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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Department of Revenue (DOR) has announced a pair of options for business taxpayers and tax professionals seeking update information on the Corporate Activity Tax (CAT) in light of the suspension of the
agency’s statewide tour last week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A link to a video of the March 10 CAT update meeting in Ashland has been posted on the CAT page of the agency’s website. The video was recorded and produced by the Southern Oregon University Digital Media
Center for the SOU Small Business Development Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In addition, the department has posted a copy of the presentation used in the update meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, led the department to suspend its statewide CAT update tour last week, causing the cancellation of meetings planned in Coos Bay, Lincoln City,
Seaside, Portland and Keizer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Business taxpayers and tax professionals who still have questions after watching the video and/or reviewing the PowerPoint presentation can send them to
<a href="mailto:cat.help.dor@oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">cat.help.dor@oregon.gov</span></a> with the subject line “CAT video question.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Information about the Corporate Activity Tax is available on the CAT page on the Department of Revenue’s
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/dor/Pages/index.aspx"><span style="color:#0563C1">website</span></a><span style="color:black">. Resources include:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A list of frequently asked questions.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A link to the CAT administrative rules.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">High-level summaries of the rules and other topics to help with taxpayer compliance.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A link to the statutes governing the CAT.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Links to the email address for asking questions about the CAT and a separate email address to provide input on the administrative rules.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The page also includes an opportunity to subscribe to email updates about the CAT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#336699"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#336699">Corporate Activity Tax Policy Team</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Oregon Department of Revenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:cat.help.dor@Oregon.gov" title="mailto:cat.help.dor@Oregon.gov"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0563C1">cat.help.dor@Oregon.gov</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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