What’s New in the 2012 Oklahoma Tax Packet?
• When computing depletion, you are limited to 50% of the net
Residence Defined
income per well. See the instructions for Schedule 511NR-B,
line B8 on page 19.
Resident...
An Oklahoma resident is a person domiciled in this state
• A donation may be made from your tax refund to the following:
for the entire tax year. “Domicile” is the place established
• Support of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services
as a person’s true, fixed, and permanent home. It is the
• Support of Volunteer Fire Departments
place you intend to return whenever you are away (as
• Oklahoma Lupus Revolving Fund
on vacation abroad, business assignment, educational
• Oklahoma Sports Eye Safety Program
leave or military assignment). A domicile, once estab-
• Historic Greenwood District Music Festival Fund
lished, remains until a new one is adopted.
• Public School Classroom Fund
Part-Year Resident...
See Form 511NR, pages 5 and 6 for more information. A
A part-year resident is an individual whose domicile was
donation to the Public School Classroom Fund may also be
in Oklahoma for a period of less than 12 months during
made if you have a balance due. See Form 511NR, line 55.
the tax year.
Nonresident...
Common Abbreviations
A nonresident is an individual whose domicile was not in
Found in this Packet
Oklahoma for any portion of the tax year.
IRC - Internal Revenue Code
Members of the Armed Forces...
OS - Oklahoma Statutes
Residency is established according to military domicile as
OTC - Oklahoma Tax Commission
established by the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act.
Sec. - Section(s)
When the spouse of a military member is a civilian and
has the same legal residency as the military member,
Table of Contents
the spouse may retain such legal residency. They file a
joint resident tax return in the military members’ State of
Residence Defined ................................................... 2
Legal Residency (if required) and are taxed jointly under
Who Must File? ......................................................... 3
nonresident rules as they move from state to state. If
the non-military spouse does not have the same legal
Nonresident Spouse of
United States Military Member .............................. 3
residency as the military member, then the same resi-
dency rules apply as would apply to any other civilian.
Estimated Income Tax .............................................. 4
The spouse would then comply with all residency rules
What is Oklahoma Source Income? ....................... 4
where living.
Due Date .................................................................... 5
Not Required to File ................................................ 5
A nonresident who is stationed in Oklahoma on active
What is an Extension? ............................................. 5
duty is exempt from Oklahoma Income Tax unless and
until the military member chooses to establish a perma-
Net Operating Loss ................................................. 5-6
nent residence in Oklahoma. This exemption applies
When to File an Amended Return .......................... 6
only to military pay earned in Oklahoma by the service-
All About Refunds ................................................... 6
member; it does not include income earned by per-
Top of Form Instructions ......................................... 7-8
forming other services in the state. The earnings of the
Form 511NR: Select Line Instructions ................... 9-15
spouse of the servicemember may be exempt; see the
When You Are Finished ........................................... 15
“Nonresident Spouse of United States Military Service-
Schedule 511NR-A Instructions .............................. 16-17
member” section.
Schedule 511NR-B Instructions .............................. 18-21
Resident/Nonresident...
Schedule 511NR-C Instructions .............................. 21-24
A nonresident filing a joint Federal return with an Oklaho-
Schedule 511NR-D Instructions .............................. 24
ma resident spouse may have options for filing the Okla-
Schedule 511NR-E Instructions ............................. 24
homa return(s). See “Filing Status” in the “Top of Form
Schedule 511NR-F Instructions .............................. 24
Instructions” on pages 7 and 8 for further information.
2-D Barcode Information ......................................... 24
Tax Table .................................................................. 25-35
Direct Deposit Information ...................................... 36
Assistance Information ............................................ 36
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