Or. Admin. Code § 150-316-0084
Example 1: Bob, an Oregon resident, receives partnership income derived from Virginia sources and joins in a multiple nonresident filing with that state. If Virginia does not allow a credit for taxes paid to Oregon on the multiple nonresident tax return, then Bob may claim a credit on the Oregon resident return.
Example 2: Elizabeth, an Oregon resident, receives income from California property. Because California allows Oregon residents to claim a credit for mutually taxed income on the California nonresident return, Elizabeth is not allowed to claim the credit on the Oregon resident return.
Example 3: Jon, an Oregon resident, has $40,000 of adjusted gross income, including $10,000 of rental income taxed both by Oregon and another state. Jon also receives a lump-sum distribution of $8,000 from a private pension plan. Because Jon chooses to use the 5-year averaging method to compute federal tax on the distribution, the $8,000 is not included in his adjusted gross income of $40,000. Jon computes modified adjusted gross income as follows:
$40,000 - Adjusted Gross Income
(5,000) - Less - U.S. Bond Interest
(2,000) - Less - Civil Service Retirement (pre 10/1/1991 service)
17,000 - Add - California Municipal Bond Interest
8,000 - Add - Pension distribution
$58,000 - Modified Adjusted Gross Income
Example 4: Matt, an Oregon resident, reports adjusted gross income of $21,000, including gain on the sale of Hawaii property of $5,000. For Hawaii tax purposes, the $5,000 gain is increased by a basis adjustment of $250. For Oregon tax purposes, the gain is reduced by a basis adjustment of $1,000. Matt's modified adjusted gross income is $20,000, ($21,000 of adjusted gross income less the $1,000 Oregon basis adjustment.) The mutually taxed income is $4,000 ($5,000 gain on sale of Hawaii property less the $1,000 Oregon basis adjustment), which is the amount of modified adjusted gross income that is taxed by both Hawaii and Oregon.
Example 5: Assume the same facts as Example 4, except that both Hawaii and Oregon require a basis adjustment that increases the gain by $1,000. In this case, the mutually taxed income is $6,000 ($5,000 gain on sale of Hawaii property plus the $1,000 basis adjustment for both Oregon and Hawaii.)
Example 6: Verne, an Oregon resident, sold property that he owned in Colorado for a gain of $128,000. On Verne's Oregon resident return, Oregon allowed $100,000 of losses against the $128,000 of income. Colorado did not allow the losses to be offset or deducted because the losses were not Colorado-sourced losses. Thus, Colorado taxed the entire $128,000 gain. The amount of mutually taxed income is $28,000 because that is the amount of gain upon which tax is actually calculated by both states.
(A ÷ B) x C = D, where
A = mutually taxed income
B = modified adjusted gross income
C = Oregon net tax
D = Oregon tax based on mutually taxed income.
(A ÷ E) x F = G, where
A = mutually taxed income
E = total income on the return of the other state
F = other state's net tax
G = other state's tax based on mutually taxed income.
Example 7: Jim's modified adjusted gross income of $40,000 includes rental income taxed to Idaho and Oregon of $4,000. His Oregon net tax is $2,000 and his Idaho net tax (not including the Idaho Building Fund tax) is $100. Jim figures his allowable credit as follows:
(Mutually taxed income ÷ modified adjusted gross income) x net Oregon tax = Oregon tax based on mutually taxed income.
($4,000 ÷ 40,000) x $2,000 = $200
Jim's allowable credit is $100, which is the lesser of the Oregon tax based on mutually taxed income or the income tax actually paid to Idaho of $100.
Example 8: Dieter is a California resident with total income of $50,000 sourced to Oregon and Idaho. He files an Oregon nonresident return reporting $20,000 of income and $1,800 of tax; an Idaho nonresident return reporting $30,000 of income and $2,700 of tax; and a California resident return reporting $50,000 of income and $4,000 of tax. Dieter figures his allowable credit as follows:
Dieter's credit on the Oregon nonresident return is $1,600, which is the lesser of these amounts.
(Separate spouse's mutually taxed income ÷ total income on other state's return) x other state's net tax.
Example 9: Bruce is an Oregon resident; his wife, Sue, is an Idaho resident. Each files a separate state tax return for Oregon. If Idaho, as a community property state, finds that each spouse has a one-half interest in the earnings of the other spouse, then Bruce is considered to have earned one-half of Sue's earnings. Under Oregon law, Bruce is taxable by Oregon on all of his individual earnings, plus his one-half interest in Sue's earnings. Because Bruce is being taxed by Idaho and Oregon on the same item of income, he is entitled to claim a credit on the Oregon tax return based on the mutually taxed income.
(Separate spouse's mutually taxed income ÷ total income on other state's return) x other state's net tax.
Example 10: Mark and Beth are part-year residents who elect to file separate Oregon returns and a joint Idaho return. Mark has $2,000 income taxed by both Oregon and Idaho and Beth has $8,000 income taxed by both Oregon and Idaho. The total income taxed by Idaho is $40,000 and the total Idaho income tax liability is $2,400. The amount of Idaho taxes Mark may use in computing his credit is $120 ($2,000 ÷ $40,000 x $2,400). The amount of Idaho taxes Beth may use in computing her credit is $480 ($8,000 ÷ $40,000 x $2,400).
Or. Admin. Code § 150-316-0084
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 305.100
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 316.082