Modification to Ohio’s tax code (Sub. HB 157)
State “check-the-box, sales tax treatment of electronic publishing and conforming state tax code to federal changes
Signed by Governor Strickland late 2007, Substitute House Bill 157 contains numerous OSCPA-backed provisions, including delaying the deadline for annual reviews of title agency escrow accounts to a date outside of income tax filing season.
Sponsored by Rep. Jim Hughes, the bill,requires the Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) to include a box on personal income tax returns that a taxpayer may check to authorize their paid tax preparer to speak to ODT about matters concerning the return. As it worked its way through the legislative process, the bill was amended to include Society supported provisions conforming Ohio’s tax code to Internal Revenue Code changes made since December 28, 2006. A disparity in tax treatment was also addressed by language adding equipment purchased by electronic publishing entities to a sales tax exemption already applied to traditional publishing firms. (See related article)
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