A. All corporations organized, existing or doing business in this state, other than railroads, air carriers and public service corporations assessed by the State Board of Equalization, and other than national banks, state banks and trust companies, and building and loan associations, shall, on or before March 15th of each year, return sworn lists or schedules of their taxable property within each county, to the county assessor of such county, and such property shall be listed with reference to amount, kind and value, on the first day of January of the year in which it is listed; and said property shall be subject to taxation for county, municipal, public school and other purposes to the same extent as the real and personal property of private persons, in the taxing districts in which such property is located. Any real estate owned by such corporation shall be assessed annually at the same time and in the same manner as real estate belonging to private persons. In making such sworn lists, all corporations shall itemize their property in the same manner and to the same extent as required by railroads, air carriers and public service corporations.

B. It shall be the duty of each corporation to make, under oath, and deliver to the county assessor of the county where its principal business is transacted, a statement on forms prescribed by the Oklahoma Tax Commission, of its authorized capital stock and the amount of capital paid thereon, the amount of its outstanding bonded and other indebtedness, the total amount of its invested capital within and without Oklahoma, and such other financial information as may be deemed necessary to enable the county assessor to determine the value of real or personal property owned by any such corporation; and each corporation shall also deliver to the county assessor of the county where its principal business is located, a copy of all lists or schedules of property filed in every other county in this state.

Added by Laws 1988, c. 162, § 38, eff. Jan. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 57, § 4, eff. July 1, 1995.