Policy would restore some balance after 20+ years of tax cuts primarily for the wealthiest A Fair Share Tax could generate roughly $4 billion a year for Ohio while leaving more than 96% of tax filers unaffected, according to a new Policy Matters Ohio report. The Institute on Taxation and
Fair Share Tax is a progressive fix for Ohio’s flat income tax For more Fair Share Tax resources, check out the Revenue Roundtable. For more than 20 years, Ohio legislators have been changing the state’s tax policies to favor high-income households while low- and moderate-income Ohioans have seen little
Benefits would flow primarily to affluent investors, with consequences for working people, kids, and families House Bill 617 would eliminate Ohio taxes on capital gains, but fewer than 1 in 5 Ohio tax filers would benefit. Policy Matters analysis of data from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds:
A new bill would drain even more from state budget, with benefits flowing primarily to wealthy investors Ohio House Bill 617 would eliminate state and local taxes on capital gains.[1] Fewer than 1 in 5 Ohio tax filers would benefit from a capital gains tax cut,[2] and those benefits would
Ohio school districts are making decisions about whether to place school district income taxes (SDITs) on the November ballot. New analysis from Policy Matters Ohio finds that while SDITs can help some districts fill in gaps, they are not a general-purpose solution to local funding short-falls. “SDITs have some appealing
Concerns about property taxes have brought greater interest in pursuing school district income taxes (SDITs) as an alternate source of revenue for public schools. While in some districts this can be a useful alternative to the property tax, by far the main source of local funding,[1] there are reasons to
Gov. DeWine’s decisions will define the program’s impact for the next decade July 1 marked the beginning of Gov. Mike DeWine’s 90-day window for nominating Ohio’s next round of Opportunity Zones (OZs): low-income communities where investors receive tax breaks for qualifying investments. The new designations will replace the 320 Opportunity
An opportunity to do better The federal Opportunity Zone (OZ) program was created in 2017[1] and later made permanent by HR 1,[2] 2025’s federal budget bill. The program’s goal is to spur investment and job creation in low-income and undercapitalized areas designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs), by providing federal
HB 617 will cost the state billions, likely require more regressive taxes A proposed Ohio House bill to eliminate the state and local capital gains tax would overwhelmingly benefit Ohio’s highest-income households, according to Policy Matters Ohio analysis of data from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). The
HB 617 will cost the state billions, likely require more regressive taxes A proposed Ohio House bill to eliminate the state and local[1] capital gains tax would overwhelmingly benefit Ohio’s highest income households. Capital gains tax applies to income from selling assets like stocks, bonds, and other investments.[2] Analysis of
Latest analysis shows impact of shifting state taxes onto everyday Ohioans By passing a “flat” income tax, slate legislators ensured that in 2026, Ohio’s millionaires will pay the same state income tax rate as public school teachers, child care workers, firefighters or any Ohioan with income over $26,050. The policy,
Spring cleaning for Ohio’s tax code
This piece originally appeared on Cleveland.com on April 5, 2026. It’s spring-cleaning time, and just as we must decide whether certain items still make sense in our households, we should do the same for state-level tax expenditures — another name for tax breaks. The term covers anything from deductions, exemptions,