The Foreign Service Journal, March 2015

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | MARCH 2015 61 AFSA NEWS 2014 AFSATax Guide Correction: Oregon The following corrects inadver- tent errors in the entry for Oregon. We regret the oversight . OREGON residents are generally taxed on their entire income, However, if you are domiciled in Oregon, you will be taxed as a nonresident and only Oregon-sourced income will be subject to Oregon taxes if you meet all of the following requirements: a) You do not maintain a permanent residence in Oregon for yourself or your family during any part of the year, and b) You maintain a permanent residence outside Oregon during the entire year, and c) You spend less than 31 days of the year in Oregon. For 2014, Oregon’s tax rate rises from 5 percent on taxable income over $3,300 for single filers and over $6,600 for married filing jointly, in three steps to 9.9 percent on tax- able income over $125,000 for single filers and $250,000 for joint filers. Oregon has no sales tax. Write: Oregon Department of Revenue, 955 Center St. NE, Salem OR 97301-2555. Phone: (503) 378-4988. Email: questions.dor@state.or.us Website: www.oregon.gov/DOR n AFSAAnnual Report 2014 Coming Soon The AFSA Annual Report is being published as the FSJ goes to press. It will be avail- able online at www.afsa.org/ annualreport. A hard copy will be sent to all retirees. Cop- ies will also be available on request by emailing member@afsa.org . The report details AFSA’s 2014 activities, ranging from strategic planning to events, and describes the work AFSA’s does on members’ behalf and the goals of the association. AFSA President Robert Silverman writes the introductory passage, followed by contributions from all constituency vice presidents, as well as AFSA’s professional staff. We hope you find it a use- ful publication. n 2014 AFSA TAX GUIDE ISTOCK.COM/RETROROCKET