• Ohio House Ways & Means hears ODT’s budget proposals

    Feb 21, 2025, 02:00 AM by Natalie Rooney
    The Ohio House Ways & Means Committee heard testimony from Tax Commissioner Patricia Harris on Feb. 19 as she presented the Ohio Department of Taxation’s budget proposals.
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  • Week in Review: Feb. 23, 2025

    Feb 21, 2025, 02:00 AM by Natalie Rooney
    A summary of Ohio's legislative news for the week ending Feb. 21, 2025.
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  • AICPA, NASBA recognize Ohio’s leadership as they propose additional path to CPA licensure, individual mobility

    Feb 20, 2025, 02:00 AM by Natalie Rooney
    The AICPA and NASBA are proposing changes to the UAA that would help pave the way for states to uniformly adopt an additional pathway for CPA licensure. Ohio was recognized as being the first to adopt legislation that includes licensure pathway and mobility changes.
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  • Take another ride on the BOI roller coaster

    Feb 14, 2025, 02:00 AM by Natalie Rooney
    With the U.S. Supreme Court lifting the nationwide injunction on Jan. 23 in the Texas Top Cop Shop case, the Samantha Smith case remains the only and last active nationwide injunction blocking the Corporate Transparency Act and its beneficial ownership information reporting requirement from being enforced.
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  • Ohio Ballot Board approves Public Works Amendment as Issue 2

    Feb 14, 2025, 02:00 AM by Natalie Rooney
    Members of the Ohio Ballot Board on Feb. 11 unanimously approved the public works constitutional amendment language that will be considered by voters this spring.
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  • Register now for the Feb. 20 OSCPA Town Hall

    Feb 14, 2025, 02:00 AM by Natalie Rooney
    Register for the Feb. 20 Town Hall hosted by OSCPA President & CEO Laura A. Hay, CPA, CAE. This session features Tom Zaino, JD, CPA, and Greg Saul, Esq., CAE, who will provide insights on what to expect from the Ohio budget bill and its impact on the profession.
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  • Week in Review: Feb. 16, 2025

    Feb 14, 2025, 02:00 AM by Natalie Rooney
    A summary of Ohio's legislative news for the week ending Feb. 14, 2025.
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  • Ohio House passes tax conformity legislation

    Feb 7, 2025, 02:00 AM by Natalie Rooney
    The Ohio Society of CPAs on Feb. 5 testified as a proponent to the House Ways & Means Committee on House Bill 14, the annual federal/state tax conformity legislation. Later that afternoon, the Ohio House unanimously passed the legislation by a 93-0 vote.
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  • DeWine’s budget proposal features sin tax hikes to fund new programs

    Feb 7, 2025, 02:00 AM by Natalie Rooney
    Gov. Mike DeWine on Feb. 3 announced his FY 2026-2027 executive budget proposal, and higher taxes on tobacco, sports gambling and adult use cannabis would pay for several new programs.
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  • January revenues come in above estimates

    Feb 7, 2025, 02:00 AM by Natalie Rooney
    According to preliminary data released Feb. 6 by the Office of Budget and Management (OBM), total General Revenue Fund (GRF) tax receipts came in $172.5 million, or 6.6%, above estimates in January.
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  • Week in Review: Feb. 9, 2025

    Feb 7, 2025, 02:00 AM by Natalie Rooney
    A summary of Ohio's legislative news for the week ending Feb. 7, 2025.
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  • ODT hosts Ohio Virtual Tax Academy for Practitioners

    Jan 24, 2025, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    The Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) hosted its Ohio Virtual Tax Academy (OVTA) on Jan. 15 with a focus on the tax practitioner community. Several resources were provided during the presentations that members may find valuable as we head into the 2025 tax filing season.
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  • Week in Review: Jan. 19, 2025

    Jan 19, 2025, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    The DeWine administration and defense technology company Anduril Industries announced Thursday the company had selected Pickaway County as the site for an advanced manufacturing facility that will bring over 4,000 new production and service jobs to the state by 2035.
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  • OSCPA Town Hall covers the political landscape for 2025

    Jan 17, 2025, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    Expect slim majorities and government funding to impact politics this year, said one expert from AICPA. 
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  • IRS, ODT announce Jan. 27 start to 2025 tax filing season

    Jan 17, 2025, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    The Internal Revenue Service and the Ohio Department of Taxation both recently announced that the 2025 tax season will start on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, and will feature expanded and enhanced tools to help taxpayers as a result of their modernization efforts.
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  • OSCPA CEO reacts to Husted appointment

    Jan 17, 2025, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    OSCPA CEO & President Laura Hay expressed optimism to the news that Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appointed Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted to the United States Senate.
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  • CAT filing deadline reminder, exemption doubles

    Jan 10, 2025, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    This message is a friendly reminder to all commercial activity tax (CAT) practitioners and taxpayers that the fourth quarter 2024 CAT return is due February 10, 2025.
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  • Joint property tax study committee issues 21 recommendations in final report

    Jan 10, 2025, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    The Joint Committee on Property Tax Review and Reform on Jan. 2 released its final report after spending the past year studying Ohio’s property tax system over eight hearings and receiving testimony from 60 witnesses, issuing 21 recommendations while acknowledging some proposals may contradict others.
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  • Sales tax holiday transfer skews December revenues

    Jan 10, 2025, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    December tax collections either lagged or exceeded targets by big margins, depending on whether a transfer related to last year’s expanded sales tax holiday is factored into the totals, but normal revenue streams were generally on target.
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  • Politicos on the Move: Jan. 12, 2025

    Jan 10, 2025, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    U.S. Rep. Max Miller, a Rocky River Republican, was appointed to the House Ways and Means Committee’s subcommittees on Oversight, and Work and Welfare
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