A. Except as provided in subsection F of this section, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, and ending before January 1, 2026, a qualified employer shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed pursuant to Section 2355 of this title for tuition reimbursed to a qualified employee.

B. The credit authorized by subsection A of this section may be claimed only if the qualified employee has been awarded an undergraduate or graduate degree within one (1) year of commencing employment with the qualified employer.

C. The credit authorized by subsection A of this section shall be in the amount of fifty percent (50%) of the tuition reimbursed to a qualified employee for the first through fourth years of employment. In no event shall this credit exceed fifty percent (50%) of the average annual amount paid by a qualified employee for enrollment and instruction in a qualified program at a public institution in Oklahoma.

D. The credit authorized by subsection A of this section shall not be used to reduce the tax liability of the qualified employer to less than zero (0).

E. No credit authorized by this section shall be claimed after the fourth year of employment.

F. No credit otherwise authorized by the provisions of this section may be claimed for any event, transaction, investment, expenditure or other act occurring on or after July 1, 2010, for which the credit would otherwise be allowable. The provisions of this subsection shall cease to be operative on July 1, 2011. Beginning July 1, 2011, the credit authorized by this section may be claimed for any event, transaction, investment, expenditure or other act occurring on or after July 1, 2011, according to the provisions of this section.

Added by Laws 2008, c. 417, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 327, § 26, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2011, c. 5, § 1; Laws 2014, c. 30, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2017, c. 153, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.