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ORS 311.666 - Definitions for ORS 311.666 to 311.701 - 2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Section 311.666
311.666¹
Definitions for ORS 311.666 to 311.701
Chapter 33 Oregon Laws 2016 (HB 4025)
Relating to connection to federal tax law; creating new provisions; amending ORS 178.300, 178.375, 178.380, 238A.005, 238A.125, 238A.150, 238A.170, 238A.230, 238A.370, 238A.400, 238A.410, 238A.415, 238A.430, 305.230, 305.494, 305.690, 305.842, 311.666, 314.011, 314.385, 314.724, 315.004, 316.012, 316.147, 316.157, 317.010, 317.097, 458.670 and 657.010; and prescribing an effective date.
As used in ORS 311.666 (Definitions for ORS 311.666 to 311.701) to 311.701 (Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account):
(1) County median RMV means the median real market value entered on the last certified assessment and tax roll for all residential improved properties in the county in which a homestead is located that are classified as 1-0-1 pursuant to the rule adopted by the Department of Revenue under ORS 308.215 (Contents of assessment roll).
(2) Homestead means the owner occupied principal dwelling, either real or personal property, owned by the taxpayer and the tax lot upon which it is located. If the homestead is located in a multiunit building, the homestead is the portion of the building actually used as the principal dwelling and its percentage of the value of the common elements and of the value of the tax lot upon which it is built. The percentage is the value of the unit consisting of the homestead compared to the total value of the building exclusive of the common elements, if any.
(3) Household income means the aggregate income of the taxpayer and the spouse of the taxpayer who occupy the homestead, that was received during the calendar year for which the claim is filed. Household income includes payments received by the taxpayer or the spouse of the taxpayer under the federal Social Security Act for the benefit of a minor child or minor children who occupy the homestead.
(4) Income means adjusted gross income as defined in the federal Internal Revenue Code, as amended and in effect on December 31, 2014, even when the amendments take effect or become operative after that date, relating to the measurement of taxable income of individuals, estates and trusts, with the following modifications:
(E) Amounts received by a taxpayer or spouse of a taxpayer for support from a parent who is not a member of the taxpayers household.
(I) Sick pay that is not included in federal adjusted gross income.
(K) Workers compensation, except for reimbursement of medical expense.
(M) Veterans benefits.
(N) Payments received under the federal Social Security Act that are excluded from federal gross income.
(G) The amount added or subtracted, as required within the context of this section, for adjustments made under ORS 316.680 (Modification of taxable income) (2)(d) and 316.707 (Computation of depreciation of property under federal law) to 316.737 (Amount specially taxed under federal law to be included in computation of state taxable income).
(c) Income does not include any of the following:
(A) Any governmental grant that must be used by the taxpayer for rehabilitation of the homestead of the taxpayer.
(5)(a) Net worth means the sum of the current market value of all assets, including real property, cash, savings accounts, bonds and other investments, after deducting outstanding liabilities.
(b) Net worth does not include the value of a homestead for which deferral is claimed under ORS 311.666 (Definitions for ORS 311.666 to 311.701) to 311.701 (Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account), the cash value of life insurance policies on the life of a taxpayer or tangible personal property owned by a taxpayer.
(6) Person with a disability means an individual who has been determined to be eligible to receive or who is receiving federal Social Security benefits due to disability or blindness, including an individual who is receiving Social Security survivor benefits in lieu of Social Security benefits due to disability or blindness.
(7) Tax-deferred property means the property upon which taxes are deferred under ORS 311.666 (Definitions for ORS 311.666 to 311.701) to 311.701 (Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account).
(8) Taxes or property taxes means ad valorem taxes, assessments, fees and charges entered on the assessment and tax roll.
(9) Taxpayer means an individual who has filed, as an individual or jointly, a claim for deferral under ORS 311.666 (Definitions for ORS 311.666 to 311.701) to 311.701 (Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account).
(10)(a) Transferee means, without limitation, an heir, legatee, devisee, distributee of an estate of a deceased individual, the assignee or donee of an insolvent individual or a person acting in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of a transferee.
(b) Transferee does not mean a bona fide purchaser for value.
(11) U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index means the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (All Items) as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. [1963 c.569 §7; 1977 c.160 §1; 1983 c.550 §1; 1999 c.1097 §1; 2001 c.184 §1; 2007 c.70 §77; 2011 c.723 §1; 2012 c.13 §3; 2015 c.348 §11]
Note: Section 24 (3), chapter 723, Oregon Laws 2011, provides: Sec. 24. (3) A claim for an initial year of deferral, or for continued deferral, under ORS 311.666 (Definitions for ORS 311.666 to 311.701) to 311.701 (Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account) may not be filed on or after April 16, 2021, and deferral may not be granted for a property tax year beginning after July 1, 2021. [2011 c.723 §24(3); 2011 c.723 §31(3)]
Note: Section 1, chapter 494, Oregon Laws 2013, provides:
Sec. 1. (1) Notwithstanding section 24 (1), chapter 723, Oregon Laws 2011, the amendments to ORS 311.670 (Eligibility of property) by section 3, chapter 723, Oregon Laws 2011, relating to the five-year minimum requirement and the amendments to ORS 311.700 (Deed or contract clauses prohibiting application for deferral are void) by section 16, chapter 723, Oregon Laws 2011, relating to reverse mortgages do not apply to a homestead that had been granted deferral under ORS 311.666 (Definitions for ORS 311.666 to 311.701) to 311.701 (Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account) for any property tax years beginning before July 1, 2011.
(2) The Department of Revenue shall provide notice to all individuals with inactive deferral accounts of the following:
(b) That the individuals may be eligible to claim deferral under ORS 311.666 (Definitions for ORS 311.666 to 311.701) to 311.701 (Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account) for their homesteads for property tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2014; and
(c) That reactivating the homestead for deferral pursuant to this section requires the individuals to file a claim for deferral in the manner prescribed in ORS 311.672 (Claim form).
(3) The department shall create and maintain a list of homesteads determined to be eligible under this section for reactivation for deferral under ORS 311.666 (Definitions for ORS 311.666 to 311.701) to 311.701 (Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account). Homesteads shall appear on the list in the order in which the individuals who own the homesteads file a claim for deferral in the manner prescribed in ORS 311.672 (Claim form) on or after October 7, 2013.
(4) A determination of eligibility under this section has the effect of reactivating the homestead for deferral under ORS 311.666 (Definitions for ORS 311.666 to 311.701) to 311.701 (Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account) beginning with the first property tax year that begins after the date on which the determination of eligibility is made and continuing for all subsequent property tax years for which the homestead and the individuals who own the homestead remain eligible for the deferral.
(5)(a) Notwithstanding subsection (4) of this section, for the property tax year beginning on July 1, 2014, the maximum number of homesteads appearing on the list created pursuant to subsection (3) of this section that may be reactivated for deferral under this section is 700.
(b) For the property tax year that begins on July 1, 2015, the cumulative maximum number of homesteads appearing on the list that may be reactivated for deferral shall increase by five percent of the maximum number allowable for the property tax year beginning on July 1, 2014, for a cumulative maximum total of 735.
(c) For each property tax year beginning on or after July 1, 2016, the cumulative maximum number of homesteads appearing on the list that may be reactivated for deferral shall increase by five percent of the maximum number allowable for the immediately preceding property tax year, in the manner prescribed in paragraph (b) of this subsection.
(6) ORS 311.670 (Eligibility of property) (6)(a) applies to a homestead reactivated for deferral under this section if, as of April 15 of the year in which a claim for deferral is filed, the taxpayers have continuously owned and lived in the homestead less than seven years. [2013 c.494 §1; 2015 c.309 §10]
Note: The series 310.630 to 310.706 was repealed. See sections 1 to 3 and 29, chapter 348, Oregon Laws 2015. The text of 311.666 (Definitions for ORS 311.666 to 311.701) was not amended by enactment of the Legislative Assembly to reflect the repeal of the series. Editorial adjustment of 311.666 (Definitions for ORS 311.666 to 311.701) for the repeal of 310.630 to 310.706 has not been made.
454.662 Variance fee