Municipal Tax Reform
The time for change is now!
Are you frustrated with Ohio’s current municipal tax system? OSCPA’s top legislative priority this year is achieving meaningful, common sense reforms to Ohio’s municipal income tax system.
OSCPA organized the Municipal Tax Reform Coalition, a partnership of 25 organizations in Ohio driving reform of Ohio’s municipal income tax code. Together, they represent a large share of the business and individual taxpayers who are the lifeblood of Ohio’s economy and are impacted most by the current structure.
OSCPA has testified that the Ohio municipal tax system remains overly burdensome for taxpayers, and that change is sorely needed. You can take action now!
How you can help!
Contact the Governmental Affairs team at government@ohio-cpa.com or 800.686.2727 to learn how you can get involved and drive needed reform.
Learn why reform is needed in Ohio now and how you can help drive it
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May 09, 2013
A Washington, D.C.-based non-partisan tax research group told Ohio legislators this week that House Bill 5 is a good step toward making Ohio’s municipal income tax system more understandable and effective.
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May 02, 2013
Opponents of House Bill 5 this week expressed concerns to legislators about preserving local control and revenue, even as they are hopeful a compromise can be reached on the legislation.
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Apr 25, 2013
The battle to simplify Ohio’s municipal income tax system gained momentum this week with the endorsement of a national taxpayers' organization, even as testimony resumed at the Statehouse on a bill designed to do just that.
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Apr 18, 2013
The Ohio Municipal Tax Reform Coalition chose the ideal place and time to make a statement about Ohio’s complex municipal income tax system.
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Mar 21, 2013
Former Ohio Tax Commissioner and current OSCPA Tax Legislation Policy Committee member Tom Zaino, CPA, JD, told a radio audience that the time is now to work through the “tough issues” related to Ohio’s arcane municipal income tax system.
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Feb 28, 2013
The Municipal Tax Reform Coalition has launched a new website and Twitter handle, @OHMuniTaxReform.
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Feb 21, 2013
Tune in Tuesday, Feb. 26 to hear an explanation of key provisions in the budget bill and how they will impact you.
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Feb 19, 2013
We applaud Governor Kasich for thinking outside of the box and for making job creation in Ohio one of his top priorities.
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Feb 14, 2013
Members of Ohio’s House Ways and Means Committee held the first hearing on legislation that seeks to establish uniform income tax rules among Ohio municipalities.
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Jan 31, 2013
Legislation that would make Ohio’s business climate more competitive by establishing uniform municipal income tax rules among essentially all Ohio cities was introduced Jan. 30.
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Dec 13, 2012
Ohio Tax Commissioner Joe Testa told OSCPA members last week at OSCPA’s MegaTax Conference that he has received “letters by the hundreds from municipalities” regarding HB 601, which contains provisions establishing definitional uniformity of Ohio’s municipal tax structure.
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Nov 29, 2012
Reps. Cheryl Grossman, R-Grove City, and Mike Henne, R-Clayton, on Wednesday stressed their commitment to work with cities to find a resolution to Ohio’s complicated municipal income tax structure.
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Nov 08, 2012
Legislation to streamline Ohio’s municipal income tax system proposes sweeping changes to the manner in which municipal income taxes are imposed in Ohio, in an effort to provide more uniformity and simplicity.
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Nov 01, 2012
Reps. Cheryl Grossman, R-Grove City, and Mike Henne, R-Clayton, introduced House Bill 601 this week. This important legislation, a longtime legislative priority for OSCPA, contains provisions establishing definitional uniformity of Ohio’s municipal tax structure.
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Oct 25, 2012
While much of the national attention remains focused on Nov. 6, speakers at the Cleveland Accounting Show were focused Wednesday on what will happen beyond that date.
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Oct 11, 2012
Municipal income tax reform discussions again drew a vocal crowd, as Wednesday's meeting in Bowling Green was filled with municipal representatives, CPAs and members of the business community.
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Sep 13, 2012
The next public meeting on municipal income tax reform is slated for Oct. 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Bowling Green.
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Sep 05, 2012
Municipal income tax reform packed the house once again, as the Sept. 5 meeting at Cleveland State University attracted close to 100 participants.
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Aug 30, 2012
Rep. Peter Beck, R-Mason, a CPA and OSCPA member, will head to Cleveland State University Sept.5 for the first municipal income tax reform meeting in northern Ohio.
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Aug 16, 2012
Rep. Peter Beck, R-Mason, chair of the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee as well as a CPA and an OSCPA member, will hold a third “Municipal Income Tax Interested Party” meeting Sept. 5 at Cleveland State University.
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