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Taxpayers who're hoping to take advantage of Oregon's first ever tax amnesty program, have until Thursday to complete an application. As Kristian Foden-Vencil reports.

The 2009 Oregon legislature passed the amnesty to try to bring more money into state coffers --  and to give delinquent taxpayers a chance to come clean.

It started last month, but the deadline to file an application is this week. Rosemary Hardin of the Oregon Department of Revenue says it's been a popular program.

Rosemary Hardin: "So far, as of November 9th, which is the most current data that I have, we've received 14-hundred applications and we've have approved about 95 percent of those."

That's brought in more than $10 million. And that figure doesn't include taxpayers who are going onto payment plans because they owe so much.

Not everyone qualifies for the amnesty.

Details can be found at the state's webpage: oregontaxamnesty.com.