Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 118.160 (2026)

When tax return is required; lists of property transfers and other data

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      118.160 When tax return is required; lists of property transfers and other data. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section:

      (a) An inheritance tax return is not required with respect to the estates of decedents who die on or after January 1, 1987, and before January 1, 2003, unless a federal estate tax return is required to be filed;

      (b) An inheritance tax return is not required with respect to the estates of decedents who die on or after:

      (A) January 1, 2003, and before January 1, 2004, unless the value of the gross estate is $700,000 or more;

      (B) January 1, 2004, and before January 1, 2005, unless the value of the gross estate is $850,000 or more;

      (C) January 1, 2005, and before January 1, 2006, unless the value of the gross estate is $950,000 or more; or

      (D) January 1, 2006, and before January 1, 2012, unless the value of the gross estate is $1 million or more; and

      (c) An estate tax return is not required with respect to the estates of decedents who die on or after January 1, 2012, unless the value of the gross estate is $1 million or more.

      (2) In every estate, whether or not subject to administration and whether or not a federal estate tax return is required to be filed, the executor shall at such times and in such manner as required by rules of the Department of Revenue, file with the department a return in a form provided by the department setting forth a list and description of all transfers of property, in trust or otherwise, made by the decedent in the lifetime of the decedent as a division or distribution of the estate of the decedent and any further data that the department requires to determine estate tax under this chapter. [Formerly 118.660; 1971 c.567 §5; 1977 c.666 §12; 1985 c.565 §10a; 1987 c.646 §5; 2003 c.806 §7; 2011 c.526 §8]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1974–2013 · leading case: Est. of Sleeter v. Dep't of Revenue, 5 Or. Tax 600 (Or. T.C. 1974).
Est. of Sleeter v. Dep't of Revenue, 5 Or. Tax 600 (Or. T.C. 1974). “ORS 118.160 requires an estimate of the true cash value of the property at the decedent’s death; consequently, if the widow’s social security interests come within ORS 118.”
Rasmussen v. Rosenblum, 312 P.3d 529 (Or. 2013). “ORS 118.160(l)(c). Consequently, estates valued at less than $1 million would not be affected by Initiative Petition 12 (2014).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 118.160(l)(c) — 1 case
Rasmussen v. Rosenblum, 312 P.3d 529 (Or. 2013). “ORS 118.160(l)(c). Consequently, estates valued at less than $1 million would not be affected by Initiative Petition 12 (2014).”
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