First-time reports show wide disparity in pay Data covering 44 of Ohio’s 100 largest employers show their CEOs usually make more than 200 times what their companies’ typical workers earn in a year. The information is contained in reports to the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission required for the first
Ohio should take steps so on-line merchants collect taxes that are due Note: This replaces a June 21, 2018 version of this release. This version is updated to reflect our improved understanding of changes needed to current Ohio law. In a long overdue and long-awaited decision (South Dakota v. Wayfair),
Good afternoon, Chairman Blessing, Ranking Member Clyde and members of the committee. My name is Zach Schiller and I am research director at Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission of creating a more prosperous, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. Thank you for the opportunity to testify.
New Policy Matters Ohio tax plan taps the affluent to invest in Ohio Policy Matters Ohio today proposed a plan to overhaul Ohio’s income tax to raise more revenues for schools, treatment of Ohioans caught in the drug epidemic, and other key needs. “Dramatic tax cuts since 2005 have weakened
By Wendy Patton and Zach Schiller INTRODUCTION Ohio needs a new tax policy, one that raises the revenue needed to provide excellent schools, strong public transit and treatment for Ohioans caught in the state’s drug epidemic. Dramatic tax cuts since 2005 have weakened the state’s ability to meet these and
Ohio should take steps so on-line merchants collect taxes that are due In a long overdue and long-awaited decision (South Dakota v. Wayfair), the U.S. Supreme Court today reversed obsolete precedents from 1967 and 1992 and empowered states to require online, catalog, and other remote retailers to collect sales tax
Policy Matters Ohio supports House Bill 571, which would do so Legislators should eliminate a loophole in the tax code that provides an unfair advantage for online travel companies and deprives state and local governments of tax revenue they should receive. That was the key point Policy Matters Ohio made
Good morning, Chairman LaRose, Ranking Member Schiavoni and members of the committee. My name is Zach Schiller and I am research director at Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission of creating a more prosperous, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. Thank you for the opportunity to testify
Policy Matters Ohio told a Senate committee today that it should reject a bill that calls for slashing by 30 percent the rules that implement Ohio state law, calling it “impractical and unwarranted.” The bill, Senate Bill 293, would have agencies examine the rules that make up the Ohio Administrative
By Zach Schiller and Wendy Patton Good morning, Chairman Oelslager and members of the committee. I am Zach Schiller, research director at Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute with the mission of creating a more prosperous, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. Thank you for this opportunity to testify
Proposal to make other tax cuts permanent is another huge gift to the wealthy A new analysis of the tax law Congress passed last December shows that it will shower benefits on the most affluent Ohioans – and that making its temporary provisions permanent will add to their gains, while
Company hasn’t been collecting sales tax, as it should The Ohio Department of Taxation has told Uber, the ride-hailing company, that it must pay up. Uber is responsible under Ohio law for collecting state and local sales tax, the department concluded. It assessed the company $1.35 million in such taxes
