A. There is hereby levied a rental tax of six percent (6%) on the gross receipts of all motor vehicle rental agreements as provided in this section. This tax shall be levied on any rental agreement of ninety (90) days or less duration on any motor vehicle that is rented to a person by a business engaged in renting motor vehicles without a driver in Oklahoma, irrespective of the state in which the vehicle is registered. This rental tax shall not apply to the following:
1. Any lease agreements;
2. Any truck or truck-tractor registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 1120 or Section 1133 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes having a laden weight or a combined laden weight of eight thousand (8,000) pounds or more; or
3. Any trailer or semitrailer registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 1133 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. For purposes of this section, "vehicle" and "person" shall have the same meanings as defined in Section 2101 of this title.
B. The rental tax specified in subsection A of this section shall be apportioned in the manner as provided in Section 2102 of this title.
C. A deduction from gross receipts for bad debts shall be allowed for the rental tax specified in subsection A of this section. For purposes of this section, “bad debts” shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 1366 of this title.
D. The tax hereby levied shall be collected at the time of the payment of the rental agreement and shall be due and payable to the Oklahoma Tax Commission by the business engaged in renting these vehicles on the twentieth day of each month following the month in which payments for rental agreements subject to tax are made. The Tax Commission shall implement such rules and regulations and devise such forms as it deems necessary for the orderly collection of this tax and the excise tax and penalty provided for in paragraph 9 of Section 2105 of this title.
E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to state government entities.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 180, § 2. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 179, § 92, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1989, c. 249, § 28, eff. July 1, 1989; Laws 1991, c. 331, § 62, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 138, § 1, emerg. eff. April 30, 1992; Laws 2005, c. 479, § 17, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2008, c. 278, § 3, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2012, c. 316, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
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