The Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) is the Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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 state government agency that collects taxes and enforces the internal revenue laws of the state. The Commission is composed of three members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma

Governor of Oklahoma

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 with the approval of the Oklahoma Senate

Oklahoma Senate

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. The Commission then appoints an Administrator to serve as the chief executive officer

Chief executive officer

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 of the Commission and to oversee the general practices of the Commission.

The Tax Commission was created in 1931 during the term of Governor of Oklahoma

Governor of Oklahoma

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 William H. Murray

William H. Murray

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Leadership

The current members of the Commission are:

• Thomas Kemp - Chairman
• Jerry Johnson - Vice Chairman
• Dawn Cash - Secretary

The current Commission Administrator is Tony Mastin. Under Governor Mary Fallin

Mary Fallin

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, the Commission is under the supervision of Secretary of Finance and Revenue

Oklahoma Secretary of Finance and Revenue

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 Preston Doerflinger

Preston Doerflinger

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, who is also the Director of the Oklahoma Office of State Finance

Oklahoma Office of State Finance

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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.

• Tax Commission
  • Administrator
    • Deputy Administrator
      • Customer Service Department has primary responsibility for providing helpful and accurate assistance to the taxpayers of the state
        • Taxpayer Assistance Division
        • Communications Division
        • Central Processing Division
        • Account Maintenance Division
        • Collections Division
      • Revenue Administration Department is responsible for application and enforcement of policy that directly relates to the collection of revenue
        • Tax Policy Division
        • Compliance Division
        • Motor Vehicle Division
        • Ad Valorem Division
      • Support Services Department provides internal support services to ensure the Commission functions in an efficient manner
        • Human Resources Division
        • Information Technology Division
        • Legal Division
        • Management Services Division

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.

Division	Number of Employees
Administration Division	27
Taxpayer Services Division	178
Ad Valorem Division	34
Central Processing Division	54
Tax Policy Division	15
Management Services	147
Legal Services Division	35
Compliance Division	278
Motor Vehicle Division	93
Total	861

External links

• Official Oklahoma Tax Commission website