Security Statement
The Oklahoma Tax Commission is committed to maintaining the highest standards in confidentiality and security of our customer’s information in internet correspondence and financial transactions.
The internet, by design, is an open system that does not automatically provide a secure means of sending and receiving information. For example, the confidentiality of personal information you disclose via email cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, we recommend against sending any personal information to us in an email. However, the Oklahoma Tax Commission online contact form constitutes a secure messaging system with protected information form fields. You may contact the Oklahoma Tax Commission via email but include your daytime telephone number for our staff to contact you to gather personal information regarding your account(s) in a secure manner. We will not email account related or other personal information as part of our response to you unless specifically requested by you.
To protect information used in internet financial transactions (credit card information, bank account numbers, etc.) the Oklahoma Tax Commission uses the following security techniques and procedures:
· Passwords or PINs
· Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
· Information requests must pass through multiple hardware and software security firewalls.
· Verisign’s Secure Site services are used for applications that process financial transactions.
Privacy Statement
Protecting your privacy online is a very high priority of the Oklahoma Tax Commission. The following policy statement outlines how your information will be handled by the Oklahoma Tax Commission while using our services.
Information Collected
The Oklahoma Tax Commission collects the following information in order to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our website and to aid in accessibility and user experience.
The recording of the above information does not tell us specifically who is accessing our website, but rather audience demographics and how a visitor travels through our website. Information is used to track the users experience on our website and make adjustments as needed.
Secure Applications
OkTAP provides you with the opportunity to create a secure account to file, pay, or correspond with the agency in a safe and confidential manner regarding your business tax accounts. Web notices allow you to message the agency to transact your business
Information Submitted Through the Internet
Our website offers the opportunity to ask questions, request information, or obtain other services. Use of online services are voluntary. By furnishing requested information, consent is given to the Oklahoma Tax Commission for the use of your data. We will use the information you provide only to improve the accessibility and user experience of our website. Your personal information will not be retained any longer than is necessary to provide the requested service and will not be sold or shared with any other party except as required by law.
Email
If you send an email through the Oklahoma Tax Commission’s website, the message and email address may be retained by the server. This may be used to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to further improve our website, or to forward the email to another agency for appropriate action.
Link Disclaimer
The Oklahoma Tax Commission provides links to various external websites. The Oklahoma Tax Commission has no responsibility for content or presentation of such external websites. By linking to an external website, we do not endorse its products, services, accuracy or security policies. Once you leave to an external website you may be subject to the terms and conditions of that website.
Information Disclaimer
Information provided on the Oklahoma Tax Commission’s website is intended to allow immediate access to public information. While all attempts are made to provide accurate, current and reliable information there is a possibility of either human or mechanical error. The Oklahoma Tax Commission expressly denies any warranty of the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information.
Accessibility
The Oklahoma Electronic Information Technology Accessibility (EITA) Act resulted in the creation of standards designed to make information technology, including website content and tools, accessible for persons with disabilities.
The Oklahoma Tax Commission is working to meet compliance with Oklahoma's EITA standards and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. If you need a document in an alternative format to meet your accessibility needs or have any difficulty viewing any content with assistive technology, please contact us at TaxInquiries@tax.ok.gov.
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Personally Identifiable Data Statement
The Oklahoma Tax Commission collects personally identifiable data from taxpayers and stores such data in a highly secured IRS Publication 1075 compliant data center. Personally identifiable data includes the following information provided by the taxpayer:
The Oklahoma Tax Commission only shares personally identifiable data as allowed under 68 O.S. § 205.
E-file Mandate
All “specified tax return preparers” must file individual income tax returns electronically. The term specified tax return preparer has the same meaning as provided in Section 6011 of the Internal Revenue Code. 68 O.S. § 2385.
