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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">TO: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Special Education Directors and EI/ECSE Coordinators<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The message below is being sent to you on behalf of:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Assistant Superintendent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Office of Learning/Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">______________________________________________
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">January 21, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The following summary provides information for staff and parents regarding the Oregon tax exemption for parents of children with disabilities. Feel free to share this information
as appropriate in your district and with parents. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2015 Tax Exemption for Parents of Children with Disabilities
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Oregon Tax Code provides an additional tax exemption for parents of eligible children with disabilities in Oregon. The procedure for claiming an exemption for the 2015
tax year is explained in the Oregon Individual Income Tax Return and Instruction booklets.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Who qualifies for the exemption?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A child qualifies if he or she meets
<b><u>all</u></b> of the following criteria:<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Qualifies as a dependent of the parent(s) for tax year 2015;
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Is eligible for early intervention services (birth to age 3), early childhood special education services (ages 3 to 5) or receives special education
as defined by the State Board of Education of the state where the child attends school;
<u>and,</u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Is considered to have a disability as of December 31, 2015 under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and related Oregon
laws.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What documentation must be submitted with the tax return to qualify for this exemption?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As the tax instruction booklet indicates, the child must have an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or
an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), as well as a current eligibility statement as a student with a disability. If you do not have these documents contact your District for a copy of the IEP/IFSP cover sheet, and eligibility statement. Copies of
the IEP/IFSP cover sheet and eligibility statement are not required to be submitted with the tax return. However, parents are advised to retain a copy with their 2015 tax records as the Oregon Department of Revenue may ask the parents to provide such documentation.
If you have any Special Education related questions, please contact <i>Jeremy Wells at the Oregon Department of Education, Office of Learning/Student Services Unit, at 503-947-5782. A Spanish translation of this message is located on the ODE website
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3847">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3847</a> .<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Oregon Department of Revenue Online Instructions and Forms<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For further information and assistance in completing Oregon tax forms, consult a tax professional or contact the<b> Oregon Department of Revenue at 1-800-356-4222</b>. Oregon
income tax forms/publications are available at the DOR website (<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/DOR">www.oregon.gov/DOR</a>). That process will allow you to claim the additional tax exemption for the 2015 year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Oregon Department of Education<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">503-947-5738 l FAX: 503-378-5156 l
</span></i><a href="mailto:ruby.sandberg@state.or.us"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">ruby.sandberg@state.or.us</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">The Oregon Department of Education is an equal opportunity agency and employer.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Messages to and from this email address may be made available to the public under Oregon law.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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