As previously reported by OSCPA, The Wage and House Division of the U.S. Department of Labor has adopted a rule that will increase the level of income below which employers must pay overtime.

The Ohio Department of Taxation is holding a public hearing to present and hear comments on the proposed current agricultural use values (CAUV) for tax year 2024 on July 12 at 10:30 a.m.

Sen. Michael Rulli was elected to Congress in a special election earlier this month, replacing former U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson who resigned to accept his new role as president of Youngstown State University.

Months after the House adopted a project wish list for the one-time capital funding pool established in the biennial budget, the Senate introduced SB288 (Dolan) on Monday that includes a plan for all $700 million set aside in HB33 (Edwards).

Governor Mike DeWine on May 31 announced the 2024 expanded Sales Tax Holiday will take place from 12:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 30 until 11:59 p.m. Thursday, August 8. In conjunction with the Ohio General Assembly, Governor DeWine expanded the length of Ohio’s Sales Tax holiday to 10 days and will allow tax-free purchases made in-person or online on all eligible items of up to $500.

New Ohio Employer Withholding Rates: The Ohio Department of Taxation has issued new employer withholding tables for payrolls that end on or after July 1, 2024. The new tables include the income tax rate reductions that went into effect when House Bill 33 (135th General Assembly) was signed into law on July 4, 2023.

Tax revenues were back on target in May after a slide over the past several months that turned a $200 million-plus overage into a $400 million-plus shortfall in collections, according to preliminary figures from the Office of Budget and Management (OBM).

Recognizing the public interest threat from a decline in candidates entering the CPA profession, the California Board of Accountancy (CBA) held a special stakeholder meeting May 17 for an update on its SURE CPA (Students Understanding the Requirements to be a Certified Public Accountant) initiative and a resulting proposed licensing framework.

The Accountancy Board of Ohio (ABO), the state government entity charged with licensing, regulating, and when necessary, disciplining CPAs, can significantly affect the practice of all CPAs. That is why OSCPA represents the profession at every ABO meeting and advocates for best-practice rulemaking. The May 24, 2024, meeting included a variety of topics.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 Wednesday that Attorney General Dave Yost must forward a proposed constitutional amendment on qualified immunity on to the next step in the ballot initiative process, but Yost's office said Thursday he will ask the full appellate court to review that ruling.