Oklahoma § 70-6010 - Ruling requests - United States Internal Revenue Service

§ 70-6010. Ruling requests - United States Internal Revenue Service

and Securities and Exchange Commission.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools

A. The Regents shall solicit answers to appropriate ruling

requests from the United States Internal Revenue Service regarding

the tax status of the value received under the contract to the

purchaser or qualified beneficiary. The Regents shall attempt to

ensure that purchasers and qualified beneficiaries receive the

maximum federal and state tax benefits under this program. No

contracts shall be entered into with any purchaser prior to June 1,

1990 or until receipt of an Internal Revenue Service private letter

ruling determining that:

1. the income of the Trust is excludable from gross income as

income earned by an integral part of the state or as income derived

from the exercise of an essential governmental function that accrues

to the state under Section 115 of the Internal Revenue Code; and

2. the purchase price of such a contract either is excludable

from the application of the federal gift tax or qualifies as a gift

of a present interest in property eligible for the ten-thousanddollar annual exclusion,

whichever occurs later.

B. The Regents may solicit answers to appropriate ruling

requests from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission

regarding the application of federal security laws to the fund.

Added by Laws 1988, c. 261, § 11, emerg. eff. June 29, 1988.