[Revenews] Special Payrolltax News LISTSERV Mar. 2013

[TAVARES Cathleen M]

PayrollTax News LISTSERV Special Edition: March 2013
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Effective March 12, 2013, you may notice that we have made changes to our "ACH Debit Tax Payment System" for combined payroll and corporate taxes. These changes are to the website and the interactive voice response (IVR) system.

The major changes include:

*         The Oregon.gov Internet templates have changed from a green background to a blue/gray/white background.

*         The application still captures the same data but in some cases newer technology is used.  A good example is the way dates are captured.  Rather than selecting the date using dropdown boxes for the month, day, and year, they are selected from a calendar that displays after clicking in the date field.

*         The voice on the IVR system has changed from a recorded voice to a computer generated voice.

The web address and toll-free telephone numbers to access the systems will not change.

If you have questions please contact the EFT help line at 503-947-2017.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :WBF ASSESSMENT

On Oct. 15, 2012, Oregon employers received notice that starting April 1, 2013, the Workers' Benefit Fund (WBF) assessment rate will increase to 3.3 cents per hour, while the 2.8 cents-per-hour rate continued to apply for first quarter 2013.

To simplify reporting for domestic and agricultural employers that report the WBF assessment annually (rather than quarterly), the Department of Consumer and Business Services has determined that applying 3.2 cents per hour for the full 2013 calendar year is essentially the same (only fractionally lower) as 2.8 cents per hour for the first quarter and 3.3 cents per hour for the remainder of the year.

If you report the WBF assessment annually (rather than quarterly), you can calculate the assessment by applying 3.2 cents per hour to all hours worked. The 3.2 cents per hour is the employer and worker portions combined. Employers pay at least half (1.6 cents per hour) of this assessment and deduct no more than half from workers' wages.

The Form OA-Annual (for domestic employers) and Form OQ-Annual (for agricultural employers) that you receive at the end of calendar year 2013 will be pre-printed with the 3.2 cents-per-hour rate.

For additional information, contact the Workers Benefit Fund at 503 378-2372


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