Taxes

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Stroble v. Oklahoma Monday. The decision likely means tribal citizens will need to continue paying state income tax.

An undisclosed number of Oklahomans received letters this week informing them that their data had been leaked in a breach of the Oklahoma Taxpayer Access Point (OkTAP) system.

A dozen new laws take effect Jan. 1, including one designed to provide more consistency in sentencing of felony crimes.

Attorneys for Oklahoma's Tax Commission are asking the US Supreme Court not to hear the tax dispute of a Muscogee Nation citizen. But if they do, they should "revisit" the landmark McGirt ruling.

Mayor Monroe Nichols pushed hard for a referendum at a Tulsa City Council committee meeting, which became heated at times.

If the proposal is tentatively approved by council, Tulsans would vote yay or nay on the increase in an election Feb. 10.

Alicia Stroble had sought a tax exemption for years 2017, 2018, and 2019, saying she was exempt because she was a Muscogee (Creek) Nation member, worked for the tribe and lived on her tribes’ land.

Oklahoma’s finances are doing better than expected, as state revenues this year exceed estimates and state savings accounts swell thanks to hefty deposits.

After long delays in considering any tax cut measures, the Senate passed an elimination of the state portion of the sales tax on Groceries. Next on the menu for the House is an income tax cut, but Senate leadership has no appetite for cutting more revenue streams.

Legislative leaders remain at an impasse on approving tax cuts after the latest certification of the state budget Thursday.