The Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means announced the dates for the 2021 Oregon Budget Virtual Hearings to receive public feedback on how the Legislature should balance the state budget and use federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.

Due to the ongoing pandemic, these hearings will be conducted virtually and organized by congressional district. Members of the public will be able to submit written testimony, as well as provide live testimony by phone or video during the hearings. Meeting details will be posted on the Oregon Legislative Information Site.

The Co-Chairs – Senator Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose), Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (D-Beaverton), and Representative Dan Rayfield (D-Corvallis) – recently released their 2021-23 Budget Framework. The document serves as a starting point for the budget cycle.

Recently, the Department of Revenue announced that it will adjust the tax returns for Oregon taxpayers who have already filed their 2020 returns and are due relief from income taxes paid on recently exempted unemployment benefits earned in 2020.

 

Oregon taxpayers who received unemployment in 2020 and have not yet filed their tax returns, can do so by following instructions recently provided by the IRS.

  

You can read more about this announcement and view frequently asked questions HERE.