The Ohio Supreme Court delivered a significant blow to individuals claiming nonresident status for Ohio personal income tax under the bright-line residency statute. Cunningham v. Testa, 2015-Ohio-2744. The Ohio statute provides that an individual is irrebuttably presumed to be a nonresident if the individual satisfies three requirements: (1) maintains an abode outside Ohio for theRead More
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Municipalities are given the power to tax by the Ohio Constitution – commonly referred to as the Home Rule. This power can be, and has been, limited by the Ohio General Assembly under Chapter 718 of the Ohio Revised Code. Additionally, municipalities often limit the income subject to taxation by its own ordinances, with aRead More
Added at the last minute, the recently enacted Ohio Budget Bill (Am. Sub. H.B. 153) included a tax credit for individuals against their Ohio personal income taxes for investments in qualifying Ohio small business enterprises. An eligible small business enterprises must have: (1) less than $50 million in total assets or less than $10 inRead More
It’s no secret athletes and entertainers are attracted to no-income tax states, such as Florida, Texas and Nevada. Recently, the tax savings offered by these states was highly publicized as a motivating factor for the departure of Northeast Ohio’s brightest star. Avoiding Ohio’s combined state and local income tax rate (up to 9%) offers aRead More
Ohio has adopted a unique test for determining who is considered an Ohio resident for individual income taxes. Based upon the number of “contact periods” an individual has in Ohio during a given year, a presumption is created as to the individual’s residency. A “contact period” occurs when an individual is in Ohio for anyRead More
