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For more information, call TriMet at 503-962-6466, or visit www.trimet.org/taxinfo. The tax rate is 0.006718 (0.6718 of 1 percent). Anyone who has self-employment earnings from business or service activities carried on in the TriMet District must pay this tax.

Transit district taxes The transit tax is imposed directly on the employer. The tax is figured only on the amount of gross payroll for services performed within the TriMet or Lane Transit Districts. This includes traveling sales repre- sentatives and employees working from home.

Taxes that provide operating revenue for TriMet are administered and collected by the Oregon Department of Revenue. Effective January 1, 2019, the tax rate increased to 0.7637% of the wages paid by an employer and the net earnings from self-employment for services performed within the TriMet District boundary.

The Oregon transit tax is a statewide payroll tax that employers withhold from employee wages. Starting July 1, 2018, Oregon employers must withhold 0.1% (0.001) from each employee's gross pay. Withhold the Oregon transit tax from Oregon residents as well as nonresidents who perform services in Oregon.

Oregon's statewide transit tax is one-tenth of one percent (.001) of wages earned or $1 per $1,000 in wages. The tax was part of House Bill 2017 from the 2017 Legislative Session, also known as the transportation package.

"Starting July 1, 2018, you'll see a new item on your paystub: the statewide transit tax. The tax is one-tenth of 1 percent or $1 per $1,000 and your employer withholds it from your wages. Please note, those exempt from income tax withholding, aren't exempt from withholding for this tax.

The Oregon transit tax is a statewide payroll tax that employers withhold from employee wages. Starting July 1, 2018, Oregon employers must withhold 0.1% (0.001) from each employee's gross pay.

The Tri-Met tax rate is to be 0.7637 percent of gross payroll, up from 0.7537 percent in 2018, and the Lane County Mass Transit District (LTD) tax rate is to be 0.74 percent of gross payroll, up from 0.73 percent in 2018, the department said on its website.

The Statewide Transit Tax is not the same as transit payroll taxes (TriMet and Lane Transit). The Statewide Transit Tax is a tax on employee wages that are deducted, withheld, reported, and paid to the Department of Revenue by the employer. This requirement mirrors the requirements for state income tax withholding.

Oregon Statewide Transit Tax Takes Effect July 1, 2018. The Oregon legislature recently passed House Bill (HB) 2017, which creates a new statewide transit tax on Oregon residents and nonresidents working in Oregon to fund state highway upgrades. Employees become subject to this new tax on July 1, 2018.

Taxes that provide operating revenue for TriMet are administered and collected by the Oregon Department of Revenue. Effective January 1, 2019, the tax rate increased to 0.7637% of the wages paid by an employer and the net earnings from self-employment for services performed within the TriMet District boundary.

"Starting July 1, 2018, you'll see a new item on your paystub: the statewide transit tax. The tax is one-tenth of 1 percent or $1 per $1,000 and your employer withholds it from your wages. Please note, those exempt from income tax withholding, aren't exempt from withholding for this tax.

The Oregon transit tax is a statewide payroll tax that employers withhold from employee wages. Starting July 1, 2018, Oregon employers must withhold 0.1% (0.001) from each employee's gross pay.

"Starting July 1, 2018, you'll see a new item on your paystub: the statewide transit tax. The tax is one-tenth of 1 percent or $1 per $1,000 and your employer withholds it from your wages.

Washington doesn't have an income tax, so no. There are a lot of other border areas in which both states have an income tax, and there it's possible that you have to pay both. You DO have to pay Oregon income tax even if you live in Washington.