Second half 2014 real estate tax bills will be mailed this week and are due by Saturday, June 20, 2015 to avoid penalty according to Marion County Treasurer, Jan Draper. The County Treasurer’s Office will not be open on Saturday, June 20th; however, the banks listed will accept tax payments on this date. Taxpayers who […]
New State budget headed to full House for vote
April 21, 2015 by
An Ohio House committee on Monday approved a two-year, $72 billion budget plan after boosting funding for school districts, removing anti-union education measures, and adding cash for absentee ballot mailers. Before sending the budget to the House floor on a party-line vote, the House Finance Committee directed another $101 million to school districts to offset […]
Ohio House proposes many changes to Kasich budget plan
April 15, 2015 by
A new budget bill introduced Tuesday in the Ohio House of Representatives shrinks income tax cuts Gov. John Kasich recommended in his spending plan and strips out nearly all of the governor’s proposals for raising new tax revenue. The budget also guarantees to school districts that they will not see any reduction the next two […]
Ohioans report tax scams as filing deadline approaches
April 14, 2015 by
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has warned Ohioans to beware of threatening calls purportedly “from the IRS” as the April 15, 2015 tax-filing deadline approaches. In the past week alone, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office has received more than 100 reports of IRS-related scams from consumers across the state. “Many of these scams originate out […]
Ohio Department of Taxation seeing no let-up in fraud attempts
March 19, 2015 by
As Ohio’s tax filing deadline of April 15 draws closer, the Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) reminds Ohio taxpayers that income tax fraud and identity theft continue to pose a danger to filers. So far this tax filing season, officials said Ohio’s strengthened security efforts have intercepted a record number of returns seeking fraudulent refunds, […]
Tax Commissioner says Ohio’s fight against tax fraud is working
February 23, 2015 by
Ohio Tax Commissioner Joe Testa today thanked Ohio taxpayers for helping the state in the fight against I.D. theft and attempts to steal the public’s money. “We have significantly strengthened our security procedures to combat unprecedented levels of tax fraud. It’s requiring extra effort for some taxpayers and the Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT), but […]
Kasich touts tax plan as best approach, legislators & educators push back on school funding
February 11, 2015 by
Gov. John Kasich went on the offensive Tuesday, pushing the tax plans in his budget proposal as a way to bolster Ohio’s economy and his plan to revamp school funding across the state as the responsible thing to do. Kasich, speaking at a gathering of presidents from Ohio’s public colleges and universities, said the tax […]
Ohioans urged to use tax donations to help protect wildlife and nature preserves
February 10, 2015 by
As Ohioans work to complete their taxes this year before the April 15, 2015 deadline, residents statewide are reminded of an opportunity to help safeguard state nature preserves and wildlife with a tax donation. “When Ohioans give a tax donation to wildlife or state nature preserves, they are actively supporting conservation in our great state,” […]
City, RV Schools would be boosted under governor’s education spending plan, others would be cut
February 5, 2015 by
Gov. John Kasich said he doesn’t consider his new school funding plan to be a redistribution of income, even as it sends more money to poor districts and less to richer ones. “It is a conservative point of view in that every kid should be in a position to thrive,” Kasich said. “I don’t see […]
Governor proposes changes to public, charter school funding
February 3, 2015 by
Gov. John Kasich released the basics of his state budget proposal for the next two years, raising the amount of state help for school districts and charter schools in Ohio by $700 million. But it will have some changes that can shift what each district receives. Kasich and staff announced his plan during a press […]
