A. Any remitter required to deduct and withhold any amount under Section 7 of this act shall pay to the Oklahoma Tax Commission the amounts required to be deducted and withheld as follows:

1. For payments made to royalty interest owners during the months of January, February and March, the withholding amounts shall be due on or before April 30;

2. For payments made to royalty interest owners during the months of April, May and June, the withholding amounts shall be due on or before July 30;

3. For payments made to royalty interest owners during the months of July, August and September, the withholding amounts shall be due on or before October 30; and

4. For payments made to royalty interest owners during the months of October, November and December, the withholding amounts shall be due on or before January 30 of the succeeding calendar year.

B. The remitter shall file a return with each payment to the Tax Commission. The return, in a form prescribed by the Tax Commission, shall show the amount of total royalty payments made subject to withholding under Section 7 of this act and the amount of the payment withheld.

C. Every remitter required under Section 7 of this act to deduct and withhold an amount from payments made during a calendar year shall furnish by January 31 of the succeeding year to the person to whom such payment was made and to the Tax Commission a written statement showing the name of the remitter, the name of the recipient of the royalty payment, the recipient’s social security number or federal identification number, the amount of royalty payments made, the amounts withheld, and any such other information as the Tax Commission may require.

D. If the Tax Commission, in any case, has justifiable reason to believe that the collection of the amount provided for in Section 7 of this act is in jeopardy, the Tax Commission may require a remitter to file a return and pay the withheld amounts at any time.

E. All amounts received by the Tax Commission pursuant to the provisions of Sections 6 through 9 of this act shall be deposited as provided in Section 2385.16 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 6 through 9 of this act, such amounts shall be treated as other amounts withheld under the provisions of Section 2385.1 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 2000, c. 315, § 8, eff. Oct. 1, 2000.