TAXES 101
OREGON TAX
MIXED BAG
DEPRECIATION STATION
OBSCURE TAX HISTORY & FAMOUS CASES
100

This is the key difference between a tax credit and a deduction.

What is credit reduce tax dollar-for-dollar?

100

Oregon can tax a nonresident as a resident if this many days are spent in the state and a permanent home is maintained.

What is 200 days?

100

What is the max capital loss you can deduct annually?

What is $3,000?

100

This depreciation method spreads cost evenly over time.

What is straight-line depreciation?

100

This weird tax was based in how many windows a house had.

What is the window tax?

200

What is the penalty-free deadline to pay taxes if you file an extension?

What is April 15th?

200

Military retirees with service before this date may deduct part of their retirement pay

What is October 1, 1991 

200

What holding period is required for dividends to be considered qualified? 

What is more than 60 days?
200

What happens to depreciation in the year the property is sold?

What is it is prorated?

200

Before income taxes, governments relied heavily on these.

What are excise taxes (tariffs)?

300

What type of expenses are fines and penalties classified as for tax purposes?

Nondeductible expenses

300

This Oregon program lets one donation produce both a charitable deduction and a state tax credit. 

What is the Oregon Cultural Trust? 

300

How much capital loss can be carried forward if it isn't used this year? 

What is unlimited?

300
What convention applies when more than 40% of assets are placed in service late in the year?
What is mid-quarter convention?
300

Early income taxes were aimed mostly at this group.

What are wealthy individuals?

400

What is the maximum immediate deduction for startup costs?

What is $5,000?

400

The CAT applies once Oregon commercial activity exceeds this amount.

What is $1 million?

400

What happens to lost or stolen crypto under law?

What is no deduction?
400

What recovery period applies to breeding cattle?

What is 5 years.

400

The income tax expanded dramatically to fund this war.

What is World War II?

500

What tax result applies when a taxpayer repays income previously taxed under a claim of right?

What is A deduction or credit under Section 1341 

500

The bicycle excise tax applies only to bicycles costing at least this amount.

What is $200.

500

Donating appreciated stock avoids paying this tax.

What is capital gains tax?

500

Under MACRS, grapevines are depreciated over this number of years.

What is 10 years? 

500

This amendment made the federal income tax legal.

What is the 16th Amendment?