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Child tax credit used by ~33,000 returns; semiconductor R&D credit certifications increased and hit cap in 2025
Summary
LRO reported preliminary tax‑year data showing the Oregon child tax credit cost ~ $36.3–36.4M per year with about 33,000 claimants. Legislative Revenue Office also presented certification data for the semiconductor R&D credit (HB 2009): certifications rose from ~$32.9M in 2024 to ~$40.3M in 2025, triggering a biannual cap reduction; tax‑return data that would show final fiscal cost will lag until returns are filed.
Legislative staff updated the committee on two tax credits enacted in recent sessions. Kyle Easton of the Legislative Revenue Office reviewed the Oregon child tax credit (House Bill 3,235), a refundable personal income tax credit equal to $1,000 per qualifying child under age 6 (indexed to inflation) that phases out between roughly $25,000 and $30,000 of modified adjusted gross income. Preliminary filings show just under 33,000 taxpayers claimed the credit and that total annual cost was about $36.3–36.4 million for the initial year.
Easton then…
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