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Oregon Supreme Court issues important decision on sales factor sourcing

Multistate tax alert | April 9, 2015

This tax alert summarizes the ‘Powerex Corporation v. Department of Revenue’ decision and outlines various considerations for taxpayers.

Oregon Supreme Court guidance

In Powerex Corporation v. Department of Revenue, the Oregon Supreme Court provided guidance on two important issues related to Oregon state corporate excise tax apportionment by holding that:

  1. Electricity is tangible personal property; and
  2. Sales of tangible personal property shipped via pipeline (e.g., natural gas) shall be sourced to the location of the purchaser rather than to a contractually–defined point of delivery.1

This tax alert summarizes the Powerex decision and outlines various considerations for taxpayers.

1 Powerex Corporation v. Dept. of Rev., 357 Or. 40 (Mar. 26, 2015).

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