Marion County Auditor Joan Kasotis announced that Friday, March 4, 2016 at 4:30 P.M. is the deadline to file initial and renewal applications for Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV). The CAUV program allows farmland devoted exclusively to commercial agriculture to be valued based on the agricultural use of the land rather than its “highest and […]
Ohio AG warns of top tax scams reported to their office
March 1, 2016 by
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has warned Ohioans about two of the most common tax-related scams reported to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office – the “IRS” phone scam and tax identity theft. The IRS phone scam generally begins with a call claiming the recipient is in trouble with the IRS and must call a certain […]
Congressional action will mean end to Ohio’s tax on internet access for businesses
February 16, 2016 by
It won’t be Gov. John Kasich’s problem. But his successor and a future Ohio legislature may have to cut state spending or raise another tax in 2020, since Congress banned taxing businesses for Internet services. The provision, part of an unrelated bill expected to be signed by President Barack Obama, permanently bans states from taxing […]
Marion City Schools seeks renewal levy on March Primary Ballot
February 11, 2016 by
Marion City Schools is asking for voters’ support as it seeks a renewal of a levy first passed in 1989. The district will place the 5.41-mill, five-year emergency levy on the March 15 primary election ballot. The levy raises $2,001,000 a year. It means no additional taxes to voters because it is a renewal of […]
ODNR says tax donations at work in area State Nature Preserve
February 8, 2016 by
Ohio State Nature Preserves are beautiful natural areas where many of the state’s endangered species are thriving and rare geologic features are protected, thanks to the generosity of Ohioans who have donated a portion of their state tax refunds to the State Nature Preserves Fund. Donations to this fund protect the best of Ohio’s natural […]
Interactive map shows information on free tax assistance
January 28, 2016 by
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown has released an interactive online map showing community centers, libraries and other sites where volunteer tax help will be available throughout Ohio. Click this link and scroll with your cursor to enlarge or reduce the size of the map. Then click on a dot near your neighborhood to get details, and […]
Officials report over half billion dollars in attempted tax theft stopped
December 9, 2015 by
Since the flood of tax fraud started in 2014 in Ohio and nationally, the Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) said they have blocked more than 297,000 fraudulent income tax returns attempting to steal $533.7 million in refunds. Tax Commissioner Joe Testa expects those numbers to grow. In 2015, ODT saw a nearly 400 percent increase […]
State lawmakers approve additional school funding, fix inadvertent tax increase on small businesses
October 28, 2015 by
State lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to legislation that offers an additional $44 million for dozens of Ohio school districts as well as tens of millions more to avert an unexpected tax hike on many small businesses next year. Gov. John Kasich is expected to sign the measure, which was passed to address issues left […]
Report agrees that Ohio has low taxes on oil and gas severance, but urges against raises
October 27, 2015 by
Ohio’s oil and gas severance tax is among the lowest in the nation, but drillers shouldn’t be hit with a significant tax increase until slumping energy prices rebound, according to new recommendations from panel of state lawmakers. The long-awaited report, released Thursday, didn’t tackle the key issue in what’s been a years-long debate: how much […]
Bill would fix unintentional tax hike on Ohio small businesses
September 8, 2015 by
New legislation in the Ohio Senate seeks to correct an unintentional quirk in a recently passed tax relief plan that would actually trigger a one-year tax increase for many small businesses and self-employed workers. Here’s the issue: Earlier this year, lawmakers passed a two-year state budget that, for small businesses, replaces Ohio’s progressive income-tax scale […]
