474 sections in this chapter.
ORS 316.182 Withholding statement of exemption certificate; default withholding rate. (1) The Department of Revenue may require a withholding statement or an exemption certificate to be filed on a form prescribed by the department for purposes of an employee instructing the employee’s employer of the proper amount of tax to withhold from the employee’s pay, or of the employee’s exemption from withholding requirements
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(2) A withholding statement or exemption certificate need not be procured from an employee whose wages consist of wages as defined in ORS 316.162 (2)(e). (3) If a statement or certificate is not provided to the employer as required under subsection (1) of this section, the employ…
ORS 316.185 [1953 c.304 §23; 1955 c.129 §1; subsection (5) derived from 1955 c.129 §2; 1965 c.26 §4; repealed by 1969 c.493 §99]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.187 Amount withheld is in payment of employee’s tax. The amounts deducted from the wages of an employee during any calendar year in accordance with ORS 316.167 and 316.172 shall be considered to be in part payment of the tax on such employee’s income for the taxable year which begins within such calendar year, and the return made by the employer pursuant to ORS 316.202 shall be accepted by the Department of Revenue as evidence in favor of the employee of the amounts so deducted from the employee’s wages. [1969 c.493 §29]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.189 Withholding of state income taxes from certain periodic payments. (1) As used in this section
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(a) “Commercial annuity” means an annuity, endowment or life insurance contract issued by an insurance company authorized to transact insurance in the State of Oregon. (b) “Department” means the Oregon Department of Revenue. (c) “Designated distribution” means any distribution or…
ORS 316.190 [Amended by 1953 c.304 §24; 1955 c.92 §1; subsection (3) derived from 1955 c.92 §2; repealed by 1969 c.493 §99]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.191 Withholding taxes at time and in manner other than required by federal law; rules. Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 316.197
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(1) When adherence to the federal withholding system creates an undue burden on an employer, the employer may request and the Department of Revenue may permit that taxes be withheld and paid over within a time and in a manner other than that required under federal law. (2) If the…
ORS 316.192 [1969 c.493 §30; 1971 c.333 §2; repealed by 1985 c.602 §7]
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ORS 316.193 Withholding of state income taxes from federal retired pay for members of uniformed services. (1) The Department of Revenue may enter into an agreement with the appropriate United States agency or instrumentality for the voluntary withholding of state income taxes from the retired pay of members of the uniformed services under the provisions of section 654, Public Law 98-525. The department is hereby authorized to do all acts and comply with any requirements necessary to enable retired members of the uniformed services to elect voluntary withholding of state income taxes from their retired pay
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(2) The department may establish by rule a minimum monthly amount to be withheld and paid over for any member electing voluntary withholding of state income taxes under an agreement entered into under subsection (1) of this section. (3) Notwithstanding ORS 314.835 or 314.840, the…
ORS 316.194 Withholding from lottery prize payments; rules. (1) If a lottery prize payment for a prize is $1,500 or more, and the payment is made to an individual, the Oregon State Lottery Commission shall withhold eight percent of the payment. A payment made to a partnership, estate, trust or corporation shall not be subject to the withholding of tax
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(2) The commission shall pay to the Department of Revenue any amounts withheld under this section in the time and manner provided by the department by rule. (3) If a prize exceeds $600, the commission shall provide the prize recipient an income reporting form indicating the amoun…
ORS 316.195 [1953 c.304 §25; repealed by 1969 c.493 §99]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.196 Withholding of state income taxes from federal retirement pay for civil service annuitant. (1) The Department of Revenue may enter into an agreement with the United States Office of Personnel Management for the voluntary withholding of state income taxes from the retirement pay of United States civil service annuitants under the provisions of section 1705 of Public Law 97-35. The department is hereby authorized to do all acts and comply with any requirements necessary to enable retired United States civil servants to elect voluntary withholding of state income taxes from their retirement pay
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(2) The department shall establish by rule a procedure under which a United States civil service annuitant may request voluntary withholding under an agreement entered into under subsection (1) of this section. The procedure may include a minimum monthly amount to be withheld and…
ORS 316.197 Payment to department by employer; interest on delinquent payments. (1)(a) Except as provided under ORS 316.191 or paragraph (b) of this subsection, within the time that each employer is required to pay over taxes withheld for federal income tax purposes for any period, the employer shall pay over to the Department of Revenue or to a financial agent of the department the amounts required to be withheld under ORS 316.167, 316.172 and 320.550 for the same period. Any employer not required to withhold federal income taxes for any period but who is required to deduct and retain amounts from wages paid to an employee under ORS 316.167, 316.172 and 320.550 for the same period shall pay over to the department, or financial agent of the department, taxes withheld for the period, within the time and in the manner, as if the employer were required to withhold taxes for the period under federal law
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(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection, any employer of agricultural employees who is not required to withhold federal income taxes for any period but who is required to deduct and retain amounts from wages paid to those employees under ORS 316.167…
ORS 316.198 Payment by electronic funds transfer; phase-in; rules. (1) An employer required to make a combined quarterly tax and assessment payment under ORS 316.168 shall make the payment by means of electronic funds transfer if the employer is required to make federal payroll tax payments electronically
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(2) The Department of Revenue may adopt rules that provide exemptions from the requirement that combined quarterly tax and assessment payments be paid by electronic funds transfer when the taxpayer is disadvantaged by required payment by electronic funds transfer. (3) The Departm…
ORS 316.200 [1953 c.304 §26; 1965 c.26 §5; repealed by 1969 c.493 §99]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.202 Reports by employer; waiver; indication of qualified retirement plan offer; penalty for failure to substantiate report; rules. (1) With each payment made to the Department of Revenue, every employer shall deliver to the department, on a form prescribed by the department showing the total amount of withheld taxes in accordance with ORS 316.167, 316.172 and 320.550, and supply any other information as the department may require. The employer is charged with the duty of advising the employee of the amount of moneys withheld, in accordance with any regulations as the department may prescribe, using printed forms furnished or approved by the department for this purpose
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(2) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, every employer shall submit a combined quarterly return to the department on a form provided by it showing the number of payments made and the withheld taxes paid during the quarter. The report shall be filed with the depa…
ORS 316.205 [1953 c.304 §27; repealed by 1957 c.632 §1 (314.280 enacted in lieu of 316.205 and 317.180)]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.207 Liability for tax; warrant for collection; conference; appeal. (1) Every employer who deducts and retains any amount under ORS 316.162 to 316.221 and 320.550 shall hold the same in trust for the State of Oregon and for the payment thereof to the Department of Revenue in the manner and at the time provided in ORS 316.162 to 316.221
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(2) At any time the employer fails to remit any amount withheld, the department may enforce collection by the issuance of a distraint warrant for the collection of the delinquent amount and all penalties, interest and collection charges accrued thereon. The warrant shall be issue…
ORS 316.209 Applicability of ORS 316.162 to 316.221 when services performed by qualified real estate broker or direct seller. (1) For purposes of ORS 316.162 to 316.221, in the case of services performed as a qualified real estate broker, qualified principal real estate broker or as a direct seller
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(a) The individual performing the services shall not be treated as an employee; and (b) The person for whom the services are performed shall not be treated as an employer. (2) As used in this section, “qualified real estate broker” or “qualified principal real estate broker” mean…
ORS 316.210 [1953 c.304 §28; repealed by 1957 c.632 §1 (314.285 enacted in lieu of 316.210 and 317.185)]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.212 Applicability of other provisions of tax law; employer as taxpayer. The provisions of the income tax laws in ORS chapters 305 and 314 and this chapter, as to the audit and examination of returns, periods of limitation, determinations of and notices of deficiencies, assessments, collections, liens, delinquencies, claims for refund and refunds, conferences, judicial appeals, stays of collection pending appeal, confidentiality of returns and the related penalties, and the related procedures, apply to employers subject to the provisions of ORS 316.162 to 316.221 and 320.550, and for these purposes any amount deducted or required to be deducted and remitted to the Department of Revenue under ORS 316.162 to 316.221 and 320.550 is considered the tax of the employer and with respect to the amount the employer is considered as a taxpayer. [1969 c.493 §34; 1982 s.s.1 c.16 §10; 1985 c.87 §5; 2017 c.750 §122h; 2019 c.134 §10]
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(Professional Athletic Teams)
ORS 316.213 Definitions for ORS 316.213 to 316.219. (1) As used in ORS 316.213 to 316.219
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(a) “Duty days” means the days during the tax year from the beginning of the official preseason training period of a professional athletic team through the last game in which the professional athletic team competes or is scheduled to compete during the tax year. (b) “Member of a …
ORS 316.214 Withholding requirements for members of professional athletic teams. (1) A person who transacts business in the State of Oregon and who pays wages, salary, bonuses or other taxable income to a member of a professional athletic team, in lieu of the withholding requirements under ORS 316.167, shall withhold eight percent of the income as provided in this section and by rule of the Department of Revenue
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(2) The person withholding amounts under this section shall pay the amounts withheld to the Department of Revenue at the time and in the manner prescribed by the department by rule. (3) If the member of a professional athletic team is a resident of the State of Oregon, all compen…
ORS 316.215 [1969 c.493 §35; 1975 c.672 §6; 1978 c.9 §2; 1985 c.345 §5; repealed by 1987 c.293 §54]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.216 [1985 c.352 §2; formerly 316.857; renumbered 316.223 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.217 [1969 c.493 §36; repealed by 1987 c.293 §56]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.218 Annual report of compensation paid to professional athletic team members. (1) In addition to other reports and returns required by law or rule, a person required to withhold compensation under ORS 316.214 shall file an annual report with the Department of Revenue reporting
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(a) The total amount of compensation paid during the year to the members of the professional athletic team for which the report is being made. (b) A roster of the members of the professional athletic team for which the report is being made who were members at any time during the …
ORS 316.219 Rules. (1) The Department of Revenue may adopt administrative rules the department determines are necessary to
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(a) Implement the duties of the department under ORS 316.213 to 316.219; and (b) Carry out the purposes of ORS 316.213 to 316.221. (2) The rules may include, but are not limited to: (a) Rules providing alternative methodologies for determining the portion of compensation subject …
ORS 316.220 Alternative withholding requirements for qualifying film production compensation; rules; refund prohibition. (1) A person who has obtained a written certificate under section 1, chapter 559, Oregon Laws 2005, who is engaged in a qualifying film production and who pays qualifying compensation shall withhold, in lieu of the state personal income tax withholding requirements under ORS 316.167, 6.2 percent of the qualifying compensation paid
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(2) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2007, the Department of Revenue may by rule prescribe a withholding percentage that reflects the department’s best estimate of state personal income tax attributable to qualifying compensation. If a withholding percentage is esta…
ORS 316.221 Disposition of withheld amounts. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 316.168 or 316.502, the Department of Revenue shall deposit into a suspense account established under ORS 293.445 amounts that are withheld and paid to the department under ORS 316.220 and that equal the amounts reported to the department by the Oregon Film and Video Office under ORS 316.220 (5)
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(2) Notwithstanding ORS 314.835 or 314.840 or other law concerning the disclosure of tax information, the department may send copies of withholding reports filed under ORS 316.162 to 316.221 by a certificate holder and statements of the amounts actually withheld by a certificate …
ORS 316.222 [1969 c.493 §37; repealed by 1987 c.293 §56]
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NONRESIDENT REPORTING
ORS 316.223 Alternate methods of filing, reporting and calculating liability for nonresident employer and employee in state temporarily; rules. (1) As used in this section
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(a) “Nonresident employer” means an employer who: (A) Has no permanent place of business within this state; and (B) Employs qualifying nonresident employees to perform temporary services in this state. (b) “Qualifying nonresident employee” means an employee or independent contrac…
ORS 316.227 [1969 c.493 §38; repealed by 1987 c.293 §56]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.255 [1953 c.304 §29; repealed by 1959 c.581 §1 (316.256 enacted in lieu of 316.255)]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.256 [1959 c.581 §2 (enacted in lieu of 316.255); subsection (4) derived from 1959 c.581 §11; repealed by 1969 c.493 §99]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.257 [1963 c.435 §4; repealed by 1969 c.493 §99]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.258 [1961 c.225 §2; repealed by 1969 c.493 §99]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.260 [1953 c.304 §30; repealed by 1969 c.493 §99]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.265 [1953 c.304 §31; 1953 c.552 §7; repealed by 1959 c.581 §3 (316.266 enacted in lieu of 316.265)]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.266 [1959 c.581 §4 (enacted in lieu of 316.265); last sentence derived from 1959 c.581 §11; last sentence of subsection (6) enacted as 1961 c.225 §3; 1969 c.103 §1; repealed by 1969 c.493 §99]
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ESTATES AND TRUSTS (Generally)
ORS 316.267 Application of chapter to estates and certain trusts. The tax imposed by this chapter on individuals applies to the taxable income of estates and trusts, except for trusts taxed as corporations under ORS chapter 317 or 318. [1969 c.493 §39; 1973 c.115 §3]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.270 [1953 c.304 §32; repealed by 1969 c.493 §99]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.272 Computation and payment on estate or trust. The taxable income of an estate or trust shall be computed in the same manner as in the case of an individual except as otherwise provided by this chapter. The tax shall be paid by the fiduciary. [1969 c.493 §40; 1983 c.684 §21]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.275 [1953 c.304 §33; 1959 c.591 §19; subsection (2) derived from 1959 c.591 §21; repealed by 1969 c.493 §99]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.277 Associations taxable as corporations exempt from chapter. (1) An association, trust or other unincorporated organization that is taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes is not subject to tax under this chapter, but is taxable as a corporation under ORS chapter 317 or 318, or both, as provided therein
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(2) An association, trust or other unincorporated organization that is not taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes but by reason of its purposes or activities is exempt from federal income tax except with respect to its unrelated business taxable income, is taxab…
ORS 316.279 Treatment of business trusts and business trusts income. A domestic or foreign business trust of the type defined in ORS 128.560 is subject to tax under ORS chapter 317 or 318 and amounts distributed by it to its shareholders shall be treated as distributions by a corporation for the purposes of this chapter and ORS chapters 317 and 318, except that distributions that are treated as unrelated business taxable income under section 856(h)(3)(C) (pension-held REITs) of the Internal Revenue Code for federal tax purposes shall also be treated as unrelated business taxable income for state tax purposes. [1973 c.115 §2; 1995 c.556 §4]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.280 [1953 c.304 §34; 1953 c.552 §8; 1955 c.256 §1; paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of 1957 Replacement Part derived from 1955 c.256 §2; repealed by 1959 c.581 §5 (316.281 enacted in lieu of 316.280)]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.281 [1959 c.581 §6 (enacted in lieu of 316.280); subsection (8) derived from 1959 c.581 §11; 1965 c.99 §1; repealed by 1969 c.493 §99]
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(Resident Estates and Trusts)
ORS 316.282 Definitions related to trusts and estates; rules. (1) As used in this chapter
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(a) “Qualified funeral trust” has the meaning given that term in section 685 of the Internal Revenue Code. (b) “Resident estate” means an estate of which the fiduciary is appointed by an Oregon court or the administration of which is carried on in Oregon. (c) “Resident funeral tr…
ORS 316.285 [1953 c.304 §35; repealed by 1959 c.581 §7 (316.286 enacted in lieu of 316.285)]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 316.286 [1959 c.581 §8 (enacted in lieu of 316.285); subsection (6) derived from 1959 c.581 §11; repealed by 1969 c.493 §99]
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[Repealed or reserved.]