The Oregon Department of Revenue held a series of meetings around the state to update accountants and businesses on the implementation of the Corporate Activity Tax. Unfortunately, the Department of…
Month: March 2020
Lawmakers Begin Preparing Oregon’s Response to Coronavirus
Like many states throughout the country, the coronavirus outbreak has wreaked havoc on Oregon and its people. Within the last week, the governor has ordered strict social distancing policies to…
Leadership Pulls the Ripcord, Adjourns Session
In an extraordinary move on Thursday afternoon, Speaker Kotek and President Courtney announced the session was “functionally over” because the parties were not able to overcome the impasse. The abrupt…
Oregon Lawmakers Consider Changes to the Corporate Activity Tax
Lawmakers in Oregon are in the final days of their 35-day “short” session and are considering substantive changes to the Corporate Activity Tax. If enacted, the measure would make changes…
Clock is Ticking for the Session
Lawmakers have been on a collision course for several weeks now—scheduling, postponing, and rescheduling the cap-and-trade measure—and it was only a matter of time for the mounting pressure in the…