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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">At the direction of Governor Kate Brown, the Oregon Department of Revenue today announced an extension for Oregon tax filing and payment deadlines for personal income taxes and some other
taxes closely following the IRS extension declaration. This move is a result of the governor’s priority to keep Oregonians safe and healthy, while also providing relief and consistency for Oregon taxpayers affected by the federal and state COVID-19 emergency.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Under the authority of ORS 305.157, the director of the Department of Revenue has ordered an automatic extension of the 2019 tax year filing and payment due dates for certain affected
taxpayers as indicated below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Below is an excerpt of the Director’s Order which extends Oregon’s <b><i>2019</i></b> tax year filing and payment due dates for certain affected taxpayers.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">Except as specifically stated in this order, this order does not change any other payment, filing or other deadline prescribed by law.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">For Personal Income Tax (PIT), Transit Self-Employment Tax, and Fiduciary Taxpayers:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">The Oregon return <b><u>filing</u></b> due date for tax year 2019 is automatically extended from April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020.
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<span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">The Oregon tax <b><u>payment</u></b> deadline for payments due with the tax year 2019 tax return is automatically extended to July 15, 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">Estimated tax payments for tax year 2020 are not extended</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">The tax year 2019 six-month extension to file, if requested, continues to extend only the filing deadline until October 15, 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">For Corporate Excise/Income Taxpayers:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">The Oregon return <b><u>filing</u></b> due date for tax year 2019 is automatically extended from May 15, 2020 until July 15, 2020.
<b><i>Fiscal year</i></b> returns due after May 15, 2020 are not extended at this time.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">The Oregon tax <b><u>payment</u></b> deadline for payments due with the 2019 return by May 15, 2020 is automatically extended to July 15, 2020. Payments for
<b><i>fiscal year</i></b> returns due after May 15, 2020 are not extended at this time.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">Estimated tax payments for tax year 2020 are not extended.<u>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">Other information</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">Taxpayers do not need to file any additional forms or call to qualify for this automatic Oregon tax filing and payment extension.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">The department is in the process of updating our website and instructions to match these changes.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">Interest and penalties</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino LT Std",serif">As a result of the extension of the due dates for filing Oregon tax returns and making Oregon tax payments to July 15, 2020, interest and penalties with respect to the Oregon tax filings
and payments extended by this Order will begin to accrue on July 16, 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">The department will be updating our
</span></i></b><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/dor/Pages/COVID19.aspx"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">COVID-19 tax relief</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"> page shortly with questions and
answers.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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