On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed ”An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14” (formerly known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) (the Act), comprehensive tax reform legislation that...more
The White House today issued an Executive Order that requires the Treasury Department to “issue new and revised guidance * * * to ensure that policies concerning the ‘beginning of construction’ are not circumvented, including...more
After weeks of negotiations and multiple rounds of changes and political negotiation, Congress today passed The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”). The Act makes a number of significant changes to the tax credits...more
7/7/2025
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Energy Projects ,
Energy Storage ,
Foreign Entities ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits
The Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2005 (the “Bill”) on June 30, 2019, creating a new program of up to 12 weeks of paid medical and family leave benefits (the “Program”) for eligible employees and self-employed...more
7/24/2019
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Employer Contributions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Governor Brown ,
Medical Leave ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On May 16, 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law HB 3427 (the Bill), which creates a new Corporate Activities Tax. The tax is a gross receipts tax that will be used to establish the “Fund for Student Success,”...more
5/23/2019
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Commercial Activity Tax ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Exclusions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Governor Brown ,
Income Taxes ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
New Legislation ,
Retailers ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Exempt Entities