• Lawmakers expect lighter lame duck, leaner budget

    Nov 8, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    A panel of lawmakers Nov. 7 said they don’t expect a busier than usual lame duck session, and, looking forward to next year’s budget cycle, expect to have a leaner budget due to the end of pandemic-era federal money and lower revenues.
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  • Week in Review: Nov. 10, 2024

    Nov 8, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    From now through Monday, March 31, 2025, income-eligible Ohioans can receive one-time assistance with their home energy bill through the Ohio Department of Development's Home Energy Assistance Winter Crisis Program.
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  • Ohio CPA/PAC Preferred candidates successful on Election Day

    Nov 7, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    Ohio CPA/PAC’s Board evaluated hundreds of candidates for the Ohio House and Ohio Senate before giving 91 of them PAC Preferred status earlier in the fall. Of those, all but three candidates were successful.
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  • Week in Review: Nov. 3, 2024

    Nov 3, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    Gov. Mike DeWine's administration announced Monday the approval of assistance for six projects expected to create 415 new jobs and retain 1,118 jobs statewide.
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  • ODT sent errant refunds; seeking money back

    Nov 1, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    ODT recently informed OSCPA that a small number of taxpayers received refunds or increases to credit carryforward amounts that should not have occurred.
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  • Remember to vote on Tuesday!

    Nov 1, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    If you haven’t cast your vote yet for the 2024 General Election, your last chance to do so is this Tuesday.
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  • Meet the candidates who will maintain stability, integrity and fairness on Ohio’s highest court

    Oct 25, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    Amid all the attention the election generates, it is important that voters not lose sight of a crucial decision facing Ohio voters this November—the election of Ohio Supreme Court justices.
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  • Week in Review: Oct. 27, 2024

    Oct 25, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    The Ohio Third Frontier announced Tuesday it had approved almost $6.5 million in grants to support research and commercialization of medical, military and scientific technology as part of the Technology Validation and Start-up Fund.
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  • OH|TAX eServices update coming in December

    Oct 18, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    This update will let taxpayers file more types of returns, including sales, public utility personal property, employer and school district withholding, adult use cannabis, public utility excise, and natural gas excise taxes.
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  • Week in Review: Oct. 20, 2024

    Oct 18, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Unclaimed Funds recently reminded banks and other businesses operating in the state of Ohio to submit their unclaimed funds reports to the division by Friday, Nov. 1, even if there are no funds to report.
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  • Week in Review: Oct. 13, 2024

    Oct 13, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5% in 2025.
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  • September revenues tally $500+ million over estimates, lag what was raised in 2023

    Oct 11, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    Specifically, the state finished September with $2.1 billion, $547.1 million or 36 percent over the updated estimate for the month. The estimated revenue for September had been $1.5 billion.
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  • Action required - Ohio Business Gateway Webinar

    Oct 10, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    OSCPA members have until Dec. 2 before multi-factor authentication becomes an OH/ID login requirement for the OBG. Those practitioners who do not request user access and add their clients before Dec. 2 could lose access to filing and paying in the OBG for their clients.
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  • Week in Review: Oct. 6, 2024

    Oct 6, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    Ohio was recently named the 15th "most fun" state in the U.S. by personal finance website WalletHub, putting it second among neighbors behind Pennsylvania which was 13th.
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  • Ohio CPA/PAC selects Hawkins, Shanahan and Deters for Ohio Supreme Court

    Oct 4, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    The November 5 election is fast approaching, and three Ohio Supreme Court races are among the most important on the ballot.
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  • Voting in Ohio starts Tuesday: Important dates to remember

    Oct 4, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    In the final weeks leading up to Election Day, voters have a constant stream of information coming to them each day.
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  • OBM director says Ohio weathered high interest rates well as Fed begins rate cuts

    Oct 4, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    The Federal Reserve for the first time in four years cut the interest rate by 0.5 percentage points last month, which could not only stimulate the broader economy but also affect state budgets going forward, including Ohio’s.
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  • Clock is ticking: Ohio Business Gateway action required

    Sep 27, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    The Ohio Department of Administrative Services recently shared with OSCPA that through Sept. 16 only 35% of current OH/ID users have completed required Ohio Business Gateway actions prior to an upcoming deadline.
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  • Week in Review: Sept. 29, 2024

    Sep 27, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    Lt. Gov. Jon Husted told members of the InnovateOhio Executive Committee Tuesday that Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger had given him reassurances about the status of Intel's Ohio project amid recent developments, including that it and other Intel foundry operations will be shifted to an independent subsidiary.
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  • Accountancy Board visits OSU, encourages dozens of accounting students to become CPAs

    Sep 26, 2024, 00:00 AM by Jessica Salerno Shumaker
    At least once a year the ABO goes on the road to an Ohio college or university to meet directly with accounting students. The September 13 meeting was held at The Ohio State University and dozens of hopeful future CPAs attended.
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