Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 118 § 118.300 — Deferred payment election; bond or letter of credit
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 118 ·
Oregon Code § 118.300·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Deferred payment election; bond or letter of credit.
Any beneficiary of any property
chargeable with a tax under this chapter and personal representatives and
trustees, may elect, on or before the date on which the estate tax is due and
payable under ORS 118.100, not to pay the tax until the person or persons
beneficially interested therein shall come into actual possession or enjoyment
thereof. If it is personal property, the person or persons so electing shall
give a bond or irrevocable letter of credit to the state in double the amount
of the tax, with such sureties or issued by such insured institution as defined
in ORS 706.008 as the Director of the Department of Revenue may approve,
conditioned for the payment of the tax and interest thereon, at such time and
period as the person or persons beneficially interested therein may come into
actual possession or enjoyment of the property, which bond shall be executed
and filed, and a full return of the property made to the Director of the
Department of Revenue within six months from the date of transfer thereof, as
in this section provided. The bond or letter of credit must be renewed every
five years. [Amended by 1969 c.591 §216; 1975 c.762 §10; 1977 c.666 §14; 1991
c.331 §34; 1997 c.99 §14; 1997 c.631 §406; 2011 c.526 §13]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 118.300
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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