Elimination of licensed professionals from independent contractor classification (HB 200)

Working with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), the Society led successful efforts to eliminate individuals with state-regulated professional certification from being classified as an independent contractor for the purposes of collecting child support through ODJFS. The Society testified in the Senate Health Committee, arguing that inclusion of licensed professionals under the independent contractor definition would require CPAs and other professionals to disclose personal information, including their address and social security number, to their clients who in turn would submit the information to ODJFS.

More information:

• House Bill 200
• Senate Health testimony
  
  

Ongoing success

• Commercial Activity Tax: Keeping the base broad and rate low
• Interstate practice issues; state-to-state license mobility
• Sales tax on services

2007

• Modification to Ohio’s tax code (Sub. HB 157)
• Changes to title agency review rules (Sub. HB 157)
• Further uniformity to Ohio’s municipal income tax collection methods (Sub. HB 224)
• Improving the internal audit function of Ohio Executive Branch (Sub. HB 166)
• Ohio Government Audit Work Paper Public Record Issue

2006

• Title agency review rules
• Ohio government audit work paper public record issue
• Audit work paper confidentiality (HB 9)
• Gramm-Leach-Bliley privacy notification exemption (SB 2856)
• Ohio income tax residency requirements; increase in contact periods (HB 73)
• Statute of limitations for tax collection (HB 390)
• ORC and IRC uniformity regarding treatment of charitable pension distributions (HB 699)
• Ohio attorney general rules impacting charitable entities
• Data breach legislation (HB 104)

2005

• Tax reform (HB 66)
• Protecting the regulation of the accounting profession (HB 66)
• Improving Ohio’s legal environment (SB 80)

2004

• Agreed upon rules and procedures for nonprofit child caring agencies
• Elimination of licensed professionals from independent contractor classification (HB 200)

2003

• Municipal income tax reform (HB 95)
• Tort reform; limiting abusive lawsuits (SB 120)