Plan for Bend, OR

Bend Business Filing Deadlines & Ongoing Requirements

What a business in Bend keeps doing after it opens: recurring filings, renewals and the events that trigger new obligations. Change the business details to fit yours.

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Where Bend, OR filings and renewals are tracked

City of BendHas its own business licenses, taxes or permits (listed below). Checked 2026-10-13.
Deschutes CountyNo official page confirmed either way yet.
Local items to renew or file
  • Hold a Bend business registration · City of Bend Licensing Division (city)
File and renew with these Oregon agencies

Renewals, filing triggers and recurring deadlines in Bend

12 items in your plan repeat on a schedule. Each one lists its authority and when it comes due.

Recurring filings and renewals

  • File federal income tax return: Form 1040 with Schedule C · every year · April 15 · IRS
  • Deposit federal payroll taxes · every month · 15th day of the following month · IRS
  • File Form 941 (Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return) · every quarter · April 30, July 31, October 31, January 31 · IRS
  • File Form 940 (Federal Unemployment Tax) · every year · January 31 · IRS
  • Issue Forms W-2 and file W-3 · every year · January 31 · IRS / SSA
  • File Annual Report (Oregon) · every year · On the anniversary of formation · Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
  • Register for and file Oregon entity-level taxes · every year · Oregon Department of Revenue
  • File wage reports and pay unemployment insurance contributions (Oregon) · every quarter · Oregon Employment Department
  • Paid Leave Oregon contributions · every quarter · Oregon Employment Department
  • File the annual unclaimed property holder report (Oregon) · every year · November 1 · Oregon unclaimed property program
  • Obtain food service establishment / health permit · every year · Deschutes County health department (Oregon)
  • City business license and local business income taxes — Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon · every year · City (e.g., Portland Revenue Division): Bend / Deschutes County

Filings triggered by an event

  • Complete Form I-9 for each new hire: applies when Business has employees
  • Report new hires to the Oregon new hire directory: applies when 3 employees in Oregon
Start planObligations (27)
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Federal

8

State

15

County

1

City

3

Common questions about Bend

The state licenses your industry through its own regulator, and the city and county add local permits. These are the authorities and local items on record for Bend:

  • Contractor licensing: Oregon Construction Contractors Board
  • Real estate licensing: Oregon Real Estate Agency
  • Alcohol licensing: Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission
  • Child care licensing: Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care
  • Health facility licensing: Oregon Health Authority
  • Hold a Bend business registration (City of Bend Licensing Division, city)

With your current selections, the licenses and permits are: Obtain food service establishment / health permit; Ensure certified food protection manager on staff; City business license and local business income taxes — Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon; Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Bend. Change the industry above to see yours.

Sources: sos.oregon.gov, oregon.gov, oregon.gov

In your plan for Bend, requirements come from four levels. Oregon sets formation, state taxes and employer rules; the city and county add local licenses and taxes.

  • Federal (8): Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN); File federal income tax return: Form 1040 with Schedule C; Deposit federal payroll taxes; File Form 941 (Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return)…
  • State (15): Maintain a registered agent in Oregon; File Annual Report (Oregon); Register for and file Oregon entity-level taxes; None (Oregon)…
  • County (1): Obtain food service establishment / health permit
  • City (3): City business license and local business income taxes — Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon; Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Bend; Hold a Bend business registration

Sources: sos.oregon.gov, oregon.gov

  • Register for unemployment insurance with Oregon Employment Department.
  • Workers' compensation: Oregon Workers' Compensation Division. Required when: 1 employee
  • Paid Leave Oregon contributions: applies from 1 employee.
  • Register to withhold Oregon income tax from wages.
  • Your plan adds these employer steps: Report new hires to the Oregon new hire directory; Carry workers' compensation insurance (Oregon); Display required federal labor law posters; Complete Form I-9 for each new hire; Display required Oregon workplace notices.

Sources: oregon.gov, oregon.gov, oregon.gov

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