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<p class="MsoNormal">The Department of Revenue intends to adopt 17 administrative rules pertaining to the new Oregon Corporate Activity Tax.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached please find information related to the department’s rulemaking, including:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">notices of proposed rulemaking,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">an upcoming public hearing period (May 1-26, 220), and<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">a public hearing on May 26, 2020.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The proposed rules and public hearing notice will be on the department’s website beginning May 1, 2020:  <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/DOR/about/Pages/rules.aspx"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">http://www.oregon.gov/DOR/about/Pages/rules.aspx</span></a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">To align with Governor Brown’s April 24, 2020 letter to Sandra McDonough, Chief Executive Officer – Oregon Business and Industry, a revised version of the proposed OAR 150-317-1300 has been filed with the Secretary of State and is attached
 to this email, along with the originally proposed version that has been superseded. In addition, copies of the referenced letter from Governor Brown are available by requesting a copy from the rules coordinator.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please forward as you deem appropriate.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Katie McCann<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Administrative Rules Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Director's Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Direct telephone: 503-509-9787<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">E-mail:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:Rulescoordinator.dor@oregon.gov">Rulescoordinator.dor@oregon.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">FAX: 503-945-8290<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">*****CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE*****<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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