From deanna.d.mack at state.or.us Fri Oct 23 15:49:31 2009 From: deanna.d.mack at state.or.us (MACK Deanna D) Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:49:31 -0700 Subject: [Revenews] Oregon Employer Blog Message-ID: <3EC90E1F764DDD4386E89207DF99251E02664B9E@EXCHANGE2.dor.local> The Oregon Department of Revenue and other state agencies are charged with enforcing payroll tax laws in this state. Part of that role is enforcement and part is education and outreach. As part of our enforcement efforts, we identify employers who may not be reporting and paying payroll taxes. As part of our education and outreach efforts, Oregon provides many resources on correctly reporting and paying payroll taxes. For example, Oregon provides an excellent blog that provides information on employment tax-related issues. Check out the Oregon Department of Revenue's latest blog on its Oregon Employer Info page. Visit http://www.oregonemployerinfo.blogspot.com/ for information about our stepped up enforcement efforts and links to resources that will help employers comply with Oregon laws. Deanna Mack Payroll Tax Policy and Legislative Coordinator Business Division Oregon Dept. of Revenue Deanna.D.Mack at state.or.us 503-947-2082 (Direct Line) ****************************************************** This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee or it appears from the context or otherwise that you have received this e-mail in error, please advise me immediately by reply e-mail, keep the contents confidential, and immediately delete the message and any attachments from your system. Advice contained in this e-mail is issued under the authority of ORS 305.110, which requires the department to construe the tax laws of this State on request. The opinion expressed in this e-mail does not bind the department or the requestor to the statement of facts or opinion expressed. ************************************************ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve.purkeypile at state.or.us Thu Oct 29 08:46:59 2009 From: steve.purkeypile at state.or.us (PURKEYPILE Steve) Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:46:59 -0700 Subject: [Revenews] Oregon's Tax Amnesty Program Message-ID: <3EC90E1F764DDD4386E89207DF99251E020EDC42@EXCHANGE2.dor.local> Dear Tax Professionals - As you have heard by now, Oregon's tax amnesty program is in full swing. The Department of Revenue is currently accepting applications for the program. There is no better time for your clients to come forward and report additional tax they owe. Time is running short, however. The department encourages you and your clients to take advantage of this extremely rare opportunity. Amnesty applications must be filed no later than November 19 th, 2009. Once your client files an application, they have an additional 2 months (until January 19th, 2010) to file their tax returns. Getting the word out! - You may have noticed that the department is running television and newspaper advertisements throughout the state (including Southwest Washington and Western Idaho). In addition, we've sent letters to individuals and corporations inside and outside Oregon that have been identified as possible candidates for amnesty. We also need your help to let potential taxpayers know about this rare opportunity. It's important that everyone who is eligible be aware that the time is now to take action. The legislature authorized an additional 25% penalty for those who fail to come forward during the amnesty period. We want to help as many taxpayers as possible avoid this penalty. How the Program Works -- As a refresher, or in case you haven't heard, here are the nuts and bolts of the program: * Who may apply for amnesty? Taxpayers who have not filed an Oregon tax return or who need to correct an Oregon tax return that they have already filed for tax year 2007 and prior. If the tax and ? the interest is paid, taxpayers will receive a waiver of 100% of the penalties and 50% of the interest otherwise due. * Amnesty applications (available at www.oregontaxamnesty.com or by calling the department at 800-356-4222) must be completed and filed by November 19, 2009. * Amnesty original or amended returns must be filed no later than January 19, 2010. * Types of tax available for amnesty: personal income tax; Lane and Tri-Met transit district self-employment taxes; corporate income and excise taxes; trust and estate income taxes; and inheritance tax * No appeals or refunds are allowed on returns filed under the amnesty program. 25% Post Amnesty Penalty - As was mentioned above, the legislature has imposed an extra 25% penalty (in addition to all other penalties) on any additional tax that could have been reported during the amnesty period and was not. This is an extra incentive to file for amnesty now and alleviate any worry about paying additional penalties later. Pass-Through Entities - If you prepare tax returns for a pass-through entity such as a partnership, LLC, or S-Corporation, now is the time to review and correct these returns and issue amended K-1s to the members so the members may file for tax amnesty. The Department of Revenue will be focusing their compliance effort on these entities in the coming year. Don't forget that Oregon composite returns filed on behalf of Oregon nonresident owners can also be filed or corrected under the amnesty program. Please visit www.oregontaxamnesty.com or call us at 1-800-356-4222 (toll free from an Oregon prefix) or 503-378-4988 if you have questions. You can also email us at Oregon.taxamnesty at state.or.us and we'll respond to your amnesty questions. Steve Purkeypile Personal Income Tax Policy Oregon Department of Revenue -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cathleen.m.tavares at state.or.us Fri Nov 13 12:59:22 2009 From: cathleen.m.tavares at state.or.us (TAVARES Cathleen M) Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:59:22 -0800 Subject: [Revenews] Payroll Tax News LISTSERV Nov. 2009 (Reminder) Message-ID: <05DD0E9E20376243998CD4079C2E4950084B0420@EXCHANGE2.dor.local> PayrollTax News LISTSERV Nov. 2009 Important Reminder! Please share with anyone who would benefit from this information Updating Payroll Accounts: It is getting closer to the time when important forms and information are sent to employers for the following year. Mailing lists need to be complied for the combined payroll tax payment coupons (OTC's), the "Combined Payroll Tax Booklets" (with paper form OQs for 2010) and other updates. To ensure that you receive this information in a timely manner, it is important to be sure that your account information is current and up to date. Besides updating addresses and telephone numbers, employers should also update any changes in owners, officers or authorized representatives. Updates can be done one of several ways: 1. Submit the "Change in Status" form located on our website at http://www.oregon.gov/DOR/BUS/forms-payroll.shtml . Be sure to fill it out completely. 2. Send in written correspondence with updated information to: Oregon Department of Revenue, PO Box 14800, Salem OR 97309. 3. Contact us through our Payroll help e-mail at payroll.help.dor at state.or.us with the correct address and contact information. 4. Provide a new "Tax Information Authorization and Power of Attorney for Representation" form also located on our website at http://www.oregon.gov/DOR/BUS/forms-payroll.shtml advising us of the change in authorized representatives. This form also allows you to revoke prior authorization if necessary. 5. Call us directly at 503 945-8091 opt 2, and speak with a Registration Specialist. ***NOTE: Not updating your contact information can cause unnecessary delays in receiving important tax and filing information. The Payrolltax-News e-mail list provides employers with complete and up-to-date payroll tax information. Employers can self-subscribe here . Representatives in the Business Division will send information to employers through this list. Employers can request additional information by e-mailing payroll.help.dor at state.or.us. As a standard practice, e-mail sent from the department will be in text form only. Department of Revenue will not open attachments. Questions about list content and subscription problems should be directed to the list owner: Cathy Tavares Public Service Rep 4 Business Division/Program Coordination Unit Oregon Department of Revenue 503 945-8762 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve.purkeypile at state.or.us Wed Nov 18 13:54:32 2009 From: steve.purkeypile at state.or.us (PURKEYPILE Steve) Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:54:32 -0800 Subject: [Revenews] Oregon Tax Amnesty Application Deadline is Approaching! Message-ID: <3EC90E1F764DDD4386E89207DF99251E020EDD61@EXCHANGE2.dor.local> OREGON TAX AMNESTY APPLICATIONS ARE DUE THIS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19! This is a reminder for any of your clients who may want to participate in Oregon's tax amnesty program. An application must be postmarked by November 19th, 2009. Amnesty allows any taxpayer who has not filed, or who needs to amend a tax return to report additional tax, to get a waiver for 100% of the penalties and 50% of the interest otherwise due. Amnesty applies to: personal income tax, corporate income and excise tax, trust and estate taxes, inheritance taxes, and transit district (self-employment) tax. Amnesty is allowed for tax year 2007 and prior. For all the details and to download a copy of the application, please go to www.oregontaxamnesty.com . Steve Purkeypile Personal Income Tax Policy Oregon Department of Revenue -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve.purkeypile at state.or.us Thu Dec 10 13:34:30 2009 From: steve.purkeypile at state.or.us (PURKEYPILE Steve) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:34:30 -0800 Subject: [Revenews] Oregon E-File and the January Special Election Message-ID: <3EC90E1F764DDD4386E89207DF99251E020EDE0A@EXCHANGE2.dor.local> SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT E-FILE AND THE JANUARY 26, 2010 SPECIAL ELECTION As you know, the Department of Revenue is requesting that taxpayer's not file until the results of the special election are known. (The special election will take place January 26, 2010.) We won't be processing any tax year 2009 returns until after the election results are tallied. However, we will continue to acknowledge electronically filed returns as either accepted or rejected as they are received. If you have clients that are not impacted by the Special Election (higher income, unemployment income, etc.), you could file that return electronically prior to the election. You will receive a timely acknowledgment from Oregon to indicate that the return has been accepted or rejected. However, we won't send that return on through our complete processing system until the election results are tallied. We will also be holding paper and bar code returns. Electronically filed returns will still receive a processing priority when we turn on our processing system. Flipping your early clients to paper will not get that return through our processing system ahead of an electronically filed return. We encourage you to keep your clients as electronic filers. If you have any questions about how the January 26th Special Election will impact our processing system time line please email us at: Prac.Revenue at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve.purkeypile at state.or.us Thu Dec 10 14:19:58 2009 From: steve.purkeypile at state.or.us (PURKEYPILE Steve) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:19:58 -0800 Subject: [Revenews] Oregon E-File and the January Special Election - Corporate Returns Message-ID: <3EC90E1F764DDD4386E89207DF99251E020EDE11@EXCHANGE2.dor.local> SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT E-FILE AND THE JANUARY 26, 2010 SPECIAL ELECTION - CORPORATE RETURNS The Department of Revenue's request to not file until the results of the special election are known applies to both personal income and corporate income and excise taxes. We won't be processing tax year 2009 corporate returns until after the election results are tallied. However, we will continue to acknowledge electronically filed returns as either accepted or rejected as they are received. All returns, whether received electronically or by paper, with or without a barcode, will be held until the results of the election are known. Electronically filed returns will still receive a processing priority when we turn on our processing system. We encourage you e-file your clients' returns. If you have any questions about how the January 26th Special Election will impact our processing system time line please email us at: Prac.Revenue at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: