Tax season is here, and while it’s tempting to hide in a cardboard box or yowl dramatically to try and avoid them—no matter how much you delay, that April due date will catch up to you faster than a feather on a stick.
To help make a stressful time a little less clawful, Tuna the Tax Tabby, CPA* and Treat Specialist, has some quick tips to keep you organized and feline good this season!
*Cat Parody Accountant
Tip #1: Add a Dose of Pawsitive Energy
If doing your taxes makes you feel a bit gloomy, add some cheer!
A Charitable Checkoff donation to Oregon Humane allows you to direct part, or all, of your tax refund to animals in need—transforming a daunting task into a joyful to-do.
The best of mews of all is that for the 2025 tax year, Oregonians can expect to receive an Oregon tax kicker, a return of excess revenue from the previous year to taxpayers. For 2025, there is a whopping $1.41 billion in revenue surplus—that means extra moolah for you, and the animals!
Your Charitable Checkoff donation supports statewide programs like Humane Law Enforcement and Second Chance, helping to improve the lives of thousands of animals. Best of all, it will leave you feline purrty dang good!
A Second Chance for Hope
In 2025, an elderly cat named Hope arrived at Oregon Humane through our Second Chance program from Tillamook Animal Shelter. This sweet senior kitty arrived with severe dental disease and a mass in her mouth that would need medical attention. Our Medical team performed dental surgery, removing the non-cancerous mass under Hope’s tongue and extracting 11 teeth before giving her remaining teeth a thorough cleaning. After spending nearly a month under medical observation, Hope was adopted into a home where she can enjoy her golden years.
Tip #2: Keep Track of Impawtent Documents
By now, your mailbox is being littered with impawtent year-end documents to keep track of! Don’t accidentally bat them into the recycling bin.
Tuna recommends storing all your year-end paperwork in one folder as they arrive. This way, when you sit down to do your taxes, all your documents will be in one place and ready to go.
Making a Charitable Checkoff Donation? Be sure to download these two forms to add to your folder if you plan to file by mail!
- 2025 Schedule OR-Donate Designate a Charitable Checkoff gift to Oregon Humane on Line 4, Charity Code Number 10.
- 2025 Form OR-40 Fill in your desired donation amount on line 49.
Tip #3: Don’t Furget the Due Date
Procatstination might be your typical technique but don’t let taxes, or the opportunity to support the animals, pass you by!
Tax Filing Deadline: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
