The deadline to pay Portland’s annual arts tax has been pushed back to July 15 due to the coronavirus outbreak, city officials announced Wednesday.

The news comes after the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced last week that the federal income tax filing deadline would be extended from April 15 to July 15 and Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday that Oregon would delay the state income tax due date three months.

Brown said businesses who file estimated taxes are still required to do so by April 15. Portland revenue division officials said they are “still waiting for formal guidance” from the state before making a decision on city business and other taxes.

The arts tax was passed by voters in 2012 and assesses a $35 charge per adult living in Portland annually for schools and nonprofit art and music programs.

The arts tax deadline extension is one of several financial relief measures announced amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Portland Chief Administrative Officer Tom Rinehart said Tuesday during a news conference that the city has temporarily stopped pursuing collections on past-due taxes.

-- Everton Bailey Jr; ebailey@oregonian.com | 503-221-8343 | @EvertonBailey

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