The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Unclaimed Funds recently reminded banks and other businesses operating in the state of Ohio to submit their unclaimed funds reports to the division by Friday, Nov. 1, even if there are no funds to report.

Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5% in 2025.

Specifically, the state finished September with $2.1 billion, $547.1 million or 36 percent over the updated estimate for the month. The estimated revenue for September had been $1.5 billion.

OSCPA members have until Dec. 2 before multi-factor authentication becomes an OH/ID login requirement for the OBG. Those practitioners who do not request user access and add their clients before Dec. 2 could lose access to filing and paying in the OBG for their clients.

Ohio was recently named the 15th "most fun" state in the U.S. by personal finance website WalletHub, putting it second among neighbors behind Pennsylvania which was 13th.

The November 5 election is fast approaching, and three Ohio Supreme Court races are among the most important on the ballot.

In the final weeks leading up to Election Day, voters have a constant stream of information coming to them each day.

The Federal Reserve for the first time in four years cut the interest rate by 0.5 percentage points last month, which could not only stimulate the broader economy but also affect state budgets going forward, including Ohio’s.

The Ohio Department of Administrative Services recently shared with OSCPA that through Sept. 16 only 35% of current OH/ID users have completed required Ohio Business Gateway actions prior to an upcoming deadline.

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted told members of the InnovateOhio Executive Committee Tuesday that Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger had given him reassurances about the status of Intel's Ohio project amid recent developments, including that it and other Intel foundry operations will be shifted to an independent subsidiary.