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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | MAY 7, 2020 | 9A Department of Revenue expands tax filing, payment extensions Salem — The Oregon De- partment of Revenue today announced 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 ini- tiatives, the department is also temporarily modifying some of its collection pro- cesses for individuals and businesses in Oregon. For personal income, transit self-employment, estate, partnership, S-Cor- poration, and corporate ex- cise/income taxpayers and filers: • The Oregon return fil- ing due date is automati- cally extended until July 15, 2020 for any returns due on or after April 1, 2020 and before July 15, 2020. • The Oregon return fil- ing due date is automati- cally extended until July 15, 2020 for any returns with a valid six-month extension period ending on or after April 1, 2020 and before July 15, 2020. • The Oregon tax pay- ment deadline for payments due with the tax year 2019 tax return is automatically extended to July 15, 2020. 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 filing a written objection or request for a conference with the department after issuance of a Notice of Deficiency, Notice of Proposed Refund Adjustment, or Notice of Liability is extended to 90 days after the date on the Notice of Deficiency, Notice of Proposed Refund Adjust- ment, 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 Adjust- ment, or Notice of Liabili- ty with regard to a written objection or conference request received within the 90-day period allowed un- der this order. Appeal timeframes to the Oregon Tax Court from a final notice or action 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 filing a claim for refund is extend- ed to July 15, 2020, if the deadline for filing the claim for refund otherwise would have expired on or after April 1, 2020 and before July 15, 2020. Finally, this order extends the deadline for filing an application with the county assessor for property tax de- ferral for tax year 2020–21 under ORS 311.672 to June 15, 2020. Regarding collections Taxpayers should not skip or reduce current payments. Those who are unable to pay their debt in full can resolve outstanding debt and avoid automated collection by arranging a payment agreement with the department. Those unable to comply with their existing pay- ment agreement between now and June 30, 2020 can request a modification to their payment plan by call- notoriously jammed during this period of surging unemployment claims, putting Dana in a position in which they feel helpless to fix the is- sue. Now Dana’s best bet rests with frequent check-up calls from LCPH; Dana is hoping one of those calls will give them the okay to leave the house. “Even if it’s just for a walk,” said Dana. “And as soon as I figure out if the government will pay for this test, I’m going to insist that I get one.” As a healthcare work- er for the past 25 years, Dana also hopes to help other people in similar predicaments once they have recovered. “But right now, I can’t help anybody do any- thing,” Dana said. “I can’t even help me.” For the time being, Dana is engaging the hope that their story can serve as a caution- ary tale for community members who are unim- pressed by the threat of COVID-19. “I’m hoping that all these naysayers — may- be a couple of them will come around to the fact that this is serious,” said Dana. “Okay, wearing a face mask isn’t pleasant. … But I had a mild case and didn’t like it. I can’t imagine being stuck in the hospital 30 or 40 or 50 days fighting for your own life.” According to Oregon Health Authority data which began reporting COVID-19 cases by ZIP code on May 5, the Cot- tage Grove code 97424 has been confirmed to have anywhere between 1 to 9 cases and a total of 55 cases have been iden- tified in Lane County as of press time. “I’m really thankful that I ended up with a mild case,” said Dana. “They’ve been talking on the news about a sec- ond wave of infections and I’m hoping that I don’t get it again.” ing 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 Accounts 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 garnish- ments. Taxpayers can re- quest a temporary hold on wage garnishments by con- tacting the department be- fore June 30, 2020. Taxpayers can find more tax resources, tools, and COVID-19 tax-related in- formation at www.oregon. gov/dor. Visit www.oregon.gov/ dor to get forms, check the status of your refund, or make payments. You can call 503-378-4988 or 800-356-4222 (toll-free) or email questions.dor@ore- gon.gov for additional as- sistance. 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