OSCPA Tax Policy Director Greg Saul, Esq., CAE, urged caution this week as lawmakers consider repealing Ohio’s Commercial Activity Tax, which annually brings in nearly $2 billion of revenue to the state.

Ohio’s unemployment system is working to raise awareness of potential unemployment fraud this tax season. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says that in December it notified just under one million state residents that applications for unemployment benefits were filed in their name at some point in 2021.

Rep. Emilia Sykes, D-Akron, (pictured right) officially announced Tuesday that she is running for Congress "with a promise to fight for opportunity for every Northeast Ohioan." Sykes is the former minority leader of the Ohio House of Representatives.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission held its first meeting to redraw the legislative district map per the directive from the Ohio Supreme Court. At that session, legislative Democrats and Republicans exchanged counteroffers on redrawing the lines for Franklin and Hamilton counties, but the two sides continued to be at odds on how closely to adhere to proportionality in the final maps.

The Bluegrass state is expected to make tax reform a significant part of its agenda in 2022 as the General Assembly considers lowering the income tax rate and broadening the sales tax base.

The Ohio Supreme Court Wednesday struck down the new General Assembly maps adopted along party-lines by the Ohio Redistricting Commission and gave the commission 10 days to come up with a new plan.

Ohio collected nearly a quarter billion dollars more in tax revenue than expected in December, setting records for income tax withholding and non-auto sales tax collections, according to preliminary data from the Office of Budget and Management.

A new Ohio House Democrat Caucus leadership team has been named, and Rep. Allison Russo, from Upper Arlington, will serve as Minority Leader.

The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol submitted an additional 29,918 signatures to the Ohio Secretary of State's Office on Thursday. Previously Secretary of State Frank LaRose informed the campaign that it was 13,062 valid signatures short of the 132,887 needed to transmit the initiated statute to the General Assembly for its consideration.

Many questions are beginning to arise for tax professionals as they deal with municipal tax withholding for this year’s tax season.