Some small business owners became entangled in Ohio income tax audits due to arrangements outsourcing their human resource functions to a professional employer organizations or PEO. The hallmark of a PEO relationship is the co-employment whereby the PEO issues payment, as well as fulfilling other HR functions, but works at the client / employer’s worksite.... Read More
Ohio Income Tax
Under R.C. 5747.212, Ohio personal income tax is imposed on capital gains realized by out-of-state investors who hold a 20% or greater interest in a pass-through entity or closely held C-corporation doing business in Ohio. Per the statute, the nonresident investor’s gain is apportioned to Ohio according to the three-year average of the entity’s Ohio... Read More
Qualifying as a nonresident for Ohio income tax purposes, which can significantly reduce tax owed on investment and business income, has gotten easier. Ohio residents are taxed on all their income, subject to a resident credit for income taxed by other states. Conversely, nonresidents are only taxed on their Ohio-sourced income. For a nonresident, pension... Read More