Senate Bill 1507 (“SB 1507”), which aims to disconnect Oregon’s state tax laws from a few provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC” or the “Code”), was recently passed by the Oregon Senate and the Oregon House of Representatives.
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Good Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, March 20, 2026, is below. This week’s Update features a wide variety of stories, includes updates from OpenAI, Google and Hopper (sort…
Good Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, March 13, is below. Given everything else going on the world (none of which is very helpful to travel), it was a…
As reported last week, Senate Bill 1510 (“SB 1510”) was passed by the Oregon Senate on February 24, 2026. It was passed by the Oregon House of Representatives on March 4, 2026. Now, it sits on Governor Tina Kotek’s…
As reported last week, Senate Bill 1510 (“SB 1510”) was passed by the Oregon Senate on February 24, 2026. It was passed by the Oregon House of Representatives on March 4, 2026. Now, it sits on Governor Tina Kotek’s
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Good Sunday afternoon (for some of us, a dreaded “spring forward” afternoon) from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, March 6, 2026, is below. This past week began with news out of…
As reported earlier, Senate Bill 1510 (“SB 1510”), if passed and signed into law by Governor Tina Kotek, would extend the life of the Oregon state and local tax (“SALT”) workaround for eligible pass-through entities for two more tax…
As reported earlier, Senate Bill 1510 (“SB 1510”), if passed and signed into law by Governor Tina Kotek, would extend the life of the Oregon state and local tax (“SALT”) workaround for eligible pass-through entities for two more tax
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Good Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for Friday, February 27, 2026, is below. This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including a few new perspectives on the existential threat posed by AI…
Two of our readers alerted me yesterday afternoon that Oregon lawmakers are attempting to keep the Oregon SALT workaround alive and well.
Senate Bill 1510 (“SB 1510”) was introduced in the Oregon Senate on February 24 (hours after I put…