Oregon
2024 State Tax Ballot Questions: Voters to Weigh in on Tax Changes Big and Small
October 17, 2024 • By Jon Whiten
As we approach November’s election, voters in several states will be weighing in on tax policy changes. The outcomes will impact the equity of state and local tax systems and the adequacy of the revenue those systems are able to raise to fund public services.
Oregon Center for Public Policy: Complete Reporting Would Make It Hard for Corporations to Hide Profits Overseas
April 10, 2024
Oregon can clamp down on multinational corporations shifting profits overseas, create a more level playing field for Oregon businesses, and raise millions in revenue by enacting “Complete Reporting” by large corporations. That law would make it difficult for multinational corporations to avoid Oregon corporate income taxes by artificially shifting profits earned in Oregon to subsidiaries […]
Audio: ITEP’s Miles Trinidad Talks About Oregon’s Upside-Down Tax Code
February 12, 2024
We’re talking taxes today on Policy for the People, specifically from the vantage point of the Oregonians with the fewest resources, those who are struggling the most to make ends meet. In our first segment, we hear about a brand new tax credit in Oregon designed to shore up the lowest-income families with young children in our state. Tyler Mac Innis of the Oregon Center for Public Policy explains who qualifies for the Oregon Kids’ Credit and why the creation of this new tax credit is a very good thing. But despite the positive development that the Oregon Kids’ Credit…
Oregon Center for Public Policy: Oregon’s Tax System is Fundamentally Unfair, but We Can Fix It
January 23, 2024
If you were designing a tax system from scratch, who would you tax at a higher rate: a low-income family struggling to pay the rent and put food on the table, or a rich family making way more money than they spend?
Oregon: Who Pays? 7th Edition
January 9, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
Oregon Download PDF All figures and charts show 2024 tax law in Oregon, presented at 2023 income levels. Senior taxpayers are excluded for reasons detailed in the methodology. Our analysis includes nearly all (99.5 percent) state and local tax revenue collected in Oregon. State and local tax shares of family income Top 20% Income Group […]
At nearly every turn, Oregon’s tax policies widen inequality; as a result, the top 1 percent pay less state and local taxes as a share of income than the poorest residents. Taxing capital gains at the local level is an important and exciting move in the other direction – to tax income from wealth and use it to address crucial needs.
Oregon Center for Public Policy: Beyond the Water’s Edge: Oregon Can Make it Harder for Corporations to Hide Profits Overseas
April 6, 2023
Oregon can clamp down on multinational corporations shifting profits overseas, create a more level playing field for Oregon businesses, and raise millions in revenue by enacting “complete reporting” by large corporations. Read more.
Oregon Center for Public Policy: How to Pay (PAE) for It? Enact Complete Reporting
March 29, 2023
Making Oregonians more economically secure requires investing in our well-being: housing, education, child care, and more. One fair way to pay for these investments is to fight corporate tax avoidance by enacting complete reporting. Read more.
Oregon Center for Public Policy: Wealth Inequality in Oregon Is Extreme
November 3, 2022
How extreme is wealth inequality in Oregon? So extreme that, together, three billionaires residing in the state have about twice the wealth as that of the entire bottom half of Oregonians. Read more.
Oregon State Legislature: House Committee On Revenue 06/24/2021
June 24, 2021
Oregon lawmakers discuss a SALT-cap workaround provision. ITEP analysis found that in Oregon more than 91 percent of the tax cut benefits of repealing the SALT cap would go to those earning more than $200,000, and four of five households that benefit are white-led households. Watch here
Oregon Center for Public Policy: A better reality for Oregonians requires flipping the tax system
April 7, 2021
As vaccines for COVID-19 make their way into the arms of Americans, a sense of normality feels within reach. But going back to normal is not what working Oregonians need. We need a reimagined sense of “normal” – one in which workers get paid living wages and the rich pay their fair share. When you […]
After the Dust Has Settled: How Progressive Tax Policy Fared in the General Election
November 30, 2020 • By Marco Guzman
While the results of the 2020 presidential election are all but set in stone—and a sign of life for progressive policy—the results of state tax ballot initiatives are more of a mixed bag. However, the overall fight for tax equity and raising more revenue to invest in people and communities is trending in the right direction.
Many States Move Toward Higher Taxes on the Rich; Lower Taxes on Poor People
July 18, 2019 • By Meg Wiehe
Several states this year proposed or enacted tax policies that would require high-income households and/or businesses to pay more in taxes. After years of policymaking that slashed taxes for wealthy households and deprived states of revenue to adequately fund public services, this is a necessary and welcome reversal.
Oregon Center for Public Policy: Oregon Can Raise $376 Million by Clamping Down on Offshore Corporate Tax Avoidance
November 15, 2018
Oregon can clamp down on multinational corporations shifting profits overseas, create a more level playing field for Oregon businesses, and raise millions in revenue by enacting “complete reporting” by large corporations. That law would make it difficult for multinational corporations to avoid Oregon corporate income taxes by artificially shifting profits earned in Oregon to subsidiaries located abroad.
Oregon Center for Public Policy: It’s Time to Fix Oregon’s Regressive Tax Structure
November 2, 2018
Oregon’s poorest families pay more in taxes as a share of income than any group of taxpayers in the state, while the richest Oregonians pay the smallest share of any group. That is the conclusion of a new report by the Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP).
Oregon Center for Public Policy: Measure 105 Would Set Oregon Back
October 25, 2018
Immigrants, regardless of their immigration status, give the economy a boost. In Marion County alone, undocumented immigrants pay more than $14 million in taxes every year to local and state authorities. Oregon is better for having immigrants, and will be better for it for generations to come. Read more here
Oregon Center for Public Policy: Oregon Taxes Fall Hardest on Those Who Earn the Least
October 17, 2018
Oregon’s poorest families pay more in taxes as a share of income than any group of taxpayers in the state, while the richest Oregonians pay the smallest share of any group. That is the conclusion of a new report by the Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP).
Oregon Center for Public Policy: Undocumented Workers in Multnomah County Pay Millions in Oregon Taxes
October 17, 2018
An estimated 27,000 undocumented Multnomah County residents pay nearly $19 million annually in state and local taxes. For perspective, that is enough to hire 217 teachers. Read more here
Oregon Center for Public Policy: Undocumented Workers in Washington County Pay Millions in Oregon Taxes
October 17, 2018
An estimated 27,000 undocumented Washington County residents pay more than $20 million annually in state and local taxes. For perspective, that is enough to hire 232 teachers. Read more here
Oregon Center for Public Policy: Undocumented Workers in Marion County Pay Millions in Oregon Taxes
October 17, 2018
An estimated 18,000 undocumented Marion County residents pay nearly $14 million annually in state and local taxes. For perspective, $14 million is enough to hire 157 teachers. Read more here
Oregon: Who Pays? 6th Edition
October 17, 2018 • By ITEP Staff
OREGON Read as PDF OREGON STATE AND LOCAL TAXES Taxes as Share of Family Income Top 20% Income Group Lowest 20% Second 20% Middle 20% Fourth 20% Next 15% Next 4% Top 1% Income Range Less than $21,600 $21,600 to $37,200 $37,200 to $63,300 $63,300 to $103,800 $103,800 to $222,400 $222,400 to $483,400 over $483,400 […]
Tax Cuts 2.0 – Oregon
September 26, 2018 • By ITEP Staff
The $2 trillion 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) includes several provisions set to expire at the end of 2025. Now, GOP leaders have introduced a bill informally called “Tax Cuts 2.0” or “Tax Reform 2.0,” which would make the temporary provisions permanent. And they falsely claim that making these provisions permanent will benefit […]
Oregon Center for Public Policy: Legislature Leaves Oregon Largely Defenseless Against Corporate Abuse of Tax Havens
June 5, 2018
The repeal of Oregon’s tax haven law flowed from the legislature’s response to the far-reaching tax law passed by Congress at the end of 2017. The federal law required corporations to pay taxes, at a reduced rate, on more than $2 trillion in profits they held abroad. The federal tax law also put in place provisions intended to deter future shifting of corporate profits to avoid taxes.
An updated version of this blog was published in April 2019. State tax policy can be a contentious topic, but in recent years there has been a remarkable level of agreement on one tax in particular: the gasoline tax. Increasingly, state lawmakers are deciding that outdated gas taxes need to be raised and reformed to fund infrastructure projects that are vital to their economies.
Oregon Center for Public Policy: Repealing Oregon’s Tax Haven Law is a $20 Million Gamble
February 19, 2018
The Oregon legislature should act prudently and refrain from hastily eliminating the state’s tax haven law. Otherwise, the legislature could be making it easier for multinational corporations to avoid paying Oregon corporate taxes, potentially costing the state millions.
