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1 Nicole Kaeding, Oregon Measure 97: The Threat to Oregon's Tax Climate 1 (2016)

handle is hein.taxfoundation/orgmestx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: TAXO FOUNDATION FISCAL FACT No. 508 Apr. 2016 Oregon Measure 97: The Threat to Oregon's Tax Climate By Nicole Kaeding Economist Key Findings Measure 97 (M97) would establish a new gross receipts tax on Oregon corporations. The new tax would charge firms 2.5 percent for all sales in excess of $25 million. If adopted, the tax would raise an estimated $6 billion per biennium, a 25 percent increase in the Oregon state budget. Gross receipts taxes result in tax pyramiding, the process of taxes stacking on top of other taxes as goods are refined in the structure of production. Oregon would join just five other states in assessing a state-wide gross receipts tax, and Oregon's version would be the most burdensome. It would be the highest rate in the country, save for the tax on radioactive waste in Washington, and the tax would not include provisions to limit its distortionary effects like in other states. The gross receipts tax proposed in M97 is in addition to the corporate income tax, not a replacement. Oregon would fall from the 11th best to the 17th best ranking in the State Business Tax Climate Index, but its corporate tax structure would fall to 50th. Oregon's corporate tax climate would be the worst in the nation. The Tax Foundation is the nation's leading independent tax policy research organization. Since 1937, our research, analysis, and experts have informed smarter tax policy at the federal, state, and local levels. We are a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. ©2016 Tax Foundation Distributed under Creative Commons CC BY NC 4.0 Designer, Dan Carvajal Tax Foundation 1325 G Street, NW, Suite 950 Washington, DC 20005 202.464.6200 taxfoundation.org

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