Formed 1931 | Annual budget $140 million | |
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Employees 634 classified273 unclassified Minister responsible Preston Doerflinger, Secretary of Finance and Revenue Agency executive Tony Mastin, Administrator | ||
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 with the approval of the Oklahoma Senate. The Commission then appoints an Administrator to serve as the chief executive officer of the Commission and to oversee the general practices of the Commission.
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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:
The current Commission Administrator is Tony Mastin. Under Governor Mary Fallin, the Commission is under the supervision of Secretary of Finance and Revenue Preston Doerflinger, who is also the Director of the Oklahoma Office of State Finance.
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 $130 million, is one of the larger employers for the State. For fiscal year 2010, the Commission was authorized 861 employees.