APPORTIONMENT FOR PASSENGER CARRIERS
Administrative Rules Adopted by Revenue Bureau Pursuant to Rule-Making Authority
ARB-LIC-6.28
Note: Applicable for tax years beginning on or after 1/1/2023.
The percentage of net income apportioned to the City of Portland or Multnomah County for air and ground passenger transportation (airline, automobile, bus, rail, etc.) who do business within the City of Portland or Multnomah County is determined using either of the following methods:
a. Departure Method. The following formula applies for this method:
# Local Departures / # Departures Everywhere = Apportionment %
In the airline industry, different types of aircraft differentiate revenues (as with jumbo jets versus smaller planes). Airlines may determine the sales factor in the following manner:
First, determine local sales for the numerator as shown below, then divide that amount by everywhere sales.
Type 1 plane everywhere sales X % of local departures of Type 1 planes +
Type 2 plane everywhere sales X % of local departures of Type 2 planes, etc.
Example: Airline ZED has 100 departures locally during the year. Airline ZED has 5,000 departures during the year everywhere. This equates to an apportionment of 2%. However, Airline ZED receives a large portion of its income from flying jumbo jets out of Los Angeles and Seattle. Airline ZED has 2,000 departures everywhere which represent jumbo jets--only 10 of these jumbo jet departures are local departures. Therefore, Airline ZED may make the following apportionment determination:
- | Jumbo Jet | Regular Jet | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Everywhere Departures | 2000 | 3000 | 5000 |
Local Departures | 10 | 90 | 100 |
Local Percentage | .5% (1/2 of 1%) | 3% | 2 % (average) |
Gross Revenues | 10,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 15,000,000 |
Local Revenues | 50,000 | 150,000 | 200,000 |
200,000/15,000,000=Redetermined Sales Factor: 1.3333%
b. Ticket Sales Method. Gross ticket sales sold for departures from the City of Portland or Multnomah County (including station sales, ticket agent sales, internet sales, etc.) is included in the numerator of the apportionment fraction as City of Portland or Multnomah County sales. Other City of Portland or Multnomah County sales from other activities must also be included in the numerator of the sales factor. The denominator of the sales factor is total sales everywhere. Total sales everywhere shall be defined as gross ticket sales everywhere plus all sales from other activities.
REFERENCES
Portland City Code Section 7.02.611.
Multnomah County Code Section 12.611.
History
Adopted by Revenue Division Director March 6, 2023.
Submitted for inclusion in PPD April 17, 2023.