71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2704
Sponsored by Representative WITT; Representatives HASS, NELSON
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to taxation; creating new provisions; and amending ORS
316.695.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 316.695, as amended by section 1, chapter 917,
Oregon Laws 1999, is amended to read:
316.695. (1) In addition to the modifications to federal
taxable income contained in this chapter, there shall be added to
or subtracted from federal taxable income:
(a) If, in computing federal income tax for a taxable year, the
taxpayer deducted itemized deductions, as defined in section
63(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, the taxpayer shall add the
amount of itemized deductions deducted (the itemized deductions
less an amount, if any, by which the itemized deductions are
reduced under section 68 of the Internal Revenue Code).
(b) If, in computing federal income tax for a taxable year, the
taxpayer deducted the standard deduction, as defined in section
63(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, the taxpayer shall add the
amount of the standard deduction deducted.
(c)(A) From federal taxable income there shall be subtracted
the larger of (i) the taxpayer's itemized deductions or (ii) a
standard deduction. Except as provided in subsection (8) of this
section, for purposes of this subparagraph, 'standard deduction '
means the sum of the basic standard deduction and the additional
standard deduction.
(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the
basic standard deduction is:
(i) { - $3,000 - } { + $3,280 + }, in the case of joint
return filers or a surviving spouse;
(ii) { - $1,800 - } { + $1,640 + }, in the case of an
individual who is not a married individual and is not a surviving
spouse;
(iii) { - $1,500 - } { + $1,640 + }, in the case of a
married individual who files a separate return; or
(iv) $2,640, in the case of a head of household.
{ + (C)(i) For purposes of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph
for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2003, the
Department of Revenue shall annually recompute the basic standard
deduction for each category of return filer listed under
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph. The basic standard deduction
shall be computed by dividing the average U.S. City Average
Consumer Price Index for the second quarter of the current
calendar year by the average U.S. City Average Consumer Price
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Index for the second quarter of 2002, then multiplying that
quotient by the amount listed under subparagraph (B) of this
paragraph for each category of return filer.
(ii) If any change in the maximum household income determined
under this subparagraph is not a multiple of $5, the increase
shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $5.
(iii) As used in this subparagraph, 'U.S. City Average Consumer
Price Index' means the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers (All Items) as published by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. + }
{ - (C) - } { + (D) + } For purposes of subparagraph (A) of
this paragraph, the additional standard deduction is the sum of
each additional amount to which the taxpayer is entitled under
subsection (7) of this section.
{ - (D) - } { + (E) + } As used in subparagraph (B) of this
paragraph, ' surviving spouse' and 'head of household' have the
meaning given those terms in section 2 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
{ - (E) - } { + (F) + } In the case of the following, the
standard deduction referred to in subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph shall be zero:
(i) A husband or wife filing a separate return where the other
spouse has claimed itemized deductions under subparagraph (A) of
this paragraph;
(ii) A nonresident alien individual;
(iii) An individual making a return for a period of less than
12 months on account of a change in his or her annual accounting
period;
(iv) An estate or trust;
(v) A common trust fund; or
(vi) A partnership.
(d) For the purposes of paragraph (c)(A) of this subsection,
the taxpayer's itemized deductions are the sum of:
(A) The taxpayer's itemized deductions as defined in section
63(d) of the Internal Revenue Code (reduced, if applicable, as
described under section 68 of the Internal Revenue Code) minus
the deduction for Oregon income tax (reduced, if applicable, by
the proportion that the reduction in federal itemized deductions
resulting from section 68 of the Internal Revenue Code bears to
the amount of federal itemized deductions as defined for purposes
of section 68 of the Internal Revenue Code); and
(B) The amount that may be taken into account under section
213(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, not to exceed seven and
one-half percent of the federal adjusted gross income of the
taxpayer, if the taxpayer has attained the following age before
the close of the taxable year, or, in the case of a joint return,
if either taxpayer has attained the following age before the
close of the taxable year:
(i) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1991,
and before January 1, 1993, a taxpayer must attain 58 years of
age before the close of the taxable year.
(ii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1993,
and before January 1, 1995, a taxpayer must attain 59 years of
age before the close of the taxable year.
(iii) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1995,
and before January 1, 1997, a taxpayer must attain 60 years of
age before the close of the taxable year.
(iv) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1997,
and before January 1, 1999, a taxpayer must attain 61 years of
age before the close of the taxable year.
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(v) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1999, a
taxpayer must attain 62 years of age before the close of the
taxable year.
(2)(a) There shall be subtracted from federal taxable income
any portion of the distribution of a pension, profit-sharing,
stock bonus or other retirement plan, representing that portion
of contributions which were taxed by the State of Oregon but not
taxed by the federal government under laws in effect for tax
years beginning prior to January 1, 1969, or for any subsequent
year in which the amount that was contributed to the plan under
the Internal Revenue Code was greater than the amount allowed
under this chapter.
(b) Interest or other earnings on any excess contributions of a
pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus or other retirement plan not
permitted to be deducted under paragraph (a) of this subsection
shall not be added to federal taxable income in the year earned
by the plan and shall not be subtracted from federal taxable
income in the year received by the taxpayer.
(3)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection
and subsection (4) of this section, in addition to the
adjustments to federal taxable income required by ORS 316.680,
there shall be added to federal taxable income the amount of any
federal income taxes in excess of $5,000, accrued by the taxpayer
during the taxable year as described in ORS 316.685, less the
amount of any refund of federal taxes previously accrued for
which a tax benefit was received.
(b) In the case of a husband and wife filing separate tax
returns, the amount added shall be in the amount of any federal
income taxes in excess of $2,500, less the amount of any refund
of federal taxes previously accrued for which a tax benefit was
received.
(c)(A) For a calendar year beginning on or after January 1,
2003, the Department of Revenue shall make a cost of living
adjustment to the federal income tax threshold amount described
in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection.
(B) The cost of living adjustment for a calendar year is the
percentage by which the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index
for the average of the monthly indexes for the second quarter of
the calendar year exceeds the average of the monthly indexes of
the second quarter of the calendar year 2002.
(C) As used in this paragraph, 'U.S. City Average Consumer
Price Index' means the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers (All Items) as published by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.
(D) If any adjustment determined under subparagraph (B) of this
paragraph is not a multiple of $50, the adjustment shall be
rounded to the next lower multiple of $50.
(E) The adjustment shall apply to all tax years beginning in
the calendar year for which the adjustment is made.
(4)(a) In addition to the adjustments required by ORS 316.130,
a full-year nonresident individual shall add to taxable income a
proportion of any accrued federal income taxes as computed under
ORS 316.685 in excess of $5,000 in the proportion provided in ORS
316.117.
(b) In the case of a husband and wife filing separate tax
returns, the amount added under this subsection shall be computed
in a manner consistent with the computation of the amount to be
added in the case of a husband and wife filing separate returns
under subsection (3) of this section. The method of computation
shall be determined by the Department of Revenue by rule.
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(5) Subsections (3)(b) and (4)(b) of this section shall not
apply to married individuals living apart as defined in section
7703(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(6)(a) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1981, and
prior to January 1, 1983, income or loss taken into account in
determining federal taxable income by a shareholder of an S
corporation pursuant to sections 1373 to 1375 of the Internal
Revenue Code shall be adjusted for purposes of determining Oregon
taxable income, to the extent that as income or loss of the S
corporation, they were required to be adjusted under the
provisions of ORS chapter 317.
(b) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1983, items
of income, loss or deduction taken into account in determining
federal taxable income by a shareholder of an S corporation
pursuant to sections 1366 to 1368 of the Internal Revenue Code
shall be adjusted for purposes of determining Oregon taxable
income, to the extent that as items of income, loss or deduction
of the shareholder the items are required to be adjusted under
the provisions of this chapter.
(c) The tax years referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
subsection are those of the S corporation.
(d) As used in paragraph (a) of this subsection, an S
corporation refers to an electing small business corporation.
(7)(a) The taxpayer shall be entitled to an additional amount,
as referred to in subsection (1)(c)(A) and { - (C) - }
{ + (D) + } of this section, of $1,000:
(A) For himself or herself if he or she has attained age 65
before the close of his or her taxable year; and
(B) For the spouse of the taxpayer if the spouse has attained
age 65 before the close of the taxable year and an additional
exemption is allowable to the taxpayer for such spouse for
federal income tax purposes under section 151(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
(b) The taxpayer shall be entitled to an additional amount, as
referred to in subsection (1)(c)(A) and { - (C) - }
{ + (D) + } of this section, of $1,000:
(A) For himself or herself if he or she is blind at the close
of the taxable year; and
(B) For the spouse of the taxpayer if the spouse is blind as of
the close of the taxable year and an additional exemption is
allowable to the taxpayer for such spouse for federal income tax
purposes under section 151(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. For
purposes of this subparagraph, if the spouse dies during the
taxable year, the determination of whether such spouse is blind
shall be made immediately prior to death.
(c) In the case of an individual who is not married and is not
a surviving spouse, paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection
shall be applied by substituting '$1,200' for '$1,000. '
(d) For purposes of this subsection, an individual is blind
only if his or her central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200
in the better eye with correcting lenses, or if his or her visual
acuity is greater than 20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation
in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the
visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.
(8) In the case of an individual with respect to whom a
deduction under section 151 of the Internal Revenue Code is
allowable for federal income tax purposes to another taxpayer for
a taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which the
individual's taxable year begins, the basic standard deduction
(referred to in subsection (1)(c)(B) of this section) applicable
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to such individual for such individual's taxable year shall equal
the lesser of:
(a) The amount allowed to the individual under section 63(c)(5)
of the Internal Revenue Code for federal income tax purposes for
the tax year for which the deduction is being claimed; or
(b) The amount determined under subsection (1)(c)(B) of this
section.
SECTION 2. { + The amendments to ORS 316.695 by section 1 of
this 2001 Act apply to tax years beginning on or after January 1,
2002. + }
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Passed by House May 2, 2001
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 15, 2001
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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