About Us
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) is the only organization solely dedicated to protecting and preserving the pay and benefits of all federal workers and retirees. The Oklahoma Federation consists of NARFE members who belong to one of fifteen chapters located throughout the state and also represents members who live in Oklahoma but choose to not belong to a chapter. These active chapters normally meet regularly with programs of interest, and news on state and federal legislative matters.
Federation Officers are listed on the Albums page. (For members only.)
Oklahoma State Income Tax Benefit
Oklahoma NARFE Achieves a Great Legislative Victory!
On Friday, June 23, 2006, the Oklahoma Legislature passed a bill to make our Civil Service Retirement income completely tax exempt from Oklahoma income tax. The bill number that gave us this new deduction is HB 1174. The bill phased in our complete deduction over a five-year period starting the first day of January 2007. This is a great victory for NARFE, something that we worked hard to do for more than ten years.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006, retirement benefits received by federal civil service retirees, including survivor annuities, paid in lieu of Social Security benefits shall be exempt from taxable income to the extent such benefits are included in the federal adjusted gross income pursuant to the provisions of Section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 86…elsewhere in the same bill the portion containing our hard-won $10,000 yearly deduction remains intact.
This bill was made possible by the hard work that Senator Leftwich, Representative Calvey and Representative Banz put into it during the regular session, and continued in the special session, especially during the last day of the session. We owe them a great vote of thanks.
A special thanks goes out to all of those NARFE members in Oklahoma who worked tirelessly over the years to see that this fair deduction is granted to all civil service retirees!