(a) $10,000 if reported on a joint income tax return, or $5,000 for all others, if the federal adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the tax year is less than $149,000 or, if reported on other than a joint return, less than $104,000.

(b) $8,000 if reported on a joint income tax return, or $4,000 for all others, if the federal adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the tax year is $149,000 or more and less than $158,000 or, if reported on other than a joint return, $104,000 or more and less than $111,000.

(c) $6,000 if reported on a joint income tax return, or $3,000 for all others, if the federal adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the tax year is $158,000 or more and less than $167,000 or, if reported on other than a joint return, $111,000 or more and less than $117,000.

(d) $4,000 if reported on a joint income tax return, or $2,000 for all others, if the federal adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the tax year is $167,000 or more and less than $176,000 or, if reported on other than a joint return, $117,000 or more and less than $123,000.

(e) $2,000 if reported on a joint income tax return, or $1,000 for all others, if the federal adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the tax year is $176,000 or more and less than $187,000 or, if reported on other than a joint return, $123,000 or more and less than $131,000.

(2) If the federal adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the tax year is $187,000 or more if reported on a joint income tax return, or $131,000 or more if reported on other than a joint income tax return, the limit is zero and the taxpayer is not allowed a subtraction from federal taxable income or an exemption under ORS 316.798.

(3) The Department of Revenue by rule may adjust the limits applicable in the current tax year to the subtractions and exemptions specified in subsection (1) of this section so that the limits reflect the percentage change in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, during the tax year.

(4) Any amounts contributed to a first-time home buyer savings account that are not subtracted from federal taxable income for any reason may not be carried forward as a subtraction for any succeeding tax year. [2018 c.109 §6]