Title 29, Revenue and Taxation

(1) The Department of Revenue is authorized to enter into a cigarette tax refund agreement with the governing body of any Indian reservation in Oregon. The agreement may provide for a mutually agreed upon amount as a refund to the governing body of any cigarette tax prepaid on sa…

Except as otherwise provided in ORS 323.005 to 323.482 or where the context requires otherwise, the provisions of ORS chapters 305 and 314 as to the audit and examination of returns, periods of limitation, determination of and notices of deficiencies, assessments, liens, delinque…

(1) Notwithstanding the confidentiality provisions of ORS 323.403, the Department of Revenue may disclose information received under ORS 323.005 to 323.482 to the Oregon Health Authority to carry out the provisions of ORS 167.750 to 167.780, 431A.175 or 431A.183. (2) The authorit…

Notwithstanding ORS 323.403, information on the license of a distributor or wholesaler is not confidential. The Department of Revenue may publicly disclose or publish a list of names of distributors or wholesalers, along with any other information set forth on a license. [2003 c.…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 323.005 to 323.482, any person aggrieved by an act or determination of the Department of Revenue or its authorized agent under ORS 323.005 to 323.482 may appeal to the Oregon Tax Court in the time and manner provided in ORS 305.404 to 305.5…

(1) The violation of any provision of ORS 323.005 to 323.482 or any rule adopted thereunder shall be deemed an act committed in part at the office of the Department of Revenue in Salem, Oregon, and venue shall lie in Marion County, Oregon. (2) The certificate of the department to…

(1) In addition to all other remedies specified in ORS 323.005 to 323.482, action may be brought by the Attorney General, at the request of the Department of Revenue, in the name of the state, to recover the amount of any taxes, penalties and interest due under ORS 323.005 to 323…

(1) The Department of Revenue shall enforce the provisions of ORS 323.005 to 323.482 and may prescribe, adopt and enforce rules and regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of ORS 323.005 to 323.482. (2) The department may employ accountants, auditors, investiga…

(1) All moneys received by the Department of Revenue from the tax imposed by ORS 323.030 (1) shall be paid over to the State Treasurer to be held in a suspense account established under ORS 293.445. The department may pay expenses for administration and enforcement of ORS 323.005…

(1) Moneys received under ORS 323.031 (1) shall be paid over to the State Treasurer to be held in a suspense account established under ORS 293.445. After the payment of refunds: (a) 29.37/30 of the moneys shall be credited to the Oregon Health Authority Fund established under ORS…

All moneys received by the Department of Revenue from the tax imposed by ORS 323.031 (2) shall be paid over to the State Treasurer to be held in a suspense account established under ORS 293.445. The department shall pay expenses for administration and enforcement of ORS 323.005 t…

(1)(a) A civil penalty may be imposed by the Department of Revenue on any person who violates any provision of ORS 323.005 to 323.482. (b) A civil penalty imposed under this subsection may not exceed $1,000 per violation. (c) A penalty imposed under this section may be appealed t…

(1) A person commits the crime of unlawful distribution of cigarettes if the person knowingly sells or distributes, possesses or transports for sale or distribution or imports for sale or distribution cigarettes that do not comply with ORS 323.005 to 323.482 or 323.850 to 323.862…

As used in ORS 323.500 to 323.645, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Business” means any trade, occupation, activity or enterprise engaged in for the purpose of selling or distributing tobacco products in this state. (2) “Cigar” means a roll for smoking that is of any s…

(1) A tax is hereby imposed upon the distribution of tobacco products in this state. The tax imposed by this section is intended to be a direct tax on the consumer, for which payment upon distribution is required to achieve convenience and facility in the collection and administr…

(1) In addition to and not in lieu of any other taxes, a tax is imposed on the distribution of oral nicotine products in this state. The tax imposed by this section is intended to be a direct tax on the consumer, for which payment upon distribution is required to achieve convenie…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 323.500 to 323.645, the tax imposed by ORS 323.505, 323.508 and 323.565 shall be paid by each distributor and each common carrier or authorized person specified in ORS 323.565 to the Department of Revenue on or before the last day of Januar…

The tax imposed by ORS 323.505 and 323.508 does not apply with respect to any tobacco products which under the Constitution and laws of the United States may not be made the subject of taxation by this state. [1985 c.816 §18; 2025 c.581 §4c]

(1) Any person engaging or seeking to engage in the sale of tobacco products as a distributor shall file an application for a distributor’s license with the Department of Revenue. The application shall be on a form prescribed by the department. A distributor shall apply for and o…

(1) The Department of Revenue may require any person subject to ORS 323.500 to 323.645 to place with the department an amount of security that the department determines is necessary to ensure compliance with ORS 323.500 to 323.645. (2) The amount of the security shall be fixed by…

(1) Upon receipt of a completed application, the statement required by ORS 323.520 (3) and any security required by the Department of Revenue under ORS 323.500 to 323.645, the department shall issue a distributor’s license to an applicant. A separate license shall be issued for e…

(1) The Department of Revenue may cancel, suspend or revoke a license issued to a distributor if the distributor fails to: (a) Pay any tax or penalty due under ORS chapter 323; (b) Otherwise comply with any provision of ORS chapter 323 or any rule adopted thereunder; or (c) Compl…

(1) A sales invoice for the wholesale sale of tobacco products in this state, including a sales invoice required under ORS 323.540, shall contain the following: (a) The name and address of the seller, the name and address of the purchaser, the date of the sale of tobacco products…

(1) Any distributor, and any person dealing in, transporting or storing tobacco products, shall keep at each registered place of business complete and accurate records for that place of business, including itemized invoices, of tobacco products held, purchased, manufactured, brou…

Records of all deliveries or shipments of tobacco products from any public warehouse of first destination in this state shall be kept by the warehouse and be available to the Department of Revenue for inspection. The records shall show the name and address of the consignee, the d…

When tobacco products, upon which the tax imposed under ORS 323.500 to 323.645 has been reported and paid, are shipped or transported by the distributor to retail dealers outside this state, to be sold by those retail dealers, or are returned to the manufacturer by the distributo…

The taxes imposed by ORS 323.500 to 323.645 do not apply to the sale of tobacco products by a distributor to a common carrier engaged in interstate or foreign passenger service or to a person authorized to sell tobacco products on the facilities of a common carrier. Whenever toba…

(1) Any transporter desiring to possess or acquire untaxed tobacco products for transportation or transport upon the highways, roads or streets of this state shall obtain a permit from the Department of Revenue authorizing such transporter to possess or acquire for transportation…

The Department of Revenue shall administer and enforce ORS 323.500 to 323.645. The department is authorized to establish those rules and procedures for the implementation and enforcement of ORS 323.500 to 323.645 that are consistent with its provisions and considered necessary an…

The provisions of ORS 314.400 apply to a person who fails to file a return required under ORS 323.500 to 323.645 or fails to pay a tax at the time the tax becomes due, and no extension is granted under ORS 323.510, or if the time granted as an extension has expired and the person…

Except as otherwise provided in ORS 323.500 to 323.645 or where the context requires otherwise, the provisions of ORS chapters 305 and 314 as to the audit and examination of returns, periods of limitations, determination of and notices of deficiencies, assessments, liens, delinqu…

(1) Notwithstanding the confidentiality provisions of ORS 323.595, the Department of Revenue may disclose information received under ORS 323.500 to 323.645 to the Oregon Health Authority to carry out the provisions of ORS 167.750 to 167.780, 431A.175 or 431A.183. (2) The authorit…

Notwithstanding ORS 323.595, information on the license of a distributor is not confidential. The Department of Revenue may publicly disclose or publish a list of names of distributors, along with any other information set forth on a license. [2003 c.804 §36a]

If, under ORS 323.500 to 323.645, the Department of Revenue is not satisfied with the return of the tax or as to the amount of tax required to be paid to this state by any person, it may compute and determine the amount required to be paid upon the basis of the facts contained in…

If the Department of Revenue believes that the collection of any tax imposed under ORS 323.500 to 323.645 or any amount of the tax required to be paid to the state or of any determination will be jeopardized by delay, it shall make a determination of the tax or amount of tax requ…

If the Department of Revenue finds that an amount of gross purchases net of discounts equal to 25 percent or more of the gross purchases net of discounts as reported on the taxpayer’s tobacco products tax return has been omitted from the return, the department may give notice of …

(1) If any tax imposed under ORS 323.500 to 323.645, or any portion of the tax, is not paid within the time provided by law and no provision is made to secure the payment of the tax by bond, deposit or otherwise, pursuant to rules adopted by the Department of Revenue, the departm…

(1) Any contraband tobacco products found by an authorized representative of the Department of Revenue or any law enforcement agency may be immediately seized and subject to forfeiture. If seized and forfeited under this subsection, the tobacco products shall be destroyed. (2) No…

(1) To promote administrative and regulatory efficiency and compliance with laws regulating or taxing tobacco products, the Department of Revenue may transmit information obtained under ORS 323.500 to 323.645 to the proper officers of governmental units inside and outside Oregon …

(1) The Director of the Department of Revenue is authorized to enter into a tobacco products tax refund agreement with the governing body of any Indian reservation in Oregon. The agreement may provide for a mutually agreed upon amount as a refund to the governing body of any toba…

(1) The violation of any provision of ORS 323.500 to 323.645 or any rule adopted thereunder shall be deemed an act committed in part at the office of the Department of Revenue in Salem, Oregon, and venue shall lie in Marion County, Oregon. (2) The certificate of the department to…

(1) In addition to all other remedies specified in ORS 323.500 to 323.645, action may be brought by the Attorney General, at the request of the Department of Revenue, in the name of the state, to recover the amount of any taxes, penalties and interest due under ORS 323.500 to 323…

The remedies of the state provided for in ORS 323.500 to 323.645 are cumulative. No action taken by the Department of Revenue or Attorney General constitutes an election by the state to pursue any remedy to the exclusion of any other remedy for which provision is made in ORS 323.…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 323.500 to 323.645, any person aggrieved by an act or determination of the Department of Revenue or its authorized agent under ORS 323.500 to 323.645 may appeal to the Oregon Tax Court in the time and manner provided in ORS 305.404 to 305.5…

All moneys received by the Department of Revenue under ORS 323.500 to 323.645 shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to a suspense account established under ORS 293.445. The department may pay expenses for administration and enforcement of ORS 323.500 to 323.645 ou…

All moneys received by the Department of Revenue under the tax imposed on inhalant delivery systems by ORS 323.505 shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to a suspense account established under ORS 293.445. After the payment of refunds or credits arising from erron…