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Comments (14)
What part of the pie is the shortfall going to be taken from?
Posted by Scott-in-Japan | April 21, 2004 7:08 AM
Withholding may not work as well as you might think. Doubt they could apply it to all of the employers in the state, even less likely the next state. What about all the people who live in Multnomah County but work in Washington, Clackamas, or Clark County?
Posted by Jenn | April 21, 2004 7:13 AM
I thought it was for *work*I in Multnomah County, even if you *lived* in other counties. Nuts, now I'm confused.
What Dianne's home number? I'm sure she can explain this great idea to us all (^_^)
Posted by Scott-in-Japan | April 21, 2004 8:34 AM
What part of the pie is the shortfall going to be taken from?
The most popular part of the pie, of course. Just like always. The boondoggles and bureaucratic payrolls are sacrosanct, but anything the public actually enjoys will first on the chopping block. I'm surprised you even have to ask.
Posted by Mark Jones | April 21, 2004 9:27 AM
The Mult Co Income tax is based on residency, not place of employment. This of course is another problem with the tax. High paid suburbanites who commute into the county for work pay nothing. Also, I'm not sure how badly they really need that money. I mailed them my check on April 13th.... as of this morning it still has not cleared.
Posted by Dave Lister | April 21, 2004 10:08 AM
Jenn:
local withholding does work. It has in other places I've lived. Of course, Oregon seems to screw everything up
this is now the 4th state I've lived in. The ineptitude of government officials here is kind of amazing. I feel like letting friends in previous states know who complained about their officials that it could be worse.
Posted by Steve | April 21, 2004 10:09 AM
I mailed my Multnomah County tax check on 4/10/04 and it still hasn't cleared--so when you say that one would think the envelopes would have been opened and the money counted by now, I'm not so sure that is the case. In any event, I agree with you, I'm going to be pretty steamed when I find out that a good percentage of the population didn't pay it and Multnomah County figures out they really don't have enough dollars to enforce it.
Posted by Rod | April 21, 2004 10:59 AM
According to the County's website they've four people and a tax consultant. I'm sure they're not overwhelmed at all but I wouldn't count on them opening your envelope for a good long while.
Posted by blake | April 21, 2004 12:17 PM
The City of Portland Bureau of Licenses is collecting the tax for the County. So those 5 people are not the only ones working on it.
Posted by Becky | April 21, 2004 12:54 PM
The county is reporting 80% of taxpayers paid the tax on time. I am actually pretty impressed by this figure. As to the actual revenue, I think Jack may be right on this one.
Come on though bloggers, they haven't cashed your checks a week to 10 days since you mailed them, I think your grasping at reasons to complain. They got something in the range of a quarter of a million filings, give them a break on this one.
Posted by marty | April 21, 2004 1:11 PM
I mailed my check in on April 2nd. It was deposited yesterday.
As for the amount collected, according to today's Willamette Week, 1/3 of all people supposed to file, didn't.
Posted by Scott | April 21, 2004 2:48 PM
I think the WW was printed before the surge of filings received last Friday, I don't think the tax was late if it was postmarked the 15th.
Yesterday's O sets the number received at 80%. www.oregonlive.com/metro/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/portland_news/108246256674230.xml
Posted by marty | April 21, 2004 3:55 PM
The WW is put to bed on Monday so they had pretty accurate figures. Right now I think they are about 20-30 million short.
Posted by Jon | April 21, 2004 5:47 PM
Portland Activist tackles tax repeal — twice
http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=24077
Posted by jojo | April 23, 2004 10:47 AM