About the tax
On May 16, 2019, Governor Kate Brown signed House Bill 3427 into law.
The legislation accomplishes the following:
- Establishes a "Fund for Student Success" that is separate and distinct from the state's general fund.
- Adopts a new Corporate Activity Tax (CAT) imposed on all types of business entities.
The CAT is in addition to the state's current corporate income tax. Revenue from the CAT will be transferred to the Fund for Student Success and will be used for education spending.
The CAT is imposed on businesses for the privilege of doing business in this state. It is measured on a business's commercial activity, which is the total amount a business realizes from transactions and activity in Oregon. Certain items are excluded from the definition of commercial activity and, therefore, will not be subject to the CAT. In addition, Oregon's CAT allows a 35% subtraction for certain business expenses.
The CAT is applied to taxable Oregon commercial activity in excess of $1 million. The tax is computed as $250 plus 0.57% of taxable Oregon commercial activity of more than $1 million. Only taxpayers with more than $1 million of taxable Oregon commercial activity will have a payment obligation.
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Frequently asked questions
Basic information on the Corporate Activity Tax
Beyond the FAQ
High-level summaries of the rules and topics to help with taxpayer compliance
CAT update presentation video
Updated training materials coming soon
Recent changes in state statutes have made some of the material in the video of the March 10 CAT update meeting in Ashland outdated. To avoid confusion, the video and the PowerPoint presentation used in that meeting and others have been removed from the website.
New training materials will be posted here. To obtain a copy of the PowerPoint with an explanation of the outdated information, call 503-945-8005 or email mailto:Catrules.dor@oregon.gov.
The Corporate Activity Tax policy staff recently met via conference call with a group of business taxpayers. Read the taxpayers' questions and the department's answers.
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Publication OR-CAT-BRO for additional information.