Advocacy

Jun 14, 2024, 00:00 AM by Sonya Guthrie

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).

Jun 7, 2024, 00:00 AM by Sonya Guthrie

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.

Jun 7, 2024, 00:00 AM by Sonya Guthrie

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.

Jun 7, 2024, 00:00 AM by Sonya Guthrie

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).

May 10, 2024, 02:00 AM by Natalie Rooney

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its final rule on April 23 banning virtually all noncompete agreements covering workers in the United States. Absent a successful court challenge, the rule will go into effect Sept. 4, 2024.

May 10, 2024, 02:00 AM by Natalie Rooney

On May 9, the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity, of which OSCPA is a member, sent a letter to the Department of Labor urging them to delay until at least Sept. 1, 2024, the first increase to the minimum salary threshold under the DOL’s new overtime final rule.

May 10, 2024, 02:00 AM by Natalie Rooney

The Ohio Society of CPAs government relations team has already hosted three guest speakers during the live portion of the Advance sessions, with one more still on tap for May 14.

May 3, 2024, 00:00 AM by Natalie Rooney

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.

May 3, 2024, 00:00 AM by Natalie Rooney

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.

May 3, 2024, 00:00 AM by Natalie Rooney

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.

May 3, 2024, 00:00 AM by Natalie Rooney

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.

May 3, 2024, 00:00 AM by Natalie Rooney

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.

May 2, 2024, 00:00 AM by Natalie Rooney

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.

Feb 14, 2024, 15:46 PM by Suzanne McCann-Perry

The Ohio Supreme Court today issued a 5-2 decision in the Schaad v. Alder case, Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-525, effectively denying impacted Ohio taxpayers from seeking a refund of municipal income tax paid to a municipality where they neither work nor live.

May 26, 2023, 11:54 AM by Suzanne McCann-Perry

Senators Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, are proposing to raise the reporting threshold on transactions from companies such as Airbnb, eBay, Etsy, PayPal and Venmo from $600 to $10,000 to save headaches for small businesses and individuals who work in the gig economy.

May 26, 2023, 11:53 AM by Suzanne McCann-Perry

A number of OSCPA legislative priorities continue to move through the Ohio legislature, including House Bill 105—a measure that would limit notices and late filing penalties under R.C. 718.27.

Sep 16, 2022, 16:34 PM by Suzanne McCann-Perry

Proponents of Issue 2 say the measure aims to stop local municipalities from allowing noncitizens to vote in elections. But is the ballot measure full of hidden language that restricts the right to vote for 17-year-olds and ties the hands of future legislatures on expanding voting registration?

Aug 5, 2022, 16:01 PM by Suzanne McCann-Perry

Ohio voters turned out in record low numbers for the Aug. 2 primary where two Republican Ohio House challengers upset party-endorsed incumbents.

Aug 5, 2022, 15:25 PM by Suzanne McCann-Perry

Thursday was a busy day for town halls, as both OSCPA and AICPA hosted informative sessions covering a range of topics of interest to CPAs and business professionals.

Aug 5, 2022, 14:50 PM by Suzanne McCann-Perry

Attorney General Dave Yost joined all 50 state attorneys general Tuesday to announce the formation of a National Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force led by Ohio, Indiana and North Carolina.