Title 29, Revenue and Taxation

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, “department” means the Department of Revenue. (2) As used in this chapter: (a) Any term has the same meaning as when used in a comparable context in the laws of the United States relating to federal income taxes,…

Notwithstanding ORS 670.600, for purposes of ORS chapter 316, a person serving as a referee or assistant referee in a youth or adult recreational soccer match shall be considered to be an independent contractor. [2005 c.94 §73; 2009 c.33 §12]

Except where the context requires otherwise, this chapter is applicable to all laws of this state imposing taxes upon or measured by net income. [1957 c.632 §2; 1961 c.176 §3; 1965 c.152 §25; 1971 c.215 §9; 1977 c.870 §40; 1987 c.293 §51; 1989 c.625 §26; 1995 c.79 §153; 1995 c.55…

This chapter applies to partners in a domestic partnership, as defined in ORS 106.310, and surviving partners as if federal income tax law recognized a domestic partnership in the same manner as Oregon law. [2007 c.99 §11]

(1)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 316.012 (1983 Replacement Part), and subject to all other provisions of ORS chapter 316 in effect and applicable to transactions occurring on or after January 1, 1984, the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 (P.L. 98-369) insofar as it applies to transactions…

(1)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 317.010, 317.013 and 317.018 (all 1983 Replacement Part), and subject to all other provisions of ORS chapters 317 and 318 in effect and applicable to transactions occurring on or after January 1, 1984, the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 (P.L. 98-369) ins…

(1) For purposes of subsections (2) to (15) of this section, “TRA” means the federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-514). (2) Unless the context requires otherwise, the amendments, repeals and new matter contained in chapter 293, Oregon Laws 1987, apply generally to tax years be…

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) to (4) of this section and sections 83 to 92, chapter 625, Oregon Laws 1989, the amendments by chapter 625, Oregon Laws 1989, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after January 1, 1989, in tax years beginning on or after Ja…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section and sections 25a to 32, chapter 457, Oregon Laws 1991, the new material and amendments by chapter 457, Oregon Laws 1991, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after January 1, 1991, in tax years beginning on o…

(1) Except as specifically provided otherwise, the new material enacted, amendments and repeals made by chapter 726, Oregon Laws 1993, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1993. (2) The effective …

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, sections 7, 7a, 28, 38 and 40, chapter 556, Oregon Laws 1995, and the new material enacted and amendments and repeals made by chapter 556, Oregon Laws 1995, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after January…

(1) Except as specifically provided otherwise, the new provisions enacted and amendments and repeals of statutes made by chapter 839, Oregon Laws 1997, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after January 1, 1997, in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1997. (…

(1) Except as specifically provided in sections 4, 4b, 20 and 25b, chapter 90, Oregon Laws 1999, the new provisions enacted and amendments to statutes made by chapter 90, Oregon Laws 1999, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after January 1, 1999, in tax years beg…

(1) The amendments to statutes by sections 23 to 52, chapter 660, Oregon Laws 2001, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after January 1, 2001, in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2001. (2) The effective and applicable dates, and the exceptions, special r…

(1) The amendments to statutes by sections 1 to 22, chapter 77, Oregon Laws 2003, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after January 1, 2003, in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2003. (2) The effective and applicable dates, and the exceptions, special rul…

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, ORS 316.821 and the amendments to statutes by sections 13 to 28 and 31, chapter 832, Oregon Laws 2005, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after January 1, 2005, in tax years beginning on or after …

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the amendments to statutes by sections 1 to 14, chapter 614, Oregon Laws 2007, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after January 1, 2007, in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2007. (2) The…

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the amendments to statutes by sections 1 to 17, chapter 45, Oregon Laws 2008, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after January 1, 2008, in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2008. (2) The …

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the amendments to statutes by sections 1 to 27, chapter 5, Oregon Laws 2009, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after January 1, 2009, in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2009. (2) The e…

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the amendments to statutes by sections 1 to 34, chapter 909, Oregon Laws 2009, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after May 1, 2009, in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2009. (2) The eff…

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the amendments to statutes by sections 1 to 21, 23, 24, 26, 27 and 29 to 32, chapter 82, Oregon Laws 2010, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after January 1, 2010, in tax years beginning on or af…

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the amendments to statutes by sections 1 to 19 and 21 to 27, chapter 7, Oregon Laws 2011, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after January 1, 2011, in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 20…

No person, or officer or employee of a corporation or a member or employee of a partnership, shall, with intent to evade any requirement of any law imposing taxes upon or measured by net income or any lawful requirement of the Department of Revenue thereunder: (1) Fail to pay any…

For purposes of this chapter and ORS chapters 315, 316, 317 and 318, a taxpayer claiming a credit against tax must claim the maximum amount of any tax credit that is allowed to the taxpayer for the tax year, to the extent of the tax liability of the taxpayer. [2001 c.8 §2]

The failure to do any act required by or under any law imposing taxes upon or measured by net income shall be deemed an act committed in part at the office of the Department of Revenue in Oregon. [1957 c.632 §3 (enacted in lieu of 316.025, 316.030, 317.015 and 317.020)]

(1) The taxable year of a partnership, REMIC (real estate mortgage investment conduit) or taxpayer shall be the same as its taxable year for federal income tax purposes. (2) If the taxable year of a partnership, REMIC or taxpayer is changed for federal income tax purposes, that c…

(1) This section applies to a taxpayer who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is on active duty for 90 consecutive days or more or who is a member of the Oregon National Guard, the military reserve forces or the organized militia of any other state or territ…

For purposes of ORS 314.105 to 314.135: (1) “Determination” means: (a) A decision by the Oregon Tax Court that has become final; (b) A closing agreement made under ORS 305.150; (c) A final disposition by the Department of Revenue of a claim for refund. For purposes of this paragr…

(1) If a determination is described in ORS 314.125 and, on the date of the determination, correction of the effect of the error referred to in the applicable provision of ORS 314.125 is prevented by the operation of any law or rule of law other than ORS 314.105 to 314.135 and oth…

The circumstances under which the adjustment provided in ORS 314.115 is authorized are as follows: (1) The determination requires the inclusion in gross income of an item that was erroneously included in the gross income of the taxpayer for another taxable year or in the gross in…

(1)(a) In computing the amount of an adjustment under ORS 314.105 to 314.135 there shall first be ascertained the tax previously determined for the taxable year with respect to which the error was made. The amount of the tax previously determined shall be the excess of: (A) The s…

(1) Whenever there has been an adjustment of federal income tax liability involving a reallocation of any item of income or deduction between related taxpayers, and when such adjustment results in the assessment of a tax deficiency or the issuance of a refund check or both, then …

(1) Upon receipt of notice of the revocation of a certification of a pollution control facility pursuant to ORS 468.185 (1), the Department of Revenue immediately shall collect any taxes due by reason of such revocation, and shall have the benefit of all laws of this state pertai…

(1) If a tax is imposed upon an organization under section 6033(e) of the Internal Revenue Code (proxy tax on lobbying expenditures) for any tax year, a like tax is imposed for the tax year upon the same amount as taxed for federal tax purposes, as allocated or apportioned to Ore…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Authorized agent” means an agent who is responsible for closing and settlement services in a conveyance. (b) “Closing and settlement services” means services that are provided by: (A) A licensed escrow agent in a real estate closing escrow as pro…

(1)(a) An entity described in section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code (a real estate mortgage investment conduit or REMIC) is not subject to a tax under ORS chapter 316, 317 or 318 (and may not be treated as a corporation, partnership or trust for purposes of ORS chapter 316, 3…

(1) The method of accounting of a partnership, REMIC (real estate mortgage investment conduit) or taxpayer shall be the same as the method of accounting which the partnership, REMIC or taxpayer uses for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year. (2) Notwithstanding subsect…

(1) If a taxpayer has income from business activity as a financial institution or as a public utility (as defined respectively in ORS 314.610 (4) and (6)) which is taxable both within and without this state (as defined in ORS 314.610 (8) and 314.615), the determination of net inc…

(1) In the computation of state taxable income, costs allocable to inventory shall be the same as those allocable to inventory under section 263A of the Internal Revenue Code as of the close of the tax year for which a return is filed and shall not be adjusted for any addition, s…

In any case of two or more organizations, trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated, whether or not organized in the United States and whether or not affiliated) owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the same interests, the Department of Revenue may distribute, ap…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Farm income”: (A) Means taxable income attributable to a farming business; and (B) Includes gain from the sale or other disposition of property (other than land) regularly used by the taxpayer in the farming business for a substantial period of t…

For purposes of applying section 469 of the Internal Revenue Code to the laws of this state imposing taxes upon or measured by income: (1) Passive activity loss shall be determined with respect to the activities of the taxpayer under section 469 of the Internal Revenue Code and r…

(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4) of this section, if interest on deferred tax liability with respect to an installment obligation is required to be paid for federal income tax purposes under section 453A of the Internal Revenue Code, then interest on that same deferred tax l…

(1) If a taxpayer excludes an amount from federal gross income by reason of the discharge of indebtedness of the taxpayer under section 108(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code (relating to discharge of indebtedness in a bankruptcy declared under U.S.C. Title 11), then, with res…

As used in this section and ORS 314.308, 314.403 and 314.404: (1) “Listed transaction” means any of the following transactions: (a) A listed transaction under section 6707A of the Internal Revenue Code. (b) A transaction without economic substance in which an Oregon taxable corpo…

(1) If required by rules adopted by the Department of Revenue: (a) Any person who engages in a reportable transaction as a buyer or transferor shall report the transaction to the department. (b) Any person who, as the result of a reportable transaction, acquires an interest in pr…

(1) When a taxpayer ceases to exist or is no longer subject to the jurisdiction of this state (although subject to the courts of a state having comity or reciprocity with the State of Oregon), being indebted for taxes upon or measured by net income, the transferee of the money or…

(1) If a final determination treats the grantor of a trust or any other person as the owner of any portion of a trust pursuant to sections 671 to 679 of the federal Internal Revenue Code or any other law, the lien of the State of Oregon imposed by ORS 314.417 shall attach to all …

If a taxpayer changes the tax year on the basis of which net income is computed, the taxpayer shall, at the time and in the manner the Department of Revenue prescribes, make a separate return of net income received during the period intervening between the end of the former incom…

(1) Fiduciaries required to make returns under laws imposing tax upon or measured by net income, proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, joint stock companies or associations or insurance companies, having places of business in this state, in whatever capacity acting, includ…