The state's gas tax has remained at 28 cents per gallon since 2005, but legislators are discussing an 18-cent increase to address the condition of Ohio's roads and bridges.

OSCPA Tax Policy Director Greg Saul, Esq., CAE, said members of the Society's Federal Tax Committee have raised concerns that they need more guidance than was provided in Revenue Procedure 2018-40.

All were chosen from existing Ohio Department of Taxation staff:

Less confusion, less hassle and less frustration. That’s the difference opting in to centralized collection could make for you and your business this year.

Many Ohio businesses will miss out on the chance to save on some of their tax compliance burden – estimated by the Ohio Department of Taxation to collectively save Ohioans more than $800 million in administrative costs – if they ignore a deadline coming up March 1.

CPAs aren’t just needed for the success of business; their input is also important in government.

Last week’s appeals court decision in favor of the Ohio Department of Taxation over cities was good news for the state’s economy for several reasons, said Barbara Benton, CAE, OSCPA’s VP of government relations.

The Ohio Society of CPAs this week sent a letter to Ohio’s Congressional Delegation urging them to provide relief to taxpayers in the wake of tax reform and the recent federal government shutdown.

In a win for Ohio’s CPA profession – and Ohio taxpayers – the state’s 10th District Court of Appeals on Jan. 29 upheld a lower court decision supporting the constitutionality of centralized collection of municipal net profits taxes and other municipal tax reforms adopted in recent years by the Ohio General Assembly.

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation on Thursday recommended a 20% reduction in the average premium rate charged to private employers.