Ohio Sales & Use Tax: Resale exemption denied where lease amongst related parties lacked a substantive business purpose.
January 8, 2019
Businesses commonly use what is referred to as a “dry lease” to obtain use of a corporate aircraft for several reasons. One benefit of these arrangements is the lessor’s ability to claim the resale exemption on the aircraft’s purchase, with tax only being owed on lease payments received for use in a particular state. However,… Read More
Sales and Use Tax, Ohio Tax Commissioner, Ohio Supreme Court
Dimengo and Fry to speak at Annual Ohio Tax Conference
January 2, 2019
Buckingham attorneys Steven Dimengo and Richard Fry share details about their upcoming speaking sessions at the MEC Annual Ohio Tax Conference in Columbus, OH, on January 29 & 30, 2019. Watch this video for session details and registration information on this year’s tax conference.
Ohio Sales / Use Tax: Supreme Court says “keep the taps flowing sans tax,” limiting the scope of taxable building maintenance and janitorial services
December 28, 2018
Ohio Sales / Use Tax: Supreme Court says “keep the taps flowing sans tax,” limiting the scope of taxable building maintenance and janitorial services. In Great Lakes Bar Control v. Testa, 2018-Ohio-5207, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that maintaining and cleaning draft beer lines falls outside the scope of a taxable “building maintenance and janitorial… Read More
Sales and Use Tax, board of tax appeals, Ohio Tax Commissioner
Ohio’s burdensome municipal income tax structure hinges on the meaning of “levy.”
December 12, 2018
Much-needed simplification of Ohio’s overly burdensome municipal income tax structure hinges on the meaning of “levy.” The 10th District Court of Appeals has heard oral arguments to decide the fate of Ohio’s efforts to reform municipal income tax for businesses and enact a centralized filing system. Last year, Ohio enacted H.B. 49, which allows businesses… Read More
income tax, municipal income tax, Testa, 10th District Court of Appeals