Oregon Business Registration

Starting a Business in Oregon

The Basics

We at Incorporate Fast take pride in helping small business owners like you to protect their personal assets by forming an Oregon LLC or Corporation. LLCs and Corporations both provide liability protection. We’ll also include website, email, and phone service at no additional upfront cost so you can get on the web and start fielding client calls in minutes.

We have helped many people like you, so call us today and one of our trained staff members can help you.  We look forward to serving your business needs.

Once you have decided what type of entity to file, we can help to do the filing for you.  We take the guess work out of how and where to file your documents.  We have helped many people like you in filing the necessary documents in Oregon.  Call us today to get started.

Doing Business in Oregon

Business Maintenance

All Oregon Corporations and LLCs Must File: 

• Articles of Incorporation
  Oregon corporations and LLCs are formed by filing the Articles of Incorporation or Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State. It costs $100 to form an Oregon corporation or LLC.
• Beneficial Ownership Information Report
  Nearly all businesses formed by filing with the state of Oregon must file a federal Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Report with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) following business formation. You can file online through FinCEN at no cost. Or, take advantage of our professional BOI report filing service for just $9.
• Annual Business Renewal
  Oregon corporations and LLCs must file annual reports with the Secretary of State. There is a $100 fee to file the Oregon annual business renewal and it can be done online.

Oregon Business Taxes

Individual Income Tax
Oregon individual income tax rates:

If your taxable income is $3,250 or less, then your tax rate is 5%.
If your taxable income is between $3,251 and $8,150, your tax rate is 7%.
If your taxable income is between $8,150 and $125,000, then your tax 9%.
If your taxable income is over $125,000, then your tax is $11,015 plus 9.9% of excess over $125,000.

Excise Tax

The excise tax is basically an income tax on all corporations that do business in Oregon. The tax rate on income under $1 million is 6.6%. The tax rate in income over $1 million is 7.6%.

 Oregon Business License

Oregon does not have a general business license requirement. Many businesses do need occupational or local licenses to operate in Oregon.