ORS 315.262
Working family child care

  • rules

(1)

As used in this section:

(a)

“Child care” means care provided to a qualifying child of the taxpayer for the purpose of allowing the taxpayer to be gainfully employed, to seek employment or to attend school on a full-time or part-time basis, except that the term does not include care provided by:

(A)

The child’s parent or guardian, unless the care is provided in a certified or registered child care facility; or

(B)

A person who has a relationship to the taxpayer that is described in section 152(a) of the Internal Revenue Code who has not yet attained 19 years of age at the close of the tax year.

(b)

“Child care expenses” means the costs associated with providing child care to a qualifying child of a qualified taxpayer.

(c)

“Disability” means a physical or cognitive condition that results in a person requiring assistance with activities of daily living.

(d)

“Earned income” has the meaning given that term in section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(e)

“Qualified taxpayer” means a taxpayer:

(A)

Who is an Oregon resident with at least $6,000 of earned income for the tax year or who is a nonresident of Oregon with at least $6,000 of earned income from Oregon sources for the tax year;

(B)

With federal adjusted gross income for the tax year that does not exceed 250 percent of the federal poverty level;

(C)

With Oregon adjusted gross income for the tax year that does not exceed 250 percent of the federal poverty level; and

(D)

Who does not have more than the maximum amount of disqualified income under section 32(i) of the Internal Revenue Code that is allowed to a taxpayer entitled to the earned income tax credit for federal tax purposes.

(f)

“Qualifying child” has the meaning given that term in section 152(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, determined without regard to section 152(c)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code or section 152(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that it is limited to an individual who is under 13 years of age, or who is a child with a disability, as that term is defined in ORS 316.099 (Credit for early intervention services for child with disability).

(2)

A taxpayer is not disqualified from claiming the credit under this section solely because the taxpayer’s spouse has a disability, if the disability is such that it prevents the taxpayer’s spouse from providing child care, being gainfully employed, seeking employment and attending school. The Department of Revenue may require that a physician verify the existence of the disability and its severity.

(3)

A qualified taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the taxes otherwise due under ORS chapter 316 equal to the applicable percentage of the qualified taxpayer’s child care expenses (rounded to the nearest $50).

(4)

The applicable percentage to be used in calculating the amount of the credit provided in this section shall be determined in accordance with the following table:

ApplicableGreater of Oregon
Percentage Adjusted Gross Income or
Federal Adjusted
Gross Income, as Percent
of Federal Poverty Level
40 200 or less
36 Greater than 200 and less than
or equal to 210
32 Greater than 210 and less than
or equal to 220
24 Greater than 220 and less than
or equal to 230
16 Greater than 230 and less than
or equal to 240
8 Greater than 240 and less than
or equal to 250
0 Greater than 250 percent
of federal poverty level

(5)

The department may:

(a)

Adopt rules for carrying out the provisions of this section; and

(b)

Prescribe the form used to claim a credit and the information required on the form. The form may provide for verification of an individual’s disability by a physician, if applicable, as described in subsection (2) of this section.

(6)

In the case of a credit allowed under this section:

(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).

(d)

In the case of a qualified taxpayer who is married, a credit shall be allowed under this section only if:

(A)

The taxpayer files a joint return;

(B)

The taxpayer files a separate return and is legally separated or subject to a separate maintenance agreement; or

(C)

The taxpayer files a separate return and the taxpayer and the taxpayer’s spouse reside in separate households on the last day of the tax year with the intent of remaining in separate households in the future.

(7)

If the amount allowable as a credit under this section, when added to the sum of the amounts allowable as payment of tax under ORS 316.187 (Amount withheld is in payment of employee’s tax) (withholding), ORS 316.583 (Effect of payment of estimated tax or installment) (estimated tax), other tax prepayment amounts and other refundable credit amounts, exceeds the taxes imposed by ORS chapters 314 and 316 for the tax year (reduced by any nonrefundable credits allowable for purposes of ORS chapter 316 for the tax year), the amount of the excess shall be refunded to the taxpayer as provided in ORS 316.502 (Distribution of revenue to General Fund).

(8)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The minimum amount of earned income a taxpayer must earn in order to be a qualified taxpayer shall be adjusted for tax years beginning in each calendar year by multiplying $6,000 by the ratio of the monthly averaged U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for the 12 consecutive months ending August 31 of the prior calendar year over the monthly averaged index for the second quarter of the calendar year 1998.

(b)

As used in this subsection, “U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index” means the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (All Items) as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.

(c)

If any adjustment determined under paragraph (a) of this subsection is not a multiple of $50, the adjustment shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $50.

(d)

Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection, the adjusted minimum amount of earned income a taxpayer must earn may not exceed the amount an individual would earn if the individual worked 1,040 hours at the minimum wage established under ORS 653.025 (Minimum wage rate) and in effect on January 1 of the calendar year in which begins the tax year of the taxpayer, rounded to the next lower multiple of $50. [1997 c.692 §2; 1999 c.998 §1; 2001 c.114 §32; 2001 c.660 §10; 2001 c.867 §1; 2003 c.46 §33; 2003 c.473 §11; 2005 c.49 §1; 2005 c.832 §25; 2007 c.70 §83; 2007 c.868 §1; 2009 c.909 §41]
Note: Section 3, chapter 868, Oregon Laws 2007, provides:
Sec. 3. ORS 315.262 (Working family child care) applies to tax years beginning before January 1, 2016. [2007 c.868 §3; 2009 c.913 §45; 2015 c.480 §7]

Source: Section 315.262 — Working family child care; rules, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors315.­html.

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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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