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House passes tax credit to reimburse employers hit by unemployment‑rate freeze
Summary
House Bill 22 71 passed the Oregon House, creating a refundable credit of up to $5,000 for employers whose unemployment insurance tax rate in 2025 is at least three percentage points higher than in 2024, intended to help businesses caught by a prior policy freeze.
The Oregon House on June 20 passed House Bill 22 71, which creates a tax credit for employers affected by an earlier policy that effectively froze unemployment insurance tax rates.
Representative Wright, sponsor of the bill, said some small employers were caught by a tax‑rate freeze enacted in 2021 that prevented rate…
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