ORS 317.070
Tax on centrally assessed, mercantile, manufacturing and business corporations and financial institutions


Every centrally assessed corporation, the property of which is assessed by the Department of Revenue under ORS 308.505 (Definitions for ORS 308.505 to 308.674) to 308.674 (Exemption equal to difference between real market value of company’s centrally assessable property and 130 percent of cost of company’s centrally assessable real and tangible personal property), and every mercantile, manufacturing and business corporation and every financial institution doing business within this state, except as provided in ORS 317.080 (Exempt corporations) and 317.090 (Minimum tax), shall annually pay to this state, for the privilege of carrying on or doing business by it within this state, an excise tax according to or measured by its Oregon taxable income, to be computed in the manner provided by this chapter, at the rate provided in ORS 317.061 (Tax rate). [Amended by 1957 c.607 §3; 1957 c.709 §1; subsection (3) of 1963 Replacement Part derived from 1957 c.607 §11; 1957 c.709 §2 and 1957 s.s. c.5 §1; 1959 c.631 §2; 1963 c.627 §22 (referred and rejected); 1965 c.322 §1; 1965 c.544 §1; 1971 c.247 §1; 1975 c.368 §5; 1977 c.866 §3; 1982 1 c.16 §11; 1983 c.162 §7; 1985 c.565 §55; 1997 c.154 §50; 1999 c.21 §45; 1999 c.60 §1; 2009 c.403 §3]

Source: Section 317.070 — Tax on centrally assessed, mercantile, manufacturing and business corporations and financial institutions, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors317.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Where plaintiff’s business was purchase and sale of commodity futures contracts for its customers on commission basis, its principal place of business was in Illinois and where person in Oregon operated under plaintiff’s name, represented himself to clients as vice president of plaintiff and put clients in touch with plaintiff, person was plaintiff’s agent and plaintiff was doing business in Oregon for purposes of corporate excise tax. Gelderman and Company, Inc. v. Dept of Rev., 10 OTR 249 (1985)

Attorney General Opinions

Construing “primarily,” (1972) Vol 35, p 1208

317.005
Short title
317.010
Definitions
317.013
Adoption of parts of Internal Revenue Code and application of federal laws and regulations
317.018
Statement of purpose
317.019
Application of Payment-in-kind Tax Treatment Act of 1983
317.025
Omission of previously enacted savings clauses from Oregon Revised Statutes
317.030
Effect of chapter
317.035
Effect of subsequent repeal of chapter
317.038
Computation of Oregon taxable history
317.061
Tax rate
317.063
Tax rate imposed on certain long-term capital gain from farming
317.067
Tax on homeowners association income
317.070
Tax on centrally assessed, mercantile, manufacturing and business corporations and financial institutions
317.080
Exempt corporations
317.090
Minimum tax
317.092
Exemption of payments to tenant of manufactured dwelling park upon termination of rental agreement
317.097
Lending institution loans for housing
317.111
Weatherization loan interest
317.112
Energy conservation loans to residential fuel oil customers or wood heating residents
317.122
Insurers
317.124
Long term enterprise zone facilities
317.125
Other tax credits limited
317.127
Long Term Enterprise Zone Fund
317.129
Tax payments of long term enterprise zone facilities credit claimants
317.131
Distribution of funds to local governments
317.147
Agriculture workforce housing loans
317.151
Contributions of computers or scientific equipment for research to educational organizations
317.152
Qualified research activities credit
317.153
Qualified research activities
317.154
Alternative qualified research activities credit
317.190
Effect on reporting income
317.195
Effect on deductions allowed
317.259
Modifications generally
317.267
Dividends received by corporation from certain other corporations
317.273
Dividend income received by domestic corporation from certain foreign corporations
317.283
Nonrecognition of transactions with related domestic international sales corporation
317.286
Nonrecognition of transactions with related foreign sales corporation
317.301
Deferral of deduction for certain amounts deductible under federal law
317.303
Deduction or adjustment for certain federal credits
317.304
Addition for unused qualified business credits
317.307
Reduction for charitable contribution deduction under federal law
317.309
Interest and dividends received from obligations of state or political subdivision
317.310
Balance in bad debt reserve of financial institution which has changed from reserve method to specific charge-off method of accounting
317.311
Application of section 243 of Tax Reform Act of 1986
317.312
Federal depreciation expenses of certain health care service contractors
317.314
Taxes on net income or profits imposed by any state or foreign country
317.319
Capital Construction Fund
317.322
Addition of long term care insurance premiums if credit is claimed
317.327
Modification of taxable income when deferred gain is recognized as result of out-of-state disposition of property
317.329
Basis for stock acquisition
317.344
Net operating loss carryback and carryover
317.349
Transaction treated as lease purchase under federal law
317.351
ORS 317.349 not applicable to finance leases
317.356
Basis on disposition of asset
317.362
Reversal of effect of gain or loss in case of timber, coal, domestic iron ore
317.363
Expenses of marijuana-related trade or business
317.374
Depletion
317.379
Exemption of income from exercise of Indian fishing rights
317.386
Energy conservation payments exempt
317.388
Claim of right income repayment adjustment when credit is claimed
317.391
Small city business development exemption
317.394
Qualifying film production labor rebates
317.398
Qualified production activities income
317.401
Addition for federal prescription drug plan subsidies excluded for federal tax purposes
317.476
Net losses of prior years
317.478
Pre-change and built-in losses
317.479
Limitation on use of preacquisition losses to offset built-in gain
317.485
Loss carryforward after reorganization
317.488
Qualified donations and sales to educational institutions
317.491
Contribution to charitable organization subject to disqualification order
317.504
Date return considered filed or advance payment considered made
317.510
Requiring additional reports and information
317.625
Income from sources without the United States
317.635
Domestic international sales corporation
317.650
Insurers
317.655
Taxable income of insurer
317.660
Allocation of net income where insurer has both in-state and out-of-state business
317.665
Oregon net losses of insurer in prior years
317.667
Tax treatment of captive insurers
317.705
Definitions
317.710
Corporation tax return requirements
317.713
Group losses as offset to income of subsidiary paying preferred dividends
317.715
Tax return of corporation in affiliated group making consolidated federal return
317.720
Computation of taxable income
317.725
Adjustments to prevent double taxation or deduction
317.850
Disposition of revenue
317.853
Disposition of revenue from tax imposed at increased rate
317.920
Tax imposed on unrelated business income of certain exempt corporations
317.930
Exceptions and limitations
317.950
Assessment of deficiency
317.991
Civil penalty
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