The IRS released standard mileage rates for use in 2012.  Business use of an automobile remains at 55½ cents per mile. For medical or moving expenses, it is 23 cents per mile (a half-cent decrease...

The Internal Revenue Service has increased the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2011. The rate has increased to 55.5 cents a mile for all business miles driven from July 1, 2011,...

Beware of phishing e-mails sent to your inbox that appear to be from the EFTPS.  EFTPS will never attempt to contact you via e-mail. If you ever receive an e-mail that claims to be from EFTPS or...

Oregon’s minimum wage will rise 30-cents to $8.80 per hour in 2012.  Oregon’s minimum wage rate remains $8.50 per hour for all hours worked in 2011.  The annual increase is part of Ballot...

IR-2011-87, Sept. 1, 2011 –– The relief postpones certain filing and payment deadlines to Oct. 31, 2011....

IR-2011-94, Sept. 15, 2011 — The IRS announces new details on the recently completed offshore program....

IR-2011-93, Sept. 14, 2011— The Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance designed to clarify the tax treatment of employer-provided cell phones....

If a Top Hand Award was given for the production of a Ranch Bronc Riding, Traci Butler of Guthrie, TX would take home the buckle. Butler works both ends of the arena, not on horseback, but as the event...

At more than 4,100 feet above sea level, the Upper Klamath Lake north of Klamath Falls, OR, is the largest freshwater body in Oregon. The 160-square-mile lake already is naturally high in phosphorous and...

Water for Life, Inc. is hosting Oregon Water Law Institute, a seminar on water law in the state of Oregon. These seminars will cover the Pros & Cons of Conservation Easements and Water Quality and...

Borrowers can benefit from the economys anxiety! Interest rates are at historic lows, with 10-year Treasuries bouncing under 2 percent in intra-day trading in recent weeks and closing at levels not seen...