All penalties and interest assessed to people who still owe the Supportive Housing Services tax and Preschool for All tax will be waived for tax year 2021.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Metro and Multnomah County abruptly reversed course by waiving all penalties and interest for a pair of new taxes meant to fund homeless services and preschool. The decision comes after fierce public outcry.
A KGW investigation found many taxpayers had no idea the taxes were overdue until they received a letter demanding payment along with penalty and interest. Both taxes target only higher-income earners.
Metro and Multnomah County said they tried to alert taxpayers
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