Plaintiffs filed a class action complaint last May against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio alleging that Wal-mart “systematically shortchanges customers who return products to a store located in an area with a lower sales tax than the store from which the product was originally purchased byRead More
Events & Webinars
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
Ohio’s biennium budget bill for FY 2016-2017 provides for expanded sales/use tax nexus and further income tax reductions. (Am. Sub. H.B. 64). Gov. Kasich made extensive use of his line-item veto ahead of the signing, striking 44 provisions from the bill. Several vetoes removed targeted benefits the legislature included for large businesses or industries, suchRead More
Back-to-school shopping just got a little better for Ohio taxpayers due to the recent enactment of Senate Bill 243 which exempts the purchase of clothing and school supplies from Ohio sales / use tax for three days in August 2015. Ohio’s “sales tax holiday” will occur on August 7 – 9 and is expected toRead More
The Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA), in partnership with the University of Akron and Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLC, will be hosting the second annual Northeast Ohio State & Local Tax Conference at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 1 at the Doubletree Hotel-Cleveland South in Independence, Ohio. The tax conference is the most comprehensiveRead More
In 2009, Ryan, LLC filed a Notice of Appeal with the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals (BTA) on behalf of its client, Owens Corning. The Ohio Supreme Court, adopting the proposed consent decree following an investigation by the Ohio State Bar Association, found that Ryan and its employee engaged in the unauthorized practice of lawRead More
With both the House and Senate controlled by Republicans, significant changes to Ohio’s tax landscape were certain to occur after Gov. Kasich unveiled his proposed budget for the upcoming biennium beginning July 1, 2013. After yesterday’s announcement that Republican legislatures have reached an agreement, the specifics of those changes are becoming more clear, reflecting aRead More
Steve and Rich will be participating in the inaugural Northeast Ohio State & Local Tax Conference on July 25, 2013 in Independence, Ohio. The Conference, presented by The University of Akron’s George W. Daverio School of Accountancy and The Ohio Society of CPAs, will be beneficial for a wide variety of professionals, including CPAs, taxRead More
Ohio use tax amnesty ends May 1, 2013. Amnesty is a great opportunity to minimize past liability for a consumer’s untaxed purchases avoiding penalty, and in some cases, interest, while commencing prospective compliance. More details for the program can be found here. To qualify, the company cannot have received a prior use tax assessment. AllRead More
Click here to view Steve’s January 17, 2013 report which was presented to the Taxation Section of the Ohio State Bar Association as Chair of the Sales/Use Tax Subcommittee. The Bay Mechanical Supreme Court decision provides a useful summary of the necessary evidence to support the one-year permanent assignment exemption from an otherwise taxable employmentRead More
