized by the provisions of this section may be claimed for any event, transaction, investment, expenditure or other act occurring on or after July 1, 2010, for which the credit would otherwise be allowable. The provisions of this subsection shall cease to be operative on July 1, 2012. Beginning July 1, 2012, the credit authorized by this section may be claimed for any event, transaction, investment, expenditure or other act occurring on or after July 1, 2012, according to the provisions of this section.Added by Laws 2004, c. 510, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 442, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2008, c. 278, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 327, § 21, eff. July 1, 2010.