By law, as an employer you must withhold a portion of your employees' wages based on their allowances and send the funds to the Department of Revenue (DOR).
Filing options and payments Starting with first quarter 2023 and forward, the Statewide Transit Tax must be filed on the Form OQ if you are a quarterly filer. You can file returns and detail reports using Frances Online or the paper Form OQ found here.
How to fill out the Oregon Quarterly Tax Report Form OQ Instructions? Review your business information and identification numbers. Count the total number of covered workers during the relevant period. Enter subject wages ing to the specific boxes provided. Complete tax rate calculations based on applicable rates.
The tax is one-tenth of one percent (0.001), or $1 per $1,000 of wages. The STI tax is calculated on wages earned by an employee who is an Oregon resident regardless of where the work is performed, or an employee who is a nonresident who performs services in Oregon.
If your employees have questions refer them to our website at .oregon/dor or they may call us at 503-378-4988 for assistance. HB 2119 (2019) requires employers to withhold income tax at a rate of eight (8) percent of employee wages if the employee hasn't provided a withholding statement or exception certificate.
How to fill out the Oregon Withholding Statement Exemption Certificate? Read the instructions carefully before starting. Fill in your personal information at the top of the form. Use the worksheets provided to determine your allowances. Submit the form to your employer or payer. Keep a copy for your records.
A withholding allowance represents a portion of your income that isn't taxed. The more allowances you claim, the less tax will be withheld. For Oregon, one allowance is equal to one personal exemption credit's worth of tax for the year.
The state- wide transit tax (STT) is calculated based on the employ- ee's wages as defined in ORS 316.162. Employees who aren't subject to regular income tax withholding due to high exemptions, wages below the threshold for income tax withholding, or other factors are subject to statewide transit tax withholding.