ORS 315.517
Water transit vessels


(1)

As used in this section, “water transit vessel” means a United States Coast Guard licensed and inspected vessel that is primarily designed to carry 50 or more passengers and vehicles or 50 or more passengers only for a published fee across a body of water between two or more fixed points on a regular schedule.

(2)

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(a)

A credit against the taxes that are otherwise due under ORS chapter 316 or, if the taxpayer is a corporation, under ORS chapter 317 or 318, is allowed to a resident employer based upon wages actually paid by the taxpayer to a person employed in this state to assist in the manufacture of a water transit vessel.

(b)

The credit allowed under this section:

(A)

Must be claimed for the year in which the wages were paid;

(B)

May not be claimed for wages paid to an employee who was employed by the employer during the previous tax year; and

(C)

Must be for wages paid as a result of an increase in the number of full-time equivalent employees employed by the eligible taxpayer when compared to the previous tax year.

(3)

The amount of the credit provided under this section shall be equal to the lesser of:

(a)

$5,000; or

(b)

15 percent of the wages paid to employees during the tax year for which the credit is claimed.

(4)

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

(5)

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(a)

Wages taken into account for the purposes of subsection (3) of this section may not include any amount paid by the employer to an employee for whom the employer receives federal funds for on-the-job training.

(b)

A tax credit under this section is not in lieu of any deduction for payroll costs or any other expense to which the taxpayer may be entitled.

(6)

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(a)

A nonresident individual shall be allowed the credit computed in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as the credit allowed a resident by this section. However, the credit shall be prorated using 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 taxable year of the 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 by this section shall be prorated or computed in a manner consistent with ORS 314.085 (Taxable year).

(c)

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). [2005 c.677 §1]
Note: Section 2, chapter 677, Oregon Laws 2005, provides:
Sec. 2. ORS 315.517 (Water transit vessels) applies to persons initially hired on or after January 1, 2006, and for which a credit is claimed for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2006, and before January 1, 2012. [2005 c.677 §2; 2009 c.913 §4]
Note: 315.517 (Water transit vessels) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 315 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 315.517 — Water transit vessels, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors315.­html.

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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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