(1) The Department of Revenue may:

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(a) Furnish any taxpayer, representative authorized to represent the taxpayer under ORS § 305.239 or person designated by the taxpayer under ORS § 305.193, upon request of the taxpayer, representative or designee, with a copy of the taxpayer’s income tax return filed with the department for any year, or with a copy of any report filed by the taxpayer in connection with the return, or with any other information the department considers necessary.

(b) Publish lists of taxpayers who are entitled to unclaimed tax refunds.

(c) Publish statistics so classified as to prevent the identification of income or any particulars contained in any report or return.

(d) Disclose a taxpayer’s name, address, telephone number, refund amount, amount due, Social Security number, employer identification number or other taxpayer identification number to the extent necessary in connection with collection activities or the processing and mailing of correspondence or of forms for any report or return required in the administration of any local tax under ORS § 305.620 or any law imposing a tax upon or measured by net income.

(2) The department also may disclose and give access to information described in ORS § 314.835 to:

(a) The Governor of the State of Oregon or the authorized representative of the Governor with respect to an individual who is designated as being under consideration for appointment or reappointment to an office or for employment in the office of the Governor. The information disclosed shall be confined to whether the individual:

(A) Has filed returns with respect to the taxes imposed by ORS Chapter 316 for those of not more than the three immediately preceding years for which the individual was required to file an Oregon individual income tax return.

(B) Has failed to pay any tax within 30 days from the date of mailing of a deficiency notice or otherwise respond to a deficiency notice within 30 days of its mailing.

(C) Has been assessed any penalty under the Oregon personal income tax laws and the nature of the penalty.

(D) Has been or is under investigation for possible criminal offenses under the Oregon personal income tax laws. Information disclosed pursuant to this paragraph shall be used only for the purpose of making the appointment, reappointment or decision to employ or not to employ the individual in the office of the Governor.

(b) An officer or employee of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services duly authorized or employed to prepare revenue estimates, or a person contracting with the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to prepare revenue estimates, in the preparation of revenue estimates required for the Governor’s budget under ORS § 291.201 to 291.224, or required for submission to the Emergency Board or the Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means, or if the Legislative Assembly is in session, to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, and to the Legislative Revenue Officer or Legislative Fiscal Officer under ORS § 291.342, 291.348 and 291.445. The Department of Revenue shall disclose and give access to the information described in ORS § 314.835 for the purposes of this paragraph only if:

(A) The request for information is made in writing, specifies the purposes for which the request is made and is signed by an authorized representative of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. The form for request for information shall be prescribed by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and approved by the Director of the Department of Revenue.

(B) The officer, employee or person receiving the information does not remove from the premises of the Department of Revenue any materials that would reveal the identity of a personal or corporate taxpayer.

(c) The Commissioner of Internal Revenue or authorized representative, for tax administration and compliance purposes only.

(d) For tax administration and compliance purposes, the proper officer or authorized representative of any of the following entities that has or is governed by a provision of law that meets the requirements of any applicable provision of the Internal Revenue Code as to confidentiality:

(A) A state;

(B) A city, county or other political subdivision of a state;

(C) The District of Columbia; or

(D) An association established exclusively to provide services to federal, state or local taxing authorities.

(e) The Multistate Tax Commission or its authorized representatives, for tax administration and compliance purposes only. The Multistate Tax Commission may make the information available to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue or the proper officer or authorized representative of any governmental entity described in and meeting the qualifications of paragraph (d) of this subsection.

(f) The Attorney General, assistants and employees in the Department of Justice, or other legal representative of the State of Oregon, to the extent the department deems disclosure or access necessary for the performance of the duties of advising or representing the department pursuant to ORS § 180.010 to 180.240 and the tax laws of the state.

(g) Employees of the State of Oregon, other than of the Department of Revenue or Department of Justice, to the extent the department deems disclosure or access necessary for such employees to perform their duties under contracts or agreements between the department and any other department, agency or subdivision of the State of Oregon, in the department’s administration of the tax laws.

(h) Other persons, partnerships, corporations and other legal entities, and their employees, to the extent the department deems disclosure or access necessary for the performance of such others’ duties under contracts or agreements between the department and such legal entities, in the department’s administration of the tax laws.

(i) The Legislative Revenue Officer or authorized representatives upon compliance with ORS § 173.850. Such officer or representative shall not remove from the premises of the department any materials that would reveal the identity of any taxpayer or any other person.

(j) The Department of Consumer and Business Services, to the extent the department requires such information to determine whether it is appropriate to adjust those workers’ compensation benefits the amount of which is based pursuant to ORS Chapter 656 on the amount of wages or earned income received by an individual.

(k) Any agency of the State of Oregon, or any person, or any officer or employee of such agency or person to whom disclosure or access is given by state law and not otherwise referred to in this section, including but not limited to the Secretary of State as Auditor of Public Accounts under Article VI, section 2, of the Oregon Constitution; the Department of Human Services pursuant to ORS § 412.094; the Division of Child Support of the Department of Justice and district attorney regarding cases for which they are providing support enforcement services under ORS § 25.080; the State Board of Tax Practitioners, pursuant to ORS § 673.710; and the Oregon Board of Accountancy, pursuant to ORS § 673.415.

(L) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to determine that a person complies with ORS Chapter 656 and the Director of the Employment Department to determine that a person complies with ORS Chapter 657, the following employer information:

(A) Identification numbers.

(B) Names and addresses.

(C) Inception date as employer.

(D) Nature of business.

(E) Entity changes.

(F) Date of last payroll.

(m) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority to determine that a person has the ability to pay for care that includes services provided by the Oregon State Hospital, or the Oregon Health Authority to collect any unpaid cost of care as provided by ORS Chapter 179.

(n) Employees of the Employment Department:

(A) To the extent the Department of Revenue deems disclosure or access to information on a combined tax report filed under ORS § 316.168 is necessary to performance of their duties in administering the tax imposed by ORS Chapter 657; or

(B) For the purpose of detecting the occurrence of identity theft or fraud through the examination of the following taxpayer particulars:

(i) Individual taxpayer identification number.

(ii) Name, address and date of birth.

(iii) Employer name, employer identification number and amount of wages paid.

(iv) Self-employment income amount and source.

(v) Other particulars of the return as defined in ORS § 314.835, at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Revenue, on a case-by-case basis.

(o) The State Fire Marshal to assist the State Fire Marshal in carrying out duties, functions and powers under ORS § 453.307 to 453.414, the employer or agent name, address, telephone number and standard industrial classification, if available.

(p) Employees of the Department of State Lands or State Treasurer for the purposes of returning unclaimed property and identifying, locating and publishing lists of taxpayers entitled to unclaimed refunds under ORS § 98.302 to 98.436.

(q) In addition to the disclosure allowed under ORS § 305.225, state or local law enforcement agencies to assist in the investigation or prosecution of the following criminal activities:

(A) Mail theft of a check, in which case the information that may be disclosed shall be limited to the stolen document, the name, address and taxpayer identification number of the payee, the amount of the check and the date printed on the check.

(B) The counterfeiting, forging or altering of a check submitted by a taxpayer to the Department of Revenue or issued by the Department of Revenue to a taxpayer, in which case the information that may be disclosed shall be limited to the counterfeit, forged or altered document, the name, address and taxpayer identification number of the payee, the amount of the check, the date printed on the check and the altered name and address.

(r) The United States Postal Inspection Service or a federal law enforcement agency, including but not limited to the United States Department of Justice, to assist in the investigation of the following criminal activities:

(A) Mail theft of a check, in which case the information that may be disclosed shall be limited to the stolen document, the name, address and taxpayer identification number of the payee, the amount of the check and the date printed on the check.

(B) The counterfeiting, forging or altering of a check submitted by a taxpayer to the Department of Revenue or issued by the Department of Revenue to a taxpayer, in which case the information that may be disclosed shall be limited to the counterfeit, forged or altered document, the name, address and taxpayer identification number of the payee, the amount of the check, the date printed on the check and the altered name and address.

(s) The United States Financial Management Service, for purposes of facilitating the offsets described in ORS § 305.612.

(t) A municipal corporation of this state for purposes of assisting the municipal corporation in the administration of a tax of the municipal corporation that is imposed on or measured by income, wages or net earnings from self-employment. Any disclosure under this paragraph may be made only pursuant to a written agreement between the Department of Revenue and the municipal corporation that ensures the confidentiality of the information disclosed.

(u) A consumer reporting agency, to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of ORS § 314.843.

(v) The Public Employees Retirement Board, to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of ORS § 238.372 to 238.384, and to any public employer, to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of ORS § 237.635 (3) and 237.637 (2).

(w) The Secretary of State for the purpose of initiating or supporting a recommendation under ORS § 60.032 (3) or 63.032 (3) to administratively dissolve a corporation or limited liability company that the Director of the Department of Revenue determines has failed to comply with applicable tax laws of the state.

(x)(A) A multijurisdictional information sharing organization formed with oversight by the Internal Revenue Service to combat identity theft and fraud, if the Department of Revenue is a member of the organization; and

(B) Tax preparation software vendors that are members of an organization described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, if information described in ORS § 314.835 is shared for the purpose of investigating industry leads of potential identity theft or fraud.

(y) The State Treasurer, for the purpose of providing employer responses, as indicated on annual withholding reports submitted to the Department of Revenue, about whether an employer offers a qualified retirement savings plan as listed in ORS § 178.215.

(z) The Oregon 529 Savings Board, for the purpose of facilitating the establishment of accounts by personal income taxpayers under ORS § 178.335 within the Oregon 529 Savings Network through the use of income tax return forms.

(3)(a) Each officer or employee of the department and each person described or referred to in subsection (2)(a), (b), (f) to (L), (n) to (q) or (w) of this section to whom disclosure or access to the tax information is given under subsection (2) of this section or any other provision of state law, prior to beginning employment or the performance of duties involving such disclosure or access, shall be advised in writing of the provisions of ORS § 314.835 and 314.991, relating to penalties for the violation of ORS § 314.835, and shall as a condition of employment or performance of duties execute a certificate for the department, in a form prescribed by the department, stating in substance that the person has read these provisions of law, that the person has had them explained and that the person is aware of the penalties for the violation of ORS § 314.835.

(b) The disclosure authorized in subsection (2)(r) of this section shall be made only after a written agreement has been entered into between the Department of Revenue and the person described in subsection (2)(r) of this section to whom disclosure or access to the tax information is given, providing that:

(A) Any information described in ORS § 314.835 that is received by the person pursuant to subsection (2)(r) of this section is confidential information that may not be disclosed, except to the extent necessary to investigate or prosecute the criminal activities described in subsection (2)(r) of this section;

(B) The information shall be protected as confidential under applicable federal and state laws; and

(C) The United States Postal Inspection Service or the federal law enforcement agency shall give notice to the Department of Revenue of any request received under the federal Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, or other federal law relating to the disclosure of information.

(4) The Department of Revenue may recover the costs of furnishing the information described in subsection (2)(L), (m) and (o) to (q) of this section from the respective agencies. [1957 c.632 § 35 (enacted in lieu of 316.745 and 317.540); 1959 c.114 § 1; 1971 c.682 § 2; 1973 c.106 § 1; 1975 c.368 § 9; 1975 c.789 § 19; 1977 c.430 § 3; 1979 c.690 § 2; 1981 c.827 § 1; 1985 c.605 § 20; 1987 c.94 § 102; 1987 c.647 § 9; 1987 c.884 § 1; 1989 c.348 § 15; 1989 c.901 § 6; 1991 c.362 § 3; 1991 c.374 § 1; 1991 c.882 § 14; 1993 c.18 § 76; 1993 c.694 § 42; 1993 c.726 § 26; 1997 c.170 § 43; 1999 c.224 § 3; 1999 c.580 § 2; 1999 c.656 § 1; 2001 c.3 § 1; 2001 c.28 § 4; 2003 c.541 § 5; 2007 c.321 § 1; 2009 c.595 § 203; 2009 c.640 § 2; 2011 c.476 § 2; 2011 c.653 § 10; 2012 c.107 § 11; 2013 c.36 § 66; 2013 c.53 § 17; 2015 c.318 § 13; 2015 c.348 § 16; 2017 c.705 § 32; 2019 c.133 § 1; 2019 c.316 § 3; 2019 c.317 § 2; 2019 c.678 § 65; 2023 c.270 § 1]