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  • Jan 09, 2025

    A note from OSCPA President & CEO Scott Wiley

    As I write my last CEO letter as President and CEO of The Ohio Society of CPAs, I am filled with a deep sense of gratitude and pride. It has been an incredible journey, and I am honored to have had the opportunity to lead such a dedicated and talented group of professionals.
  • Dec 20, 2024

    Upcoming changes to the Commercial Activity Tax

    Effective Jan. 1, 2025, the annual exclusion amount for business increases from $3 million to $6 million. If your taxable gross receipts are $6 million or less, you will not have to pay the tax.
  • Dec 06, 2024

    OH | Tax eServices launching Dec. 9

    The second phase of OH | Tax eServices will allow taxpayers to file more types of returns, including sales/use, public utility and personal property among others.
  • Dec 05, 2024

    What to expect from the tax landscape in 2025

    The former Ohio Tax Commissioner offered this advice to CPAs on tax developments in the new year: be prepared for anything.
  • Nov 22, 2024

    Final reminder: Ohio Business Gateway deadline is Dec. 2

    Ohio Business Gateway users only have one more week to act before Dec. 2 – that’s when multi-factor authentication becomes an OH/ID login requirement for the OBG.
  • Nov 15, 2024

    Ohio Business Gateway deadline, more resources now available

    Ohio Business Gateway users only have two more weeks to act before Dec. 2 – that’s when multi-factor authentication becomes an OH/ID login requirement for the OBG.
  • Nov 14, 2024

    Tax collections on target for October

    Variances in major tax sources balanced out to an on-target revenue haul in October, according to preliminary figures from the Ohio Office of Budget and Management.
  • Nov 01, 2024

    ODT sent errant refunds; seeking money back

    ODT recently informed OSCPA that a small number of taxpayers received refunds or increases to credit carryforward amounts that should not have occurred.
  • Nov 01, 2024

    Remember to vote on Tuesday!

    If you haven’t cast your vote yet for the 2024 General Election, your last chance to do so is this Tuesday.
  • Oct 31, 2024

    45th Annual National Tax Conference next week

    This year’s conference covers some of the most vital topics in the area of taxation including highlighting recent tax decisions, handling tax controversies, TCJA sunset provisions, market and economy considerations in an election year, and much more.
  • Oct 18, 2024

    OH|TAX eServices update coming in December

    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.
  • Oct 11, 2024

    September revenues tally $500+ million over estimates, lag what was raised in 2023

    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.
  • Oct 10, 2024

    Action required - Ohio Business Gateway Webinar

    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.
  • Oct 04, 2024

    OBM director says Ohio weathered high interest rates well as Fed begins rate cuts

    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.
  • Sep 27, 2024

    Clock is ticking: Ohio Business Gateway action required

    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.
  • Sep 20, 2024

    OSCPA Town Hall discusses taxation landscape as election looms

    Everything is at stake when it comes to federal tax legislation for the upcoming election, according to one tax expert.
  • Sep 19, 2024

    How remote workers impact company tax obligations

    The pandemic caused a significant increase in hiring remote workers and that means more tax considerations for businesses.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Dec 11, 2022

    A checklist for a successful tax season

    With new and more efficient technologies simplifying the accounting process, tax duties are shifting to a proactive instead of reactive approach with clients.