This information and these forms should ONLY be used if you are working on your Oklahoma state tax return for 2005!  In order to use your 2005 Training Tax Credit for 2005 retro-actively (now), you MUST also submit an amended Oklahoma tax return for 2005, after you receive back your approved 2005 Training Tax Credit application from COFT.  The Oklahoma Tax Commission allows you to go back three years for amended returns, so 2008 is your last chance for re-doing 2005.

This was the first year for this program. 12 hours of general firefighter training from the VFFP or FFI / FFII training were required to qualify. During anyone's first year of participation, eligible training from the VFFP or FFI / FFII from 2005 AND from any previous year can be counted....... as long as training records were available to show you attended the class.

Please download the 2005 Form 1A for $200 by clicking on the red button below. There is also a green download button for 2005 Instructions, which appears next.

Section 1 (top).  This section contains information about you, the volunteer firefighter.

Please include a brief cover note so we know that you intend to submit a 2005 application now.

Please type or print clearly on this form. In the upper left portion, please provide your name and the mailing address for your home, including any apartment or unit number, as well as the city, state, and zip code. Because it may be necessary to contact you to clarify details, please provide contact phone numbers including the area code.

In the upper right portion, please provide your Social Security Number plus date and sign your name at the X shown.

Section 1 (middle). This section contains information about your department(s) and your training.

On the left side in the middle, please complete the requested information about your fire department affiliations. This is important because old training records are stored by fire department names instead of individual names.

On the right side, please provide information about the eligible applicable training which you have taken. For the Tax Year 2005, all volunteer firefighters may submit eligible firefighter training which you completed during 2005 or during any previous year. As stated in Title 68 O.S. section 2358.7:

1A.

Two Hundred Dollars ($200) each year [beginning with 2005] for which a volunteer firefighter provides proof of certification as required by subsection B of this section; and...

1B.

In order to claim the tax credit authorized by paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section, a volunteer firefighter shall be required to provide adequate documentation to the Oklahoma Tax Commission of at least twelve (12) credited hours toward the Volunteer Firefighter Practices program offered by Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training prior to or during the first taxable year for which a tax credit is claimed pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section.

As noted, a total of twelve hours of training toward Volunteer Fire Fighter Practices [VFFP] is required for Tax Year 2005. Fire Fighter I [FFI] or FFII both exceed VFFP, so they are both eligible.

Any training classes towards VFFP conducted by Oklahoma State University - Fire Training Service that were documented are eligible. In-house departmental training or other training sessions towards VFFP may also be eligible. OSU - Fire Service Training will determine equivalency, based on information submitted by you and/or the instructors. Please indicate the number of training hours for each course along with the course title, the name of the organization or instructor providing the training, where it was held, and the year in which the course was taken. If you have the class certificate(s), then please make copies and include them with this form when you submit it to COFT. If you took In-House Training, please have your Chief sign and initial each line on the Attachment available for DOWNLOAD above. When you have reached or exceeded a total of 12 hours of training, you may stop listing hours. If you should need more space to cover the full 12 hours, you may attach additional sheet(s) to provide the same details. It is not necessary to list all the training you have taken, you just need to list the 12 hours of training required this time. Be sure to write your name on each additional sheet which you use.

Section 2 (bottom).  This section covers the various confirmations and verifications.

This section below the dotted line will be completed by others. Start by having your Fire Chief sign and date Part A.  Then, make one copy of the signed form for your own personal records and a second copy for the department files.

Mail the original of the signed form to the Council On Firefighter Training [COFT] to the current address provided on the home page of the web site.  COFT will handle the processing and have the training verified by OSU - Fire Service Training. Then, the completed form will be mailed back to you at the address you have provided, including the total dollar amount of the training tax credit which you may claim on your 2005 Oklahoma state income tax return. The amount of $200 would be entered into the applicable line on the separate 2005 Form 511CR. Then, the total credit from the 511CR form for all tax credits will be transferred to the applicable line for Other Credits in Section 3 on the back of your 2005 Oklahoma state tax Form 511.

For additional information, questions or inquiries,
call 1-800-308-5336 OR (405) 424-1452.

Don't forget to write your name on any additional sheet(s) you attach with more information.    

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