(1) If a taxpayer obtains a grant from the federal government in connection with a facility that has been certified by the Director of the State Department of Energy, the certified cost of the facility shall be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis. Any income or excise tax credits that the taxpayer would be entitled to under ORS 315.354 and 469.185 to 469.225 after any reduction described in this subsection may not be reduced by the federal grant. A taxpayer applying for a federal grant shall notify the Department of Revenue by certified mail within 30 days after each application, and after the receipt of any grant.
(2) A taxpayer is eligible to participate in both this tax credit program and low interest, government-sponsored loans.
(3) A taxpayer who receives a tax credit or property tax relief on a pollution control facility or an alternative energy device under ORS 307.405, 315.304 or 316.116 is not eligible for a tax credit on the same facility or device under ORS 315.354 and 469.185 to 469.225.
(4) A credit may not be allowed under ORS 315.354 if the taxpayer has received a tax credit on the same facility or device under ORS 315.324. [1993 c.730 §36 (enacted in lieu of 316.141, 316.142 and 317.103); 1995 c.556 §35; 1999 c.623 §3; 2001 c.583 §2; 2007 c.843 §15]
Note: See note under 315.354.
(Temporary provisions relating to low emission truck engines)
Note: Sections 28, 29, 31 and 32, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, provide:
Sec. 28. (1) As used in this section and section 29, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003:
(a) “Combined weight” has the meaning given that term in ORS 825.005.
(b) “Motor vehicle” has the meaning given that term in ORS 825.005.
(c) “Truck” means a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles that has a combined weight of more than 26,000 pounds.
(2) A taxpayer who owns a truck that is registered in Oregon under the provisions of ORS chapter 803 or 826 and that has a diesel engine that was purchased in Oregon on or after the effective date of this 2007 Act [September 27, 2007], and that is certified by the federal Environmental Protection Agency to emit particulate matter at the rate of 0.01 grams per brake horsepower-hour or less, is allowed a credit against the taxes otherwise due under ORS chapter 316, if the taxpayer is a resident individual, or against the taxes otherwise due under ORS chapter 317, if the taxpayer is a corporation. The total amount of the credit under this section depends on the number of trucks owned by the taxpayer prior to the purchase, as follows:
(a) 1 to 10 trucks, $925 for each qualifying engine purchased.
(b) 11 to 50 trucks, $705 for each qualifying engine purchased.
(c) 51 to 100 trucks, $525 for each qualifying engine purchased.
(d) More than 100 trucks, $400 for each qualifying engine purchased.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, a taxpayer may not claim a credit under this section of more than $80,000 for purchases in any one year.
(4) A credit may not be allowed under this section unless the taxpayer claiming the credit complies with rules adopted by the Environmental Quality Commission and the Department of Revenue as provided in section 29, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003.
(5) Except as provided under subsection (6) of this section, the credit allowed in any one year may not exceed the tax liability of the taxpayer.
(6) Any tax credit otherwise allowable under this section that is not used by the taxpayer in a particular tax year may be carried forward and offset against the taxpayer’s tax liability for the next succeeding tax year. Any credit remaining unused in the next succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the second succeeding tax year, any credit not used in the second succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the third succeeding tax year and any credit not used in the third succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the fourth succeeding tax year but may not be carried forward for any tax year thereafter.
(7)(a) The credit provided by this section is not in lieu of any depreciation or amortization deduction for the truck to which the taxpayer otherwise may be entitled under ORS chapter 316 or 317 for the tax year.
(b) The taxpayer’s adjusted basis for determining gain or loss may not be further decreased by any tax credit allowed under this section.
(8)(a) Pursuant to the procedures for a contested case under ORS chapter 183, the Department of Revenue may order the disallowance of the credit allowed under this section if it finds, by order, that the credit was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation.
(b) If the tax credit is disallowed pursuant to this subsection, notwithstanding ORS 314.410 or other law, all prior tax relief provided to the taxpayer shall be forfeited and the Department of Revenue shall proceed to collect those taxes not paid by the taxpayer as a result of the prior granting of the credit.
(c) If the tax credit is disallowed pursuant to this subsection, the taxpayer shall be denied any further credit provided under this section from and after the date that the order of disallowance becomes final.
(9) If the engine is destroyed by fire, flood, natural disaster or act of God before all of the credit has been used, the taxpayer may nevertheless claim the credit as if no destruction had taken place. In the event of fire, if the fire chief of the fire protection district or unit determines that the fire was caused by arson, as described in ORS 164.315 and 164.325, by the taxpayer or by another at the taxpayer’s direction, then the fire chief shall notify the Department of Revenue. If the taxpayer is convicted of arson, the Department of Revenue shall disallow the credit in accordance with subsection (8) of this section.
(10)(a) A nonresident individual shall be allowed the credit computed in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as the credit allowed a resident by this section. However, the credit shall be prorated using the proportion provided in ORS 316.117.
(b) If a change in the taxable year of a taxpayer occurs as described in ORS 314.085, or if the Department of Revenue terminates the taxpayer’s taxable year under ORS 314.440, the credit allowed by this section shall be prorated or computed in a manner consistent with ORS 314.085.
(c) 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. [2003 c.618 §28; 2007 c.843 §53; 2007 c.855 §17]
Sec. 29. (1) The Environmental Quality Commission, after consultation with the Department of Revenue, shall adopt rules for implementing section 28, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003. Rules may include but need not be limited to rules specifying procedures for application, review and approval of the tax credit and rules for issuance and use of a certificate of credit approval.
(2) The application developed under subsection (1) of this section shall include:
(a) The name, address and taxpayer identification number of the taxpayer;
(b) The number of trucks owned by the taxpayer and the number of engines eligible for the tax credit that the taxpayer has purchased; and
(c) Any other information that the rules adopted under subsection (1) of this section may require.
(3) Applications filed in compliance with this section and section 28, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, shall be approved to the extent that the total of estimated tax credits for all approved purchases of engines for the calendar year is equal to or less than $500,000. An application may not be approved if the addition of the amount of the tax credit to the amount of the tax credits for all approved purchases for the calendar year would exceed $500,000.
(4) Notwithstanding section 31, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, the Department of Environmental Quality may approve applications for tax credits for qualifying engines purchased in calendar years 2004 through 2011, although the taxpayer may not claim the credit until a tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2005.
(5) The Department of Revenue may disallow, in whole or in part, a claim for credit under section 28, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, upon the Department of Revenue’s determination that, under section 28, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, the taxpayer is not entitled to the credit or is entitled to only a portion of the amount claimed.
(6) The Department of Environmental Quality shall charge a fee of $50 for each engine for which a taxpayer applies for a tax credit. The fee is payable to the department and may not be refunded to the applicant for any reason. [2003 c.618 §29; 2007 c.843 §54; 2007 c.855 §18]
Sec. 31. The tax credit established in section 28, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, applies to tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2005, and to engine model years 2003 through 2011. [2003 c.618 §31; 2007 c.843 §55; 2007 c.855 §19]
Sec. 32. A certificate of credit approval may not be issued under section 29, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, after December 31, 2011. [2003 c.618 §32; 2007 c.843 §56; 2007 c.855 §20]
Note: Section 57, chapter 843, Oregon Laws 2007, and section 21, chapter 855, Oregon Laws 2007, are substantially the same and provide:
Sec. 57. The amendments to sections 28, 29, 31 and 32, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, by sections 53 to 56 of this 2007 Act apply to certificates of credit approval under section 29, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, that are issued on or after the effective date of this 2007 Act [September 27, 2007]. [2007 c.843 §57]
Sec. 21. The amendments to sections 28, 29, 31 and 32, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, by sections 17 to 20 of this 2007 Act apply to certificates of credit approval under section 29, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, that are issued on or after the effective date of this 2007 Act [September 27, 2007]. [2007 c.855 §21]
(Temporary provisions relating to diesel engines)
Note: Section 47, chapter 843, Oregon Laws 2007, and section 12, chapter 855, Oregon Laws 2007, are substantially the same and provide:
Sec. 47. (1) A personal income or corporate income or excise taxpayer is allowed a credit against the taxes that are otherwise due under ORS chapter 316, 317 or 318 for the certified costs of a repower of a nonroad Oregon diesel engine or retrofit of an Oregon diesel engine that occurs after the effective date of this 2007 Act [September 27, 2007] if:
(a) The repower or retrofit has been identified as qualifying for the credit under rules adopted by the Environmental Quality Commission under section 44 of this 2007 Act;
(b) The engine will constitute an Oregon diesel engine; and
(c) The taxpayer has obtained a tax credit cost certification from the Department of Environmental Quality under section 51 of this 2007 Act for the cost of the repower or retrofit.
(2) The maximum amount of the tax credit allowed under this section is limited to:
(a) 25 percent of the certified cost of each qualifying repower; and
(b) 50 percent of the certified cost of each qualifying retrofit.
(3) The amount of the tax credit allowed to the taxpayer under this section in any one tax year may not exceed the tax liability of the taxpayer for the tax year.
(4) Any tax credit that is allowed under this section, but limited by subsection (3) of this section, and that is not used by the taxpayer in a particular tax year may be carried forward and offset against the taxpayer’s tax liability as prescribed in subsection (3) of this section for the next succeeding tax year. Any credit remaining unused in the next succeeding tax year may be carried forward and offset against the taxpayer’s tax liability as prescribed in subsection (3) of this section for the second succeeding tax year. Any credit remaining unused in the second succeeding tax year may be carried forward and offset against the taxpayer’s tax liability as prescribed in subsection (3) of this section for the third succeeding tax year, but may not be carried forward for any tax year thereafter.
(5) The credit allowed under this section is not in lieu of any depreciation or amortization deduction for the engine to which the taxpayer otherwise may be entitled for purposes of ORS chapter 316, 317 or 318. The taxpayer’s adjusted basis for determining gain or loss may not be decreased by any tax credits allowed under this section.
(6)(a) The Department of Revenue may disallow the credit allowed under this section if the department finds that the credit was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation, or if the department learns that the engine that was the subject of the qualifying repower or retrofit was destroyed by arson committed by the taxpayer, or if the engine no longer meets the requirements for obtaining the tax credit.
(b) If the tax credit is disallowed pursuant to this subsection, notwithstanding ORS 314.410 or other law, all prior tax relief provided to the taxpayer shall be forfeited, the department shall proceed to collect those taxes not paid by the taxpayer as a result of the prior granting of the credit and the taxpayer shall be denied any further credit provided under this section.
(c) The department may perform activities necessary to ensure that recipients of the tax credit comply with applicable requirements.
(7)(a) A nonresident individual shall be allowed the credit computed in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as the credit allowed a resident by this section. However, the credit shall be prorated using the proportion provided in ORS 316.117.
(b) If a change in the taxable year of a taxpayer occurs as described in ORS 314.085, or if the Department of Revenue terminates the taxpayer’s taxable year under ORS 314.440, the credit allowed by this section shall be prorated or computed in a manner consistent with ORS 314.085.
(c) 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.
(8) The taxpayer shall claim the credit on a form prescribed by the Department of Revenue containing the information required by the Department of Revenue. The taxpayer shall maintain the tax credit cost certification issued by the Department of Environmental Quality under section 51 of this 2007 Act in the records of the taxpayer for the length of time prescribed by the Department of Revenue and shall provide a copy of the cost certification to the Department of Revenue if requested.
(9) A taxpayer may not claim a credit under this section and ORS 315.304 with respect to the same diesel engine or group of diesel engines. A taxpayer may claim a credit under this section and under ORS 469.185 to 469.225 with respect to the same diesel engine or group of diesel engines if the taxpayer and diesel engines otherwise meet the requirements to be allowed a tax credit under ORS 469.185 to 469.225. [2007 c.843 §47]
Sec. 12. (1) A personal income or corporate income or excise taxpayer is allowed a credit against the taxes that are otherwise due under ORS chapter 316, 317 or 318 for the certified costs of a repower of a nonroad Oregon diesel engine or retrofit of an Oregon diesel engine that occurs after the effective date of this 2007 Act [September 27, 2007] if:
(a) The repower or retrofit has been identified as qualifying for the credit under rules adopted by the Environmental Quality Commission under section 8 of this 2007 Act [468A.799];
(b) The engine will constitute an Oregon diesel engine; and
(c) The taxpayer has obtained a tax credit cost certification from the Department of Environmental Quality under section 16 of this 2007 Act for the cost of the repower or retrofit.
(2) The maximum amount of the tax credit allowed under this section is limited to:
(a) 25 percent of the certified cost of each qualifying repower; and
(b) 50 percent of the certified cost of each qualifying retrofit.
(3) The amount of the tax credit allowed to the taxpayer under this section in any one tax year may not exceed the tax liability of the taxpayer for the tax year.
(4) Any tax credit that is allowed under this section, but limited by subsection (3) of this section, and that is not used by the taxpayer in a particular tax year may be carried forward and offset against the taxpayer’s tax liability as prescribed in subsection (3) of this section for the next succeeding tax year. Any credit remaining unused in the next succeeding tax year may be carried forward and offset against the taxpayer’s tax liability as prescribed in subsection (3) of this section for the second succeeding tax year. Any credit remaining unused in the second succeeding tax year may be carried forward and offset against the taxpayer’s tax liability as prescribed in subsection (3) of this section for the third succeeding tax year, but may not be carried forward for any tax year thereafter.
(5) The credit allowed under this section is not in lieu of any depreciation or amortization deduction for the engine to which the taxpayer otherwise may be entitled for purposes of ORS chapter 316, 317 or 318. The taxpayer’s adjusted basis for determining gain or loss may not be decreased by any tax credits allowed under this section.
(6)(a) The Department of Revenue may disallow the credit allowed under this section if the department finds that the credit was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation, or if the department learns that the engine that was the subject of the qualifying repower or retrofit was destroyed by arson committed by the taxpayer, or if the engine no longer meets the requirements for obtaining the tax credit.
(b) If the tax credit is disallowed pursuant to this subsection, notwithstanding ORS 314.410 or other law, all prior tax relief provided to the taxpayer shall be forfeited, the department shall proceed to collect those taxes not paid by the taxpayer as a result of the prior granting of the credit and the taxpayer shall be denied any further credit provided under this section.
(c) The department may perform activities necessary to ensure that recipients of the tax credit comply with applicable requirements.
(7)(a) A nonresident individual shall be allowed the credit computed in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as the credit allowed a resident by this section. However, the credit shall be prorated using the proportion provided in ORS 316.117.
(b) If a change in the taxable year of a taxpayer occurs as described in ORS 314.085, or if the Department of Revenue terminates the taxpayer’s taxable year under ORS 314.440, the credit allowed by this section shall be prorated or computed in a manner consistent with ORS 314.085.
(c) 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.
(8) The taxpayer shall claim the credit on a form prescribed by the Department of Revenue containing the information required by the Department of Revenue. The taxpayer shall maintain the tax credit cost certification issued by the Department of Environmental Quality under section 16 of this 2007 Act in the records of the taxpayer for the length of time prescribed by the Department of Revenue and shall provide a copy of the cost certification to the Department of Revenue if requested.
(9) A taxpayer may not claim a credit under this section and ORS 315.304 with respect to the same diesel engine or group of diesel engines. A taxpayer may claim a credit under this section and under ORS 469.185 to 469.225 with respect to the same diesel engine or group of diesel engines if the taxpayer and diesel engines otherwise meet the requirements to be allowed a tax credit under ORS 469.185 to 469.225. [2007 c.855 §12]
Note: Section 48, chapter 843, Oregon Laws 2007, and section 13, chapter 855, Oregon Laws 2007, are substantially the same and provide:
Sec. 48. (1) A person that has obtained a tax credit cost certification from the Department of Environmental Quality under section 51 of this 2007 Act may transfer the cost certification to a personal income or corporate income or excise taxpayer in exchange for consideration from the taxpayer.
(2) In order for a credit under section 47 of this 2007 Act to be claimed by a person that does not own the repowered or retrofitted engine that qualifies for the credit, the person that received the tax credit cost certification and the taxpayer that will claim the credit must jointly file a cost certification transfer notice with the Department of Revenue to transfer the cost certification to the taxpayer. The transfer notice shall be on a form prescribed by the department and shall contain any information required by the department.
(3) The cost certification transfer notice shall be filed with the Department of Revenue prior to the first tax year for which a credit will be claimed under section 47 of this 2007 Act. A transfer is not allowed under this section if the transferor has claimed any portion of the credit allowed under section 47 of this 2007 Act. [2007 c.843 §48]
Sec. 13. (1) A person that has obtained a tax credit cost certification from the Department of Environmental Quality under section 16 of this 2007 Act may transfer the cost certification to a personal income or corporate income or excise taxpayer in exchange for consideration from the taxpayer.
(2) In order for a credit under section 12 of this 2007 Act to be claimed by a person that does not own the repowered or retrofitted engine that qualifies for the credit, the person that received the tax credit cost certification and the taxpayer that will claim the credit must jointly file a cost certification transfer notice with the Department of Revenue to transfer the cost certification to the taxpayer. The transfer notice shall be on a form prescribed by the department and shall contain any information required by the department.
(3) The cost certification transfer notice shall be filed with the Department of Revenue prior to the first tax year for which a credit will be claimed under section 12 of this 2007 Act. A transfer is not allowed under this section if the transferor has claimed any portion of the credit allowed under section 12 of this 2007 Act. [2007 c.855 §13]
Note: Section 49, chapter 843, Oregon Laws 2007, and section 14, chapter 855, Oregon Laws 2007, are substantially the same and provide:
Sec. 49. Sections 47 and 48 of this 2007 Act apply to diesel engine repower and retrofit tax credit cost certifications issued in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2008. [2007 c.843 §49]
Sec. 14. Sections 12 and 13 of this 2007 Act apply to diesel engine repower and retrofit tax credit cost certifications issued in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2008. [2007 c.855 §14]
Note: Section 58, chapter 843, Oregon Laws 2007, and section 22, chapter 855, Oregon Laws 2007, are substantially the same and provide:
Sec. 58. (1) Sections 47 and 48 of this 2007 Act and section 28, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, are added to and made a part of ORS chapter 315.
(2) Sections 50 and 51 of this 2007 Act and section 29, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, are added to and made a part of ORS chapter 468A. [2007 c.843 §58]
Sec. 22. (1) Sections 12 and 13 of this 2007 Act and section 28, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, are added to and made a part of ORS chapter 315.
(2) Sections 15 and 16 of this 2007 Act and section 29, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2003, are added to and made a part of ORS chapter 468A. [2007 c.855 §22]
Note: Section 52, chapter 843, Oregon Laws 2007, and section 16a, chapter 855, Oregon Laws 2007, are substantially the same and provide:
Sec. 52. Sections 47, 48, 50 and 51 of this 2007 Act are repealed on January 2, 2018. [2007 c.843 §52]
Sec. 16a. Sections 12 to 16 of this 2007 Act are repealed on January 2, 2018. [2007 c.855 §16a]
Section: Previous 315.330 315.335 315.340 315.345 315.350 315.354 315.355 315.356 315.357 315.360 315.365 315.455 315.460 315.465 315.469 NextLast modified: August 7, 2008