As we move through September, the Oregon State Treasury’s Unclaimed Property program is preparing for its upcoming reporting season. This year’s reporting deadline for all holders is Tuesday, November 1. The Treasury would like to remind holders that now is the time to attempt to contact property owners and report unclaimed property to the state of Oregon through the Unclaimed Property website at https://unclaimed.oregon.gov.

As a reminder, the Unclaimed Property program transferred from the Oregon Department of State Lands to the Oregon State Treasury in 2021. Businesses should continue to follow the same process and timelines to report and remit. However, this year all checks should be made payable to Oregon State Treasury and mailed to 867 Hawthorne Ave SE, Salem OR 97301-5241.

Treasury understands that there may be challenges during this reporting cycle and wants to work with those businesses that are recovering from COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, have records unavailable due to working remotely, or are experiencing other hardships. We encourage holders to fill out our Extension Request Form if an extension is needed. Reports are required to be filed electronically; holders may email the completed form to "holder@ost.state.or.us.

We encourage holders to take a moment to review the most recent Unclaimed Property Reporting newsletter to learn more about the 2022 reporting season. Additional information and resources are also available on the program’s website at https://unclaimed.oregon.gov.