OklahomaHB 1279Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Revenue and taxation; Uniform Tax Procedure Code; protest process; procedures; denial of certain tax credit; oral hearing; Tax Commission; emergency.

Sponsored By: Chad Caldwell (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Senate Committee

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Final tax bills become property liens

Once a tax assessment is final, the Commission can file it with the county clerk. It is entered like a court judgment and becomes a lien on your real estate in that county. The lien lasts 10 years and can be refiled once to extend it. It is released when you pay or when it expires if not refiled.

Missed protest means final tax bill

If you miss the 60‑day protest or the 30‑day Section 226 notice, the proposed assessment becomes final. You then have one year to ask the Tax Commission to adjust or abate it, but you must prove the assessment is clearly erroneous. The Commission’s denial of that request cannot be appealed, and collection does not stop while it is reviewed. Also, once a non‑office‑audit assessment is final, the normal refund process does not apply.

Stronger Tax Commission assessment powers

If you do not file or you underreport, the Tax Commission can determine the correct tax and mail a proposed assessment. When no return exists, it may assess from available information and adjust later if new facts appear. An office‑audit change does not verify a specific item unless that item was decided in a Commission hearing. The Commission may still change items later after a field audit or new information.

How to protest an Oklahoma tax bill

You have 60 days from the date on a proposed assessment to file a sworn protest on the Tax Commission’s form. Your protest must list each error, the law you rely on, and the relief you want. If you ask for an oral hearing, the Commission must grant it and mail at least 10 days’ notice; hearings are held as soon as practicable. The Commission can give up to 90 extra days to file your protest, but this does not extend the separate Section 226 notice deadline. After review, the Commission mails a written order; if you do not appeal, it becomes final 30 days after a certified copy is mailed. The Commission also makes anonymized orders available to the public and may publish those that set guidance.

Quick appeals for denied education credit

If your education tax credit under Title 70 §28‑101 is denied electronically, you have 15 days to file a sworn protest. You may ask for an oral hearing; the Commission must mail at least 10 days’ notice. The Commission must issue a written order within 60 days after your protest. The order becomes final 30 days after a certified copy is mailed unless you appeal under Section 225.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Chad Caldwell
Republican • House

Cosponsors

Julie Daniels
Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 128 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/28/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/7/2025

emergency

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 3/10/2025

Top_of_Page

Yes: 90 • No: 0

House vote • 2/26/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 29 • No: 0

House vote • 2/20/2025