Though Oregon voters put in place a minimum income tax on corporations, some companies manage to avoid it.
Tax Justice
Tax justice is central to economic justice. Taxes are how, together, we fund schools, health care, transportation, and the many public services that foster quality of life. Unfortunately, wealthy elites and the corporations they control have rigged the tax system in their favor, building a system that asks least from those who have the most.
Tax Justice
Tax justice is central to economic justice. Taxes are how, together, we fund schools, health care, transportation, and the many public services that foster quality of life. Unfortunately, wealthy elites and the corporations they control have rigged the tax system in their favor, building a system that asks least from those who have the most.
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Oregon has the lowest “total effective business tax rate" in the country, according to a study (PDF), conducted by the
Even before full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Oregon made progress in assuring health insurance coverage for its residents.
Some 1,500 Oregonians have signed a petition asking Oregon lawmakers to close a tax loophole used by some corporations to
The income group in Oregon who pays the highest share of their income to state and local taxes: Lowest-income households.[1]
While Oregon children sit in overcrowded classrooms and college students face unaffordable tuition, some corporations with millions in profits and
Economic Fairness Oregon and the Oregon Center for Public Policy have an important tax filing message for Oregonians.
Some highly profitable corporations are finding ways to avoid paying any state income taxes, Oregon and national data show.
The same company whose lawsuit made it possible for corporations to side-step Oregon’s corporate minimum tax turns out to be
Oregon Governor Tom McCall famously once said, "Oregon is demure and lovely, and it ought to play a little hard
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