A five percent tax is collected on all prepared food sold in Ashland.
You can report and pay your Food and Beverage Tax online here: https://selfservice.ashland.or.us/MSS/
There is a blank Food and Beverage Tax Return form at the bottom of this page. If you are submitting the return on time and are not delinquent or have a previous period adjustment, please do not input #5-8. If you are past due or have a previous period adjustment, please follow the instructions below to complete #5-8.
Penalty: For returns that are no more than 30 days past due - Please include 10% of your Current Tax due in #5.
Or, if applicable:
Additional Penalty: For past due 90 or more days - Please include 20% of your Current Tax due in #5 (two 10% penalties).
Interest: Those past due must pay interest at the rate of 1% per month or fraction thereof on the amount of the tax, exclusive of penalties, from the date on which the return became past due until paid.
Tax under or over payment: Enter into the appropriate field the under (negative amount) or over (positive amount) you are submitting in your return. The Total amount due in #11 will automatically calculate to show your amount due after this adjustment. Please provide an explanation for the over or under payment upon submittal.
If you're not reporting online, please email the completed form to utilitybilling@ashland.or.us. It is your responsibility to verify that we have received your return and to call us to pay with a credit card by 5 pm on the due date. If you will be submitting a check or cash for payment, it will also need to be received by 5 pm on the due date to not be considered late. Please save your sent email for your records.
Due dates for returns:
QuarterlyActivity for the time period: | Due |
January 1 through March 31 | April 30 |
April 1 through June 30 | July 31 |
July 1 through September 30 | October 31 |
October 1 through December 31 | January 31 |
Activity for the month of: | Due |
January | February 28 |
February | March 31 |
March | April 30 |
April | May 31 |
May | June 30 |
June | July 31 |
July | August 31 |
August | September 30 |
September | October 31 |
October | November 30 |
November | December 31 |
December | January 31 |
More questions? Call, Email, or stop by. We are located at 20 East Main St, downtown at City Hall and are open 8:30-5:00 Monday through Friday. You can also reach us at (541) 488-6004 or at utilitybilling@ashland.or.us.
Click below for a physical copy of the Food and Beverage Prepared Tax Return form.
BLANKFBTAXRETURNFORM.PDF (22.1kb) |