Bill Containing Tax Breaks and Other Hiring Incentives Headed to President’s Desk For Signature Barran Liebman LLP Oregon Law Firm, The U.S. Senate passed President Obama’s so-called “jobs bill,” a package of economic incentives designed to spur hiring and job growth in the midst of the economic downturn. Because the […]

Five encouraging signs for Oregon in the past 10 days. By Oregon Small Business Association (1) Jobs: The Oregon Employment Department reported this week that the state unemployment rate fell form 11% to 10.5%.  Economist are talking about Oregon passing the turning point in the economy. (2) Metro Recovery: The […]

By Nick Beleiciks Oregon Employment Department Oregon’s defense industry has historically been a small part of the state’s economy, but that’s starting to change. After years of hardly any growth for the industry, Department of Defense spending in Oregon nearly doubled between 2006 and 2007, and by 2008 spending topped […]

Minnesota, Georgia, and New Jersey Consider Cutting Taxes By Oregon Tax News, Despite the current recession and budget deficits facing many states, Minnesota, Georgia, and New Jersey are considering cutting taxes along with statewide budgets. Minnesota has the third highest corporate income tax in the developed world and an unemployment […]

Businesses beware: Internet scam trying to sell sales tax certificates, tax ID numbers By Oregon Department of Revenue SALEM—If you’re a business owner, an official-looking website selling federal employment identification numbers (FEINs) and sales tax certificates is a scam, the Oregon departments of Revenue and Justice announced.  Because Oregon doesn’t […]

By James D. Howsley Miller Nash LLP, Oregon and Washington Law Firm At least twice a day over the past six months, various clients, consultants, friends, and even family members have asked me for a prediction about the real estate development market. Every time it is asked, I hear this […]

Les Schwab Tire Centers Agrees To Pay $2,000,000 To Settle Hiring Discrimination Case Involving Females US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, SEATTLE  — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that  it has resolved its gender-based hiring class lawsuit against Les Schwab Tire Centers  of Washington,  et al., and […]

By Tim Duy, Oregon Economic Forum University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators. sponsor, KeyBank. The University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators™ jumped 1.7 percent in January to 88.5 (1997=100) from a revised December figure of 87.0.  This is the third consecutive month of gains in excess of 1 […]

By Oregon Small Business Association; From the Arkansas Democrat Newspaper “Take the Oregon Trail THE GOOD news from Oregon is that its voters have just done their best to boost the economic fortunes of all the rest of us out here in the good old, investment-hungry U. S. of A. […]

IRS Begins Employment Tax/Fringe Benefit Plan Audit Focus Barran Liebman LLP Oregon Law Firm, Each year, March signals the start of Spring and Daylight Savings Time. This year, however, March brings the start of yet another important landmark: the Internal Revenue Service’s long-foreshadowed employment tax audit program, known officially as […]