Oregon Department of Revenue: Electronic Services
Oregon Department of Revenue: Electronic Services
egov.oregon.gov
Oregon Department of Revenue
955 Center St. NE
Salem OR 97301
USA
Phone: 503-378-4988
Fax: 503-945-8738
email: questions.dor@state.or.us
Electronic Filing
Personal income taxes:
* Individuals
* Tax Professionals
* Software Developers
Corporation taxes:
* Instructions for Corporate E-file Preparers (MeF)
Individuals
E-filing overview
How does e-filing work? Click. Zip. Fast Round Trip, that’s how!
1. Using Oregon approved software, complete the federal and state returns.
2. The federal and state returns are signed with the federal PIN or the Oregon
Form EF prior to filing the return.
3. Within 24 hours after the returns are filed, the IRS will send an
acknowledgement to the software company that you used to e-file letting them
know (who will then notify you) the return was received.
4. The same software company will receive the Oregon acknowledgement 2-3 days
after the IRS acknowledgement.
5. If you are requesting a refund, it will be issued within 4-10 days after
processing begins. Please allow extra time if claiming Working Family Child
Care Credit (WFC).
Benefits of e-file
E-filed returns:
* Are easily prepared and filed as most software has easy to follow step-by-step
instructions.
* Are acknowledged by the IRS and Oregon as being received.
* Are processed faster than paper returns.
* Result in faster refunds. Generally after processing begins, e-filers receive
their refunds in 4–10 business days if not claiming Working Family Child Care
Credit (WFC). Please allow extra time for processing if claiming WFC.
E-filing allows you to transmit your return quickly and safely to the IRS and Department of Revenue. When the IRS and Revenue receive your returns, each agency will notify the software company you used to e-file. The software company will notify you that your returns were received. Taxpayers who e-file usually receive their refunds more quickly than taxpayers who file paper returns. Generally, after processing begins, e-filers receive their refunds in about 4-10 days; paper-return filers usually receive their refunds in six to eight weeks.
How to e-file
You can e-file your federal and state returns using one of four services: using a tax preparer, online tax preparation software, purchasing off-the-shelf tax preparation software, or a free e-filing service.
Documents for tax records
When you e-file, we suggest that you keep the following documents on file for three years:
* Copies of your federal and state returns.
* Copies of special-case attachments, if any, that you mailed or faxed to the
department.
* Your W-2(s) and 1099(s).
* Oregon Form EF Individual Income Tax Declaration for Electronic Filing. (If you
signed your federal and state returns with a federal PIN (Form 8879), you do not
need to sign Oregon Form EF.) Do not mail Form EF and attachments to the Oregon
Department of Revenue unless requested to do so.
* Copies of acknowledgements from the IRS and the Oregon Department of Revenue,
which states that they have received your returns.
* All other supporting documents pertaining to the federal and state returns that
you are filing; such as receipts and/or statements.
Instructions for Corporate E-file Preparers (MeF)
Direct Deposits and Payments
Direct deposits and payments are not available. Payment must be mailed to the department with the accompanying payment voucher, the same process as a paper return.
Contact Information
Barbara Stoenner, Corporate Electronic Filing Coordinator
E-file hotline: 503-945-8415
E-mail: electronic.filing@state.or.us
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