Advocacy

Feb 28, 2025, 02:00 by Natalie Rooney

FinCEN will extend the current March 21 BOI reporting deadline, has suspended BOI enforcement and fines and will develop new regulations it says will reduce "regulatory burden," the agency said on Feb. 27.

Feb 28, 2025, 02:00 by Natalie Rooney

With the Ohio legislature expected to have over 30 property tax reform bills introduced, hearings have begun on some of the proposals in both the House and Senate Ways & Means Committees.

Feb 28, 2025, 02:00 by Natalie Rooney

The DeWine administration announced Feb. 27 that Ohio's fourth innovation hub will be in Youngstown and has a focus on additive manufacturing technology -- also known as 3-D printing -- that supports the national defense industry.

Feb 27, 2025, 02:00 by Natalie Rooney

Ohio’s biennial budget is in full swing, and the Feb. 20 OSCPA Town Hall provided an overview of the provisions under consideration and how Gov. DeWine’s last budget proposal of his term aligns with the OSCPA’s legislative agenda.

Feb 21, 2025, 02:00 by Natalie Rooney

FinCEN has announced that the new beneficial ownership information reporting deadline is March 21, 2025. AICPA and the state societies continue to urge FinCEN to grant a longer extension period than a 30-day filing extension.

Feb 21, 2025, 02:00 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.

Feb 21, 2025, 02:00 by Natalie Rooney

A summary of Ohio's legislative news for the week ending Feb. 21, 2025.

Feb 20, 2025, 02:00 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.

Feb 14, 2025, 02:00 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.

Feb 14, 2025, 02:00 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.

Feb 14, 2025, 02:00 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.

Feb 14, 2025, 02:00 by Natalie Rooney

A summary of Ohio's legislative news for the week ending Feb. 14, 2025.

Feb 7, 2025, 02:00 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.

Feb 7, 2025, 02:00 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.

Feb 7, 2025, 02:00 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.

Feb 7, 2025, 02:00 by Natalie Rooney

A summary of Ohio's legislative news for the week ending Feb. 7, 2025.

Jan 24, 2025, 00:00 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.

Jan 19, 2025, 00:00 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.

Jan 17, 2025, 00:00 by Jessica Salerno Shumaker

Expect slim majorities and government funding to impact politics this year, said one expert from AICPA. 

Jan 17, 2025, 00:00 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.