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Oregon Department of Revenue expands tax filing, payment extensions
The Oregon Depart-
ment of Revenue today an-
nounced an expansion of
the types of tax returns for
which filing and payment
deadlines have been ex-
tended due to COVID-19.
The director of the De-
partment of Revenue has
issued Director’s Order
2020–02 exercising her le-
gal authority, during the
COVID-19 state of emer-
gency, to order further ex-
tensions for 2019 tax year
filing and payment due
dates for certain affected
taxpayers as indicated be-
low.
As part of these relief
initiatives, the department
is also temporarily modi-
fying some of its collection
processes for individuals
and businesses in Oregon.
For personal income,
transit self-employment,
estate, partnership, S-Cor-
poration, and corporate
excise/income taxpayers
and filers:
• The Oregon return
filing due date is automat-
ically extended until July
15, 2020 for any returns
due on or after April 1,
2020 and before July 15.
• The Oregon return
filing due date is automat-
ically extended until July
15, for any returns with a
valid six-month extension
period ending on or after
April 1, 2020 and before
July 15.
• The Oregon tax pay-
ment deadline for pay-
ments due with the tax year
2019 tax return is automat-
ically extended to July 15.
Corporate excise/income
or personal income tax re-
turns required to be filed
with regard to an estate
or trust pursuant to ORS
316.267 to ORS 316.317 are
also eligible for this relief.
Fiscal year returns and
related payments due after
July 15, 2020 are not ex-
tended at this time.
Revenue Director’s Or-
der 2020–02 also provides
a temporary extension of
the time to submit written
objections or requests for a
conference and issue notic-
es as follows:
• The deadline for fil-
ing a written objection or
request for a conference
with the department af-
ter issuance of a Notice of
Deficiency, Notice of Pro-
posed Refund Adjustment,
or Notice of Liability is
extended to 90 days after
the date on the Notice of
Deficiency, Notice of Pro-
posed Refund Adjustment,
or Notice of Liability.
This provision applies to
deadlines for filing a writ-
ten objection or request for
a conference that expire on
or after April 1, 2020 and
before July 16, 2020.
• The period within
which the department may
issue a Notice of Assess-
ment, Notice of Refund
Denial, or conference let-
ter affirming, canceling,
or adjusting the Notice of
Liability is extended to 14
months after the date on
the Notice of Deficiency,
Notice of Proposed Refund
Adjustment, or Notice of
Liability with regard to a
written objection or con-
ference request received
within the 90-day period
allowed under this order.
Appeal timeframes to
the Oregon Tax Court
from a final notice or ac-
tion of the department are
not changed by this order.
Additionally, this order
provides a temporary ex-
tension of time to request
certain refunds and issue
notices.
• The deadline for fil-
ing a claim for refund is
extended to July 15, if the
deadline for filing the
claim for refund otherwise
would have expired on or
after April 1, 2020 and be-
fore July 15, 2020.
Finally, this order ex-
tends the deadline for fil-
ing an application with the
county assessor for prop-
erty tax deferral for tax
year 2020–21 under ORS
311.672 to June 15, 2020.
Regarding collections
Taxpayers should not
skip or reduce current pay-
ments. Those who are un-
able to pay their debt in full
can resolve outstanding
debt and avoid automated
collection by arranging a
payment agreement with
the department. Those un-
able to comply with their
existing payment agree-
ment between now and
June 30, 2020 can request a
modification to their pay-
ment plan by calling the
department at least five
business days before their
payment due date.
Find more information
using the below links or
contact numbers.
• Personal income pay-
ment plan or call 503-945-
8200.
• Resources for business-
es or call 503-945-8100.
• Other Agency Ac-
counts or call 503-945-
8199.
By law, interest will con-
tinue to accrue on any un-
paid balances.
The department has
taken temporary steps
to reduce automatic gar-
nishments. Taxpayers can
request a temporary hold
on wage garnishments by
contacting the department
before June 30.
Taxpayers can find more
tax resources, tools, and
COVID-19 tax-related in-
formation at www.oregon.
gov/dor.
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Office of State Fire Marshal extends rules allowing for self-service gas to May 9
The Office of the State
Fire Marshal is extending a
temporary rule change that
allows Oregon gas stations
to provide self-service on a
voluntary basis, in order to
address shortages of work-
ers experienced by gas re-
tailers statewide.
The rules change was
first announced on March
28 and then extended on
April 11 to April 25.
Friday, State Fire Mar-
shal Jim Walker extended
the deadline another two
weeks, through May 9.
“We want to thank Ore-
gonians and Oregon busi-
nesses for being flexible
during these challenging
times,” said Walker. “As we
continue to monitor this
ongoing situation, we feel
it is best to extend this op-
tion for an additional two
weeks.”
The extension of the
change will still allow sta-
tion attendants to help cus-
tomers while avoiding face-
to-face and hand-to-hand
contact.
It also continues to en-
sure physical distancing
measures are in place. At-
tendants will continue to
sanitize station equipment
and fuel nozzles and assist
customers with their refu-
eling as needed.
Self-service is not man-
datory. This option allows
some fueling stations to
maintain their operations
Faith – Friendship - Fellowship – Fun
CHURCH DIRECTORY
To include your organization in this directory,
please call us @ 541-997-3441
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
Online Worship Services 11:00 AM Sunday
All are welcome! 541-999-1979.
Bishop Larry Farnsworth
FOURSQUARE CHURCH
1624 Highway 101 (next to A&W) –- 997-6337
Pastor George Pagel – Something for the entire family.
Sun. Services: 10:45 a.m., Wed. Bible Study 6pm-7pm
Website:florence4square.com
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
4590 Hwy. 101, Across from Fred Meyer –- 997-7418
Sunday School, 9:30a.m. – Worship, 10:45
Wed. Prayer - 6:00 p.m. –
Wed. Ministries 1-8 Grade 7 p.m.
NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A.
21st & Spruce Street – 997-8113
Pastor Rachel Simonson – All are welcome
Church leadership has decided to cancel
all worship services (Wednesdays included)
between now and the end of April.
Sermons are on YouTube at
https://youtu.be/jcTJVWp_6ps.
www.florencenewlife Lutheran.org
CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Corner of 10th & Maple –997-3533
We will be live streaming from
Facebook at 10am Sunday morning.
Link to our website
https://www.florencecrossroadag.org/church-online
All other platforms will be update after the service.
florencecrossroadag.org
office@florencecrossroadag.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC
1935 25th St. – 997-7660 • Pastor, Ron Allen
Services on Facebook live
Sunday’s at 11:00 am
Wednesday’s at 6:00 pm
All Bible studies held at the church including
Sunday morning, Thursday Ladies study, and
Children’s Programs are suspended.
Blessings on you and your family.
FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
2nd & Ivy – 997-2961 –Non-Denominational
Services suspended this week. We will continue
to meet as The Church through our Community
Groups. We are working on options for you and will
communicate that with you soon.
FLORENCE CHURCH OF CHRIST
Pre-Denominational (Romans 16:16)
1833 Tamarack Street
(2 blocks east of Hwy. 101 on 18th St.)
Bible Study: Sunday 10 a.m.; Worship: Sunday 11 a.m.
www.churchofchristflorence.org
FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
12th and Nopal – 997-9020
Services will be available via YouTube.
Follow the link at http://florencenaz.church/
FLORENCE EVANGELICAL CHURCH
1318 Rhododendron Dr. • 541-997-2523
Sunday Service 11am ( Children Sunday School)
Mid-Week Activities, all ages.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW
3996 N Hwy 101 997-7136
Traditional Worship Service 10:00 a.m. ,
Reverend Greg Wood
Worship services and all group meetings
in the church have been temporarily
suspended at least until the end of March.
Our 10am Sunday worship service will be available
via Zoom using your phone, tablet or computer.
Church members and friends will be called
this week and given phone in/logon information.
You can also call the church office for this
information.
All Welcome. Come as you are.
with fewer workers and lets
Oregonians, particularly
essential workers who must
travel, still commute with-
out the uncertainty of not
being able to find open gas
stations.
Unattended self-service
is permitted when a gas
station owner exhausts all
staffing options.
Stations that do not have
an attendant on duty are
still required to post safe-
ty signs for physical dis-
tancing and instructions
showing customers how to
operate a fuel pump cor-
rectly.
This extension of the
self-service rules change
has not affected areas of
the state that were already
authorized for self-service
refueling under state law.
Information about the
extended rules change for
self-service gasoline can
be found on the OSFM
website.
Mapleton man shot, injured
Thursday during dispute
Shortly after 2 p.m. last
Thursday, April 23, Lane
County Sheriff ’s Office
deputies responded to a
home just north of Ma-
pleton after a report that
a man had been shot in
the hand during a dispute
with someone known to
him.
The man had been tak-
en to the hospital.
Deputies
responded
and were in immediate
contact with the other
male involved in the dis-
pute.
As of press time Friday,
the investigation was still
ongoing.
There was no indication
of a continued threat to
the community in con-
nection with the incident.
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P rincess Elizabeth Rosinbaum
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)
“War is still not the answer.” FCNL
We worship in homes at 11am Sundays
Call 997-4237 or 902-9511 for locations.
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH,
L.C.M.S.
Every Sun., Bible Class 9 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m.
85294 Hwy. 101 S. – 997-8038
DVD of Weekly worship service available.
Pastor Randy Benscoter
ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
2135 19th St. –- 997-6600
8:30am, Tuesdays, Morning Prayer
Sunday Services: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Wed, 11 a.m.
Everyone Welcome – Come walk our Labyrinth.
SAINT MARY, OUR LADY OF THE DUNES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
1.5 miles south of river on Hwy 101 – 997-2312
No Mass schedule until further notice.
Sponsored by:
FLORENCE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
4445 Hwy 101 (South of Fred Meyer) – 997-3951
Worship on Saturday 10:30 A.M.
Adult/Children’s Sabbath School 9:15 A.M.
FLORENCE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
87738 Hwy 101 at Heceta Beach Road
All are welcome to explore the answer.
In lieu of our regular service, we will be
videotaping the sermon and have it available from
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/
UC1h3s3lhuRKRCXNxbF8H3Nw).
www.FlorenceUUF.org - (541) 997.2840
FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
2nd & Kingwood • (541) 997-6025
Link to Sunday services at
www.florenceunitedmethodist.org
or find us on Facebook.
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