ORS 315.237
Employee and dependent scholarship program payments


(1)

As used in this section, “qualified scholarship” means a scholarship that meets the criteria set forth or incorporated into the letter of employee and dependent scholarship program certification issued under ORS 348.618 (Requirements for program certification application).

(2)

A credit against the taxes otherwise due under ORS chapter 316 is allowed to a resident employer (or, if the taxpayer is a corporation that is an employer, under ORS chapter 317 or 318) that has received:

(a)

Program certification under ORS 348.618 (Requirements for program certification application); and

(b)

Tax credit certification under ORS 348.621 (Requirements for tax credit certification application) for the calendar year in which the tax year of the taxpayer begins.

(3)

The amount of the credit allowed to a taxpayer under this section shall equal 50 percent of the amount of qualified scholarship funds actually paid to or on behalf of qualified scholarship recipients during the tax year.

(4)

The credit allowed under this section may not exceed the tax liability of the taxpayer for the tax year.

(5)

The credit allowed to a taxpayer for a tax year under this section may not exceed $50,000.

(6)

Any tax credit otherwise allowable under this section that is not used by the taxpayer in a particular year may be carried forward and offset against the taxpayer’s tax liability for the next succeeding tax year. Any credit remaining unused in the next succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the second succeeding tax year, and likewise any credit not used in that second succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the third succeeding tax year, and any credit not used in that third succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the fourth succeeding tax year, and any credit not used in that fourth succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the fifth succeeding tax year, but may not be carried forward for any tax year thereafter.

(7)

In the case of a credit allowed under this section for purposes of ORS chapter 316:

(a)

A nonresident shall be allowed the credit under this section in the proportion provided in ORS 316.117 (Proration between Oregon income and other income for nonresidents, part-year residents and trusts).

(b)

If a change in the status of a taxpayer from resident to nonresident or from nonresident to resident occurs, the credit allowed by this section shall be determined in a manner consistent with ORS 316.117 (Proration between Oregon income and other income for nonresidents, part-year residents and trusts).

(c)

If a change in the taxable year of a taxpayer occurs as described in ORS 314.085 (Taxable year), or if the Department of Revenue terminates the taxpayer’s taxable year under ORS 314.440 (Tax as debt), the credit allowed under this section shall be prorated or computed in a manner consistent with ORS 314.085 (Taxable year).

(8)

The credit shall be claimed on the form and in the time and manner in which the department shall prescribe. If the taxpayer is required to do so by the department, the taxpayer shall file a copy of the letter of tax credit certification with the taxpayer’s return for the tax year in which a credit under this section is claimed. [2001 c.475 §8; 2011 c.637 §102; 2019 c.384 §10]
Note: Section 24, chapter 913, Oregon Laws 2009, provides:
Sec. 24. Except as provided in ORS 315.237 (Employee and dependent scholarship program payments) (6), a credit may not be claimed under ORS 315.237 (Employee and dependent scholarship program payments) for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. [2009 c.913 §24; 2013 c.750 §17; 2019 c.579 §29]

Source: Section 315.237 — Employee and dependent scholarship program payments, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors315.­html.

315.004
Definitions
315.037
Tax expenditures applicable for limited time
315.044
Statement of purpose
315.047
List of tax credits with revenue impact in excess of projection
315.051
Report by Legislative Revenue Officer
315.052
Limitation on transfer or sale of credit
315.053
Restriction on types of transferees
315.054
Federal tax credits allowable only as specified
315.056
Conditions for transfer of tax credit
315.058
Agency to provide tax credit approval information to Department of Revenue
315.061
Suspension, revocation or forfeiture
315.063
Waiver of substantiation by Department of Revenue
315.068
Claim of right income repayment adjustments
315.104
Reforestation
315.106
Reforestation credit preliminary certificate
315.108
Annual reforestation credit cost limitation
315.111
Legislative declarations regarding riparian land conservation
315.113
Voluntary removal of riparian land from farm production
315.117
Legislative findings and declarations regarding on-farm processing
315.119
On-farm processing facilities
315.123
Minimum production and processing volume requirements
315.138
Screening devices, by-pass devices or fishways
315.141
Biomass production or collection
315.144
Transfer of biomass credit
315.154
Definitions for crop donation credit
315.156
Crop donation
315.163
Definitions for ORS 315.163 to 315.169
315.164
Agriculture workforce housing projects
315.167
Agriculture workforce housing credit application
315.169
Agriculture workforce housing contributor credit
315.171
Tax credit limit for biennium
315.174
Livestock killed by wolf
315.176
Bovine manure production or collection
315.184
Annual limitation on total amount of tax credits
315.204
Dependent care assistance
315.208
Dependent care facilities
315.213
Contributions to Office of Child Care
315.237
Employee and dependent scholarship program payments
315.262
Working family child care
315.264
Working family household and dependent care expenses
315.266
Earned income
315.271
Individual development accounts
315.272
Certain individual development account withdrawals
315.304
Pollution control facilities
315.326
Renewable energy development contributions
315.329
Funding in lieu of tax credit certification
315.331
Energy conservation projects
315.336
Transportation projects
315.341
Renewable energy resource equipment manufacturing facilities
315.354
Energy conservation facilities
315.356
Other grants as offset to cost of energy conservation facility
315.357
Time limit applicable to energy conservation tax credit
315.465
Biofuels and fuel blends
315.469
Biodiesel used in home heating
315.506
New business facility in reservation enterprise zone or reservation partnership zone
315.507
Electronic commerce in designated enterprise zone
315.508
Recordkeeping requirements
315.514
Film production development contributions
315.516
Funding in lieu of tax credit certification
315.517
Water transit vessels
315.523
Employee training
315.526
Short title
315.529
Definitions
315.533
Qualified equity investments
315.536
Transferability of credit
315.591
Definitions
315.593
Short line railroad rehabilitation projects
315.595
Preliminary certification
315.597
Final certification
315.599
Fees
315.603
Tax credit limit for biennium
315.610
Long term care insurance
315.613
Credit available to persons providing rural medical care and affiliated with certain rural hospitals
315.616
Additional providers who may qualify for credit
315.619
Credit for medical staff at type C hospital
315.622
Rural emergency medical services providers
315.624
Medical care to residents of Oregon Veterans’ Home
315.628
Health care services under TRICARE contract
315.631
Certification of health care providers
315.640
University venture development fund contributions
315.643
Opportunity Grant contributions
315.646
Funding in lieu of tax credit certification
315.650
Higher education savings account or ABLE account contributions
315.653
Forfeiture of prior tax relief
315.675
Trust for Cultural Development Account contributions
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