566: 2025 Form 566 Credit for Qualified Software or Cybersecurity Employees (2025)
Oklahoma · Oklahoma Tax Commission · Used for tax years 2025
Oklahoma Form 566 calculates the 2025 Credit for Qualified Software or Cybersecurity Employees for entry on Form 511-CR. It records your qualified employer, Oklahoma employment dates, accredited program and degree, certificate or credential.
Who files this form
Form 566 is for qualified software or cybersecurity employees claiming this Oklahoma credit for tax year 2025.
To qualify, you must:
- Be employed in Oklahoma by a qualified employer in a qualifying industry on or after November 1, 2019.
- Not have been working in Oklahoma before November 1, 2019.
- Have a degree in an accredited program from a degree-producing institution, or a certificate or credential in an accredited program from a technology center.
A qualified employer is a business or governmental entity with at least 15 full-time employees. Its activities must fall under U.S. Sector Nos. 21, 22, 31-33, 48, 51, 52, 54, 55, 62 or 92 in the most recent North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) manual.
What you'll need
Have the following information ready:
- Your name as shown on your tax return and your Social Security number.
- Your qualified employer’s name and Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN).
- Your beginning and ending employment dates in Oklahoma with that employer.
- Your institution’s name, city and state.
- Your graduation date, accredited program name, and type of degree, certificate or credential earned.
If this is your first year claiming the credit, you may be asked for proof of your degree, certificate or credential, such as a copy of your diploma and/or transcript. You may choose to enclose that proof.
How to file
- Enter your name as shown on your return and your Social Security number.
- Complete Part 1 with your qualified employer’s name, FEIN and your Oklahoma employment dates.
- Complete Part 2 with your institution, graduation date, accredited program and degree, certificate or credential information.
- On Part 3, line 1, enter $2,200 for a qualifying undergraduate or graduate degree, or $1,800 for a qualifying technology center certificate or credential.
- Enter the credit on Form 511-CR.
The supplied form does not give a mailing address or e-file directions.
Common mistakes
- Overlooking the prior-work restriction: the form says you may not have been working in Oklahoma before November 1, 2019, to qualify.
- Claiming the credit beyond the allowed period: the form limits it to the first seven taxable years.
- Assuming education proof must always be enclosed: first-year claimants may be asked for proof, but the form says enclosing it is optional.
Questions people ask
How much is the credit for 2025?
The credit is $2,200 for a qualified employee with an undergraduate or graduate degree in an accredited program from a degree-producing institution. It is $1,800 for a qualified employee with a certificate or credential in an accredited program from a technology center.
How many years can I claim the credit?
The credit is allowed each year for up to the first seven taxable years.
What counts as an accredited program?
The form lists two categories:
- An undergraduate or graduate cybersecurity, information technology, computer science or computer engineering degree program accredited by ABET’s Computer Accreditation Commission (CAC) or Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC), offered at a degree-producing institution.
- A software, cybersecurity, programming, software programming, coding, application development, computer science or information technology program requiring more than 800 hours of class time.
What counts as a technology center?
It is an institution in the Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education that offers accredited programs as defined on the form.