Latest News:

  • Feb 16, 2024

    Updated Commercial Activity Tax information release

    An ODT updated information release has been issued to clarify whether a consolidated elected taxpayer or combined taxpayer group must register and pay the commercial activity tax when total taxable gross receipts fall below certain thresholds.
  • Feb 14, 2024

    Supreme Court denies 2020 municipal income tax refunds

    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.
  • Feb 09, 2024

    Upcoming symposium to address municipal income tax issues

    The oral arguments in the Schaad v. Alder case were held nearly one year ago on March 1, 2023. While we still await the Ohio Supreme Court’s decision determining whether taxpayers can obtain 2020 municipal income tax refunds, members can attend an upcoming municipal income tax symposium.
  • Feb 09, 2024

    Ohio revenues slip again in January, but OBM remains bullish

    Tax revenues are down about half a percent for the fiscal year so far after another underperformance in January, but the overall revenue picture and sizable underspending leave Ohio’s budget on solid footing.
  • Feb 09, 2024

    Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) filing deadline reminder

    The fourth quarter 2023 commercial activity tax (CAT) return is due Feb. 12 for all CAT practitioners and taxpayers.
  • Feb 09, 2024

    There is still time to register for the March primary election

    Feb. 20 is the voting registration deadline, with the primary election happening less than a month later on March 19.
  • Feb 09, 2024

    Accountancy Board meeting focuses on future workforce, CPAs who violate licensing requirements

    The first ABO meeting of 2024 included discussions about future CPA pipeline and workforce development efforts, and how to best protect the public from current CPAs who fail to meet licensing requirements.
  • Feb 09, 2024

    Week in Review: Feb. 11, 2024

    A report released recently by personal finance site WalletHub found Ohio has the 18th-highest amount of median student loan payments, at $192 per month.
  • Feb 02, 2024

    U.S. House passes Federal Tax Extenders Bill on bipartisan vote

    On Wednesday evening, the U.S. House passed bipartisan tax legislation by a vote of 357 to 70 that would temporarily expand individual tax credits and revive several business tax breaks.
  • Feb 02, 2024

    County auditors review complexity of system for property tax study panel

    Lawmakers reviewing Ohio’s property tax system spent nearly two hours quizzing county auditors about the ins and outs of reappraisals, Board of Revision challenges, abatements and exemptions and potential reforms during a hearing Jan. 24.
  • Feb 02, 2024

    Politicos on the Move: Feb. 4, 2024

    Former president of the Ohio Senate and longtime Cincinnati civic leader Stanley Aronoff died Wednesday at the age of 91.
  • Feb 02, 2024

    Week in Review: Feb. 4, 2024

    Gov. Mike DeWine's administration announced Monday the approval of tax credits for 15 mixed-use projects expected to create more than $401 million in new payroll and spur $2.6 billion in investments across the state.
  • Jan 26, 2024

    Ohio Department of Taxation sends more notices in error

    In November, the Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) mailed Verification of Income – Missing Ohio IT1040 letters to some taxpayers in error.
  • Jan 26, 2024

    Lawmakers eye income tax, CAT repeal by decade’s end

    Ohio would phase out its income tax (on nonbusiness income) entirely and eliminate the Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) as well under plans announced Tuesday.
  • Jan 26, 2024

    Politicos on the Move: Jan. 28, 2024

    Bill Johnson has officially resigned to become the new president of Youngstown State University, leaving his seat vacant in the U.S. House of Representatives 6th District.
  • Jan 26, 2024

    Week in Review: Jan. 28, 2024

    The Ohio Third Frontier Commission announced Wednesday it had approved $800,000 in grants through the Technology Validation and Start-up Fund, which will help four businesses bring new technology and innovative products to the workforce.
  • May 26, 2023

    Sen. Brown backs measure to raise 1099-K reporting threshold

    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

    Ohio House passes measure limiting notices & late filing penalties

    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

    Week in Review: Sept. 18, 2022

    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 05, 2022

    Low turnout and incumbent upsets mark Ohio's Aug. 2 primary

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