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File and pay your Arts Education Tax

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File your Arts Education Tax return online. Pay your tax due with Visa, Mastercard, Discover Card, ACH payment, or mail a check or money order.

File your withholding tax returns

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Employers and payroll service providers must file quarterly returns and annual reconciliation returns for the Metro Supporting Housing Services (SHS) and Multnomah County Preschool for All (PFA) withholding tax programs with the City of Portland's Revenue Division.

Get your Certificate of Compliance

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Businesses (including rideshare drivers) that are subject to the Portland Business License Tax and/or Multnomah County Business Income Tax may request their certificate of compliance to assist the business in proving their compliance to regulatory agencies or to the public.

Pay your business tax

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Portland Business License Tax (and related surcharges and fees), Multnomah County Business Income Tax, and Metro Supportive Housing Services (SHS) Business Income Tax are paid through the City of Portland. Make quarterly or extension payments, pay a tax bill, or make a general tax payment.

Pay your personal tax

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Metro Supportive Housing Services (SHS) and Multnomah County Preschool for All (PFA) Personal Income Tax programs are paid to the City of Portland's Revenue Division. Make an estimated payment, extension payment, or return payment.

Register for a Revenue Division Tax Account

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Businesses that are subject to the Portland Business License Tax, Portland Transient Lodgings Tax, Multnomah County Business Income Tax, and/or the Metro Supportive Housing Services (SHS) Business Income Tax are required to register for a Revenue Division tax account.

Remit withholding tax payments

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Employers and payroll service providers must submit Metro Supportive Housing Services (SHS) and Multnomah County Preschool for All (PFA) Personal Income Tax withholdings to the City of Portland's Revenue Division.

Request a refund for an Arts Education Tax overpayment

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If you made an overpayment, duplicate payment, or made a payment when no Arts Education Tax was due, you must request a refund.

Request an Arts Education Tax penalty waiver

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You can request a waiver or reduction for any Arts Education Tax penalty for good cause from the City of Portland's Revenue Division.

About the Revenue Division

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The Revenue Division, within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, is the administrator of several business and individual tax programs including the Portland Business License Tax, Multnomah County Business Income Tax, and the Arts Tax. They also administer other local tax programs.

Acceptance of Electronic Payments

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Tax Administration Policy related to the acceptance of electronic payments for tax and fee programs administered by the Revenue Division.

Application of Payments

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Tax Administration Policy for City of Portland Business License Tax, Multnomah County Business Income Tax, and Metro Supportive Housing Services (SHS) Business Income Tax related to the application of payments to tax, penalty, and interest.

Application of Public Law 86-272 to Business Taxes

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Tax Administration Policy for City of Portland Business License Tax, Multnomah County Business Income Tax, and Metro Supportive Housing Services (SHS) Business Income Tax related to the application of Public Law 86-272.

Apply for a Payday Lender Permit

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Each payday lender location in the City of Portland needs a payday lender permit. The permit must be renewed every year and is paid through the City of Portland.

Apply for a Secondhand Dealer permit

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Businesses that buy and sell property that is frequently the subject of theft (“regulated property”) must apply for a secondhand dealers permit. This permit needs to be renewed annually and is nontransferable.

Apply for a Social Games permit

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The City’s Social Games Permit Program regulates the operators of social games, restricting location, age, dollar amount of play, and other rules to protect the public peace, safety, and morals. A person or business that wants to operate a social game must have a permit from the Revenue Division.

Apply for a temporary business license

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Businesses, including vendors and promoters, doing business over a very limited term in Portland must apply for a temporary business license from the City of Portland's Revenue Division.

Apply for an amusement devices permit

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All organizations offering amusement machines, devices, or games for display or operation that require payment or other valuable consideration for viewing and/or use must first obtain a permit from the City of Portland Revenue Division.

Apportionment of Royalty Income

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Tax Administration Policy for City of Portland Business License Tax, Multnomah County Business Income Tax, and Metro Supportive Housing Services (SHS) Business Income Tax related to the apportionment of royalty income.

Arts Education Tax Administrative Rules

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Administrative rules related to the City of Portland's Arts Education Tax

Arts Education Tax: Collections, Disbursements, and Costs

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The Revenue Division distributes Arts Education Tax net revenue through the Arts Access Fund to Portland’s six school districts and the Office of Arts & Culture.

Arts Education Tax Filing and Payment Information

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General information about the Arts Access Fund Income Tax (Arts Education Tax), including the requirements for filing and paying the Arts Education Tax with the City of Portland's Revenue Division.

Business Tax Administrative Rules

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Business Tax Administrative Rules (BTARs) related to the City of Portland Business License and Multnomah County Business Income Tax Laws.

Business Tax Filing and Payment Information

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Information about Portland Business License Tax, Multnomah County Business Income Tax, and Metro Supportive Housing Services (SHS) Business Income Tax, including requirements for registration, filing business tax returns, and paying business taxes with the City of Portland's Revenue Division.

Business Tax Policies

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Business Tax Policies related to the City of Portland Business License Tax, Multnomah County Business Income Tax Laws, and Metro Supportive Housing Services (SHS) Business Income Tax.

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