The Ohio Department of Taxation is offering its Ohio Virtual Tax Academy, a free event designed to provide tax-related information to small business owners, attorneys and accountants.

New state Rep. Jodi Whitted (D-Madeira) was sworn in May 8 on the floor of the Ohio House chamber. Whitted was appointed to serve the final eight months of the term vacated by former state Rep. Jessica Miranda, who resigned from the House to become Hamilton County auditor.

The Controlling Board Monday approved the Ohio Department of Development's (DOD) request to release $154.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for the Appalachian Community Grant Program.

In the wake of the devastating tornadoes and other extreme weather events affecting Ohio in recent months, OSCPA has launched a webpage with disaster relief resources to help you and those you serve navigate unexpected events.

Around the country at the state and national levels, discussions continue to take place about potential licensure improvements that will achieve the collective goal of increasing the number of licensed CPAs entering the accounting profession and increasing the number of experienced CPAs who stay in the accounting profession.

As the Joint Committee on Property Tax Review and Reform looks at potential solutions to rising property taxes around the state, one witness told the committee on April 24 that decoupling property taxes from the Fair School Funding Plan "may have very bad consequences," a notion backed by Ohio school officials.

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. This meeting included a variety of topics.

Last week in House session, the Democrats selected Rep. Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) as their new minority whip, following the departure of Rep. Jessica Miranda to become Hamilton County auditor in the wake of former Rep. Brigid Kelly’s death.

Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik Wednesday announced the awarding of more than $154 million in grants to fund economic development projects in Ohio's Appalachian region as they made stops in McArthur and Chillicothe.

OSCPA reached out directly last week to Ohio’s 15 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and two U.S. senators to ask them to support legislation that incorporates accounting education into the STEM curricula for K-12 students. This effort is part of OSCPA’s broader goal of increasing the pipeline of future Ohio CPAs.