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County CFO seeks temporary code change to allow refunds for 2021–22 withholding errors
Summary
Multnomah County's chief financial officer told the board he will propose a temporary change to county tax code section 11.542 to allow certain taxpayers who had employer withholding remitted to the county for tax years 2021 and 2022 to file for refunds by April 15, 2027; the change would mirror actions taken by Metro and the City of Portland and be paired with outreach.
Eric Arellano, Multnomah County's chief financial officer, told the board he will bring an ordinance to amend section 11.542 (refunds and deficiencies) to create a temporary filing window for taxpayers who had employer withholding remitted on their behalf but never filed for tax years 2021 and 2022. Under the proposed change, a taxpayer who files a return for those years and requests a refund by April 15, 2027 would be eligible for a refund.
Arellano said the City of Portland identified a significant number of cases in which employer withholding had been remitted but individual returns had not been filed. He said Metro adopted a similar code amendment in May and that the county will coordinate outreach with the City to notify potentially eligible taxpayers. The change targets early years of the tax program while allowing staff to reconcile payments and correct overpayments where appropriate.
The CFO said he will bring the code change for first and second readings on Aug. 20 and Aug. 27 respectively so outreach and filing windows can be operationalized quickly.
