General Fund revenue collections are expected to decline significantly in the months ahead as corporate profits and business income return to trend, and a record personal income tax kicker credit is issued. Although the revenue outlook appears on track for now, Oregon has yet to go through its ...
Unfortunately standard demographic and population data lags considerably. If you want to talk migration details we are still primarily working with 2020 IRS tax return data, and 2021 ACS estimates from Census. We know 2022 total population estimates, but none of the details. And yet we – a co...
Next, the Kicker. Oregonians are due for $1.5 billion in Kicker refunds this year. That’s about $350 for the average taxpayer. Instead of waiting to get a credit on this year’s tax return, the state should send out Kicker checks. That’s what the state used to do. Plus, it’s ...
Considering that 62% of Oregon voters voted to put the kicker in the constitution in 2000's Measure 86, it would seem like a very uphill fight. After supporting these recent measures, I'm guessing that a lot of Dem legislators from swing districts don't want ...