{ "batch": "779-oregon-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_anchor_63_047", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon Revised Statutes: ORS 63.047 heading (anchor)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Oregon Legislature's official ORS HTML publishes ORS 63.047 under the heading quoted.", "body": "The Oregon Legislature's official ORS HTML publishes ORS 63.047 under the heading quoted.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“63.047 Articles of organization”\n\nNote: Anchor record: legislature's own statute site, state .gov domain.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors063.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "63.047 Articles of organization", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "779-oregon-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Oregon Revised Statutes", "topic": "ORS 63.047 heading (anchor)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_anchor_648_007", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Oregon Revised Statutes: ORS 648.007 heading (anchor)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Oregon Legislature's official ORS HTML publishes ORS 648.007 under the heading quoted.", "body": "The Oregon Legislature's official ORS HTML publishes ORS 648.007 under the heading quoted.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“648.007 Requirement to register assumed business name and service mark; exceptions”\n\nNote: Anchor record: legislature's own statute site, state .gov domain.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors648.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "648.007 Requirement to register assumed business name and service mark; exceptions", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "779-oregon-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Oregon Revised Statutes", "topic": "ORS 648.007 heading (anchor)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_abn", "category": "Business", "title": "ORS 648.007: Assumed business name registration", "summary": "ORS 648.007(1): no person may carry on business under an assumed business name in a county where the business is located unless the name is registered with the Secretary of State and kept current.", "body": "ORS 648.007(1): no person may carry on business under an assumed business name in a county where the business is located unless the name is registered with the Secretary of State and kept current.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“No person shall carry on, conduct or transact business under an assumed business name in a county where the business is located, where a physical facility of the business is located or where an employee of the business is stationed, unless the person has registered the assumed business name as provided in this chapter and maintains a current registration.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors648.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "No person shall carry on, conduct or transact business under an assumed business name in a county where the business is located, where a physical facility of the business is located or where an employee of the business is stationed, unless the person has registered the assumed business name as provided in this chapter and maintains a current registration.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "779-oregon-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "ORS 648.007", "topic": "Assumed business name registration", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_abn_def", "category": "Business", "title": "ORS 648.005: What an assumed business name is", "summary": "ORS 648.005(1)(a): an assumed business name is a name used to identify a business when the real and true name of each person carrying it on is not conspicuously disclosed.", "body": "ORS 648.005(1)(a): an assumed business name is a name used to identify a business when the real and true name of each person carrying it on is not conspicuously disclosed.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Assumed business name means one or more words or numerals, or a combination of words and numerals, that a person uses to identify a business that the person carries on, conducts or transacts, if at the time and place that the person carries on, conducts or transacts the business, the person does not conspicuously disclose the real and true name of each person that is carrying on, conducting or transacting the business.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors648.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Assumed business name means one or more words or numerals, or a combination of words and numerals, that a person uses to identify a business that the person carries on, conducts or transacts, if at the time and place that the person carries on, conducts or transacts the business, the person does not conspicuously disclose the real and true name of each person that is carrying on, conducting or transacting the business.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "779-oregon-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "ORS 648.005", "topic": "What an assumed business name is", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_abn_renew", "category": "Business", "title": "ORS 648.017: ABN renewal every two years", "summary": "ORS 648.017(1): an assumed business name registration must be renewed within 30 days before each second anniversary of registration, with a renewal fee.", "body": "ORS 648.017(1): an assumed business name registration must be renewed within 30 days before each second anniversary of registration, with a renewal fee.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“A registrant must apply to renew a registration of an assumed business name within 30 days before the second anniversary of the date that the Secretary of State registered the assumed business name and each second anniversary thereafter.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors648.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "A registrant must apply to renew a registration of an assumed business name within 30 days before the second anniversary of the date that the Secretary of State registered the assumed business name and each second anniversary thereafter.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "779-oregon-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "ORS 648.017", "topic": "ABN renewal every two years", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_abn_pen", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 648.990: ABN penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] ORS 648.990(1): violating the assumed business name chapter is punishable by a civil penalty not exceeding $100.", "body": "ORS 648.990(1): violating the assumed business name chapter is punishable by a civil penalty not exceeding $100.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is punishable by a civil penalty not exceeding $100.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors648.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is punishable by a civil penalty not exceeding $100.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "779-oregon-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "ORS 648.990", "topic": "ABN penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_llc_art", "category": "Business", "title": "ORS 63.047: LLC articles of organization contents", "summary": "ORS 63.047(1): articles of organization must give the LLC name, registered office and agent, mailing address, management structure, organizer, and dissolution date or perpetual existence.", "body": "ORS 63.047(1): articles of organization must give the LLC name, registered office and agent, mailing address, management structure, organizer, and dissolution date or perpetual existence.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Articles of organization must set forth: (a) The name of the limited liability company, which must satisfy the requirements of ORS 63.094; (b) The address, including street and number, and mailing address, if different, of the limited liability companys initial registered office and the name of the initial registered agent at the office; (c) A mailing address to which notices, as required by this chapter, may be mailed until the limited liability company designates an address in an annual report; (d) If the limited liability company will be manager-managed, a statement that the limited liability company will be manager-managed or a statement that the limited liability company will be managed by a manager or managers; (e) The name and address of each organizer;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors063.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Articles of organization must set forth: (a) The name of the limited liability company, which must satisfy the requirements of ORS 63.094; (b) The address, including street and number, and mailing address, if different, of the limited liability companys initial registered office and the name of the initial registered agent at the office; (c) A mailing address to which notices, as required by this chapter, may be mailed until the limited liability company designates an address in an annual report; (d) If the limited liability company will be manager-managed, a statement that the limited liability company will be manager-managed or a statement that the limited liability company will be managed by a manager or managers; (e) The name and address of each organizer;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "779-oregon-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "ORS 63.047", "topic": "LLC articles of organization contents", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_llc_ar", "category": "Business", "title": "ORS 63.787: LLC annual report", "summary": "ORS 63.787(1): a domestic LLC must deliver an annual report to the Secretary of State by its anniversary, stating its name, registered office and agent, principal office, managers or members, and primary business activity.", "body": "ORS 63.787(1): a domestic LLC must deliver an annual report to the Secretary of State by its anniversary, stating its name, registered office and agent, principal office, managers or members, and primary business activity.\n\nWhat Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“A domestic limited liability company, and a foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state, shall by the limited liability companys anniversary deliver to the office of the Secretary of State for filing an annual report that sets forth: (a) The name of the limited liability company and the state or country under whose law the limited liability company is organized; (b) The street address of the limited liability companys registered office and name of the limited liability companys registered agent at the registered office in this state; (c) The address, including street and number and mailing address, if different, of the limited liability companys principal office; (d) The names and addresses of the managers for a manager-managed limited liability company or the name and address of at least one member for a member-managed limited liability company; (e) A description of the primary business activity of the limited liability company;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors063.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Legislature (Oregon Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "A domestic limited liability company, and a foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state, shall by the limited liability companys anniversary deliver to the office of the Secretary of State for filing an annual report that sets forth: (a) The name of the limited liability company and the state or country under whose law the limited liability company is organized; (b) The street address of the limited liability companys registered office and name of the limited liability companys registered agent at the registered office in this state; (c) The address, including street and number and mailing address, if different, of the limited liability companys principal office; (d) The names and addresses of the managers for a manager-managed limited liability company or the name and address of at least one member for a member-managed limited liability company; (e) A description of the primary business activity of the limited liability company;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "779-oregon-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "ORS 63.787", "topic": "LLC annual report", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_dor_fein", "category": "Business", "title": "Oregon Department of Revenue: registering a business: Sole proprietor FEIN", "summary": "A sole proprietorship needs an FEIN only if the business has employees or must file a return for a tax program other than personal income tax.", "body": "A sole proprietorship needs an FEIN only if the business has employees or must file a return for a tax program other than personal income tax.\n\nWhat Oregon Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“An FEIN is only required for a sole proprietorship if the business has employees or is required to file a return for a tax program other than personal income tax”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregon.gov/dor/programs/businesses/Pages/business-registration.aspx", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Department of Revenue", "evidence_quote": "An FEIN is only required for a sole proprietorship if the business has employees or is required to file a return for a tax program other than personal income tax", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "779-oregon-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Oregon Department of Revenue: registering a business", "topic": "Sole proprietor FEIN", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_dor_llc", "category": "Business", "title": "Oregon Department of Revenue: registering a business: LLC must register and have an FEIN", "summary": "An FEIN is required to register an LLC with the Oregon Department of Revenue.", "body": "An FEIN is required to register an LLC with the Oregon Department of Revenue.\n\nWhat Oregon Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“An FEIN is required to register your LLC with the Oregon Department of Revenue.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregon.gov/dor/programs/businesses/Pages/business-registration.aspx", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Department of Revenue", "evidence_quote": "An FEIN is required to register your LLC with the Oregon Department of Revenue.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "779-oregon-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Oregon Department of Revenue: registering a business", "topic": "LLC must register and have an FEIN", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_dor_sch", "category": "Business", "title": "Oregon Department of Revenue: registering a business: Sole proprietor files on the personal return", "summary": "A sole proprietor may register with the Secretary of State and operate under an Assumed Business Name (ABN or DBA); the legal name generally must contain the owner's name.", "body": "A sole proprietor may register with the Secretary of State and operate under an Assumed Business Name (ABN or DBA); the legal name generally must contain the owner's name.\n\nWhat Oregon Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“a sole proprietor may register with the Secretary of State and operate under an Assumed Business Name also known as an ABN or DBA”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregon.gov/dor/programs/businesses/Pages/business-registration.aspx", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Department of Revenue", "evidence_quote": "a sole proprietor may register with the Secretary of State and operate under an Assumed Business Name also known as an ABN or DBA", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "779-oregon-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Oregon Department of Revenue: registering a business", "topic": "Sole proprietor files on the personal return", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_779_oregon_required_paperwork_and_licenses_no_sales", "category": "Business", "title": "No sales tax registration", "summary": "Oregon has no general sales or use/transaction tax, so there is no state sales-tax permit for a creator selling content.", "body": "Oregon has no general sales or use/transaction tax, so there is no state sales-tax permit for a creator selling content.\n\nWhat Oregon Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“Oregon doesn't have a general sales or use/transaction tax.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oregon.gov/dor/programs/businesses/Pages/sales-tax.aspx", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oregon Department of Revenue", "evidence_quote": "Oregon doesn't have a general sales or use/transaction tax.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "779-oregon-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Oregon Department of Revenue: sales tax", "topic": "No sales tax registration", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OR", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-or" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }