Oregon taxpayers reminded of options for stress-free filing as deadline looms
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon taxpayers must file their tax year 2025 federal and state personal income tax returns by midnight Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The Oregon Department of Revenue has information and options available for taxpayers during the final filing period. Oregon is returning $1.41 billion in revenue above projections to taxpayers through a “kicker” tax credit.
As of Friday, the Department of Revenue has processed 1.5 million of an expected 2.2 million Oregon personal income tax returns.
The kicker is a refundable credit that will increase a taxpayer's Oregon state income tax refund or decrease the amount of state taxes owed. It will not be sent to taxpayers separately as a check. Taxpayers must file a return to receive the kicker.
Only taxpayers who filed a tax year 2024 return and also file a tax year 2025 return can receive a kicker. Taxpayers can determine their kicker amount using the "What's My Kicker?" calculator, which is available on Revenue Online.
Taxpayers can check the status of their Oregon state income tax refund through Revenue's "Where's My Refund?" tool. Logging in to a Revenue Online account provides enhanced features for this tool. New Revenue Online accounts can be created by following the link on the department's website.
Due to recent changes in U.S. Postal Service processes, taxpayers dropping paper returns into a U.S. Postal Service mailbox at this late date cannot be certain their returns will be postmarked by the due date. Taxpayers who want to mail their return can take it to a U.S. Postal Service office during regular business hours no later than April 15, 2026 and make an in-person request to have it manually postmarked at the counter before mailing.
Revenue staff will accept and date stamp returns in the lobby of the Revenue headquarters building in Salem from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Tax Day, Wednesday, April 15. Taxpayers can also hand deliver their returns to Department of Revenue Regional offices in Bend, Eugene, Gresham, Medford and Portland during regular business hours.
After hours, paper Oregon personal income tax returns can be deposited in drop boxes. These drop boxes are available on both the east and west sides of the Salem office, on the west side of the Portland State Office Building and outside the Department of Revenue offices in Eugene, Medford and Bend. A drop box inside the department's Gresham office is available during business hours.
The department does not recommend using state drop boxes for federal returns. Paper federal returns should be sent to the IRS. Federal returns dropped in Department of Revenue drop boxes are date stamped and forwarded to the IRS, but the Department of Revenue cannot guarantee that the IRS will accept them as having been filed on time.
Taxpayers can use Free Fillable Forms to file their federal return and Direct File Oregon to file their Oregon personal income tax return directly with the state through Revenue Online. Other free electronic filing options are available for taxpayers meeting income requirements. Using links from the department's website ensures both federal and state returns will be filed for free.
Public computer kiosks for filing taxes with Direct File Oregon and free fillable forms are available in department regional offices in Bend, Eugene, Gresham, Medford and Portland. Oregon taxpayers needing free assistance can find free tax assistance sites, including IRS-sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites, Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) or AARP Foundation TaxAide locations, on the Department of Revenue Department's interactive map or through the United Way's MyFreeTaxes program.
Individuals who are not able to file by midnight Wednesday can file an extension directly with the Oregon Department of Revenue or with the IRS. If the IRS extension is granted, the Oregon extension is automatically granted.
A timely filed extension moves the federal tax filing deadline and the Oregon filing deadline to Oct. 15, 2026. Taxpayers should request an Oregon extension if they do not have a federal extension, owe Oregon taxes and cannot file their return by April 15, 2026. An extension of time to file is not an extension of time to pay any tax owed. Taxpayers unable to pay the full amount they owe should pay what they can to avoid late payment penalties.
