Ohio commercial activity tax – NASCAR hits Roadblock as broadcast and media revenue sitused to Ohio based upon viewership data
May 18, 2021
For Ohio commercial activity tax (CAT), gross receipts from certain intellectual property, such as trademarks, trade names, patents and copyrights, are sitused to the location where the purchaser uses or has the right to use the property. R.C. 5751.033(F). NASCAR’s revenue from the broadcast of its races “encompassed territory both inside and outside of Ohio.”… Read More
Significant Real Property Tax Savings Available for Property Owners Affected by COVID-19
April 28, 2021
Yesterday, Governor DeWine signed S.B. 57 into law, which allows property owners to reduce their 2020 property tax bills by filing a special “COVID-19 Complaint” with the county due by September 2, 2021. Complaints may be filed beginning August 3, 2021. Additionally, the statutory restriction for filing only one complaint in a 3-year valuation period… Read More
SALT Cap Workaround – Ohio provides PTE investors who elect workaround with income tax benefit.
April 13, 2021
Individuals are limited to deducting $10,000 ($5,000 for married filing separate) of state and local taxes (SALT) on their Federal income tax. Generally, income earned by pass-through entities (PTE) is taxed at the investor level, meaning business owners lose a valuable Federal income tax deduction for state taxes paid on income earned by businesses they… Read More
Ohio Domicile: Taxpayer could have prevailed with simple affidavit
March 25, 2021
In a recent Board of Tax Appeals Case, taxpayers contested the Department’s assessment of personal income taxes for 2014-16, asserting that they were not Ohio residents. See Anthony R. Joy & Robin E. Miller, (et. Al.), v. Jeffrey A. Mcclain, Ohio BTA Case No. 2020-239. However, the taxpayers made two critical mistakes that ultimately resulted in… Read More