(1) The amendments to statutes by sections 1 to 22, chapter 77, Oregon Laws 2003, apply to transactions or activities occurring on or after January 1, 2003, in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2003.

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(2) The effective and applicable dates, and the exceptions, special rules and coordination with the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, relative to those dates, contained in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-16) and the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-147) apply for Oregon personal income and corporate excise and income tax purposes, to the extent they can be made applicable, in the same manner as they are applied under the Internal Revenue Code and related federal law.

(3)(a) If a deficiency is assessed against any taxpayer for a tax year beginning before January 1, 2003, and the deficiency, or any portion thereof, is attributable to any retroactive treatment under the amendments to statutes by sections 1 to 22, chapter 77, Oregon Laws 2003, then any interest or penalty assessed under ORS Chapter 305, 314, 315, 316, 317 or 318 with respect to the deficiency or portion thereof shall be canceled.

(b) If a refund is due any taxpayer for a tax year beginning before January 1, 2003, and the refund or any portion thereof is due the taxpayer on account of any retroactive treatment under the amendments to statutes by sections 1 to 22, chapter 77, Oregon Laws 2003, then notwithstanding ORS § 305.270 or 314.415 or other law, the refund or portion thereof shall be paid without interest.

(c) Any changes required because of the amendments to statutes by sections 1 to 22, chapter 77, Oregon Laws 2003, for a tax year beginning before January 1, 2003, shall be made by filing an amended return within the time prescribed by law.

(d) If a taxpayer fails to file an amended return under paragraph (c) of this subsection, the Department of Revenue shall make any changes under paragraph (c) of this subsection on the return to which the changes relate within the period specified for issuing a notice of deficiency or claiming a refund as otherwise provided by law with respect to that return, or within one year after a return for a tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2003, and before January 1, 2004, is filed, whichever period expires later. [2003 c.77 § 23]

314.049 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 314 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Legislative Counsel has substituted ‘chapter 77, Oregon Laws 2003,’ for the words ‘this 2003 Act’ in section 23, chapter 77, Oregon Laws 2003, compiled as 314.049. Specific ORS references have not been substituted, pursuant to 173.160. The sections for which substitution otherwise would be made may be determined by referring to the 2003 Comparative Section Table located in Volume 22 of ORS.

[Repealed by 1953 c.310 § 3]