Generally, all property primarily used or consumed during the manufacturing operation is exempt from Ohio sales and use tax. Therefore, the scope of the manufacturing exemption is determined by the…
Entities having “substantial nexus” with Ohio and more than 50% common ownership are required to file Ohio Commercial Activity Tax (“CAT”) returns as a combined taxpayer, unless an election to…
In light of the Ohio Supreme Court’s decision in Funtime v. Wilkins (2004), 105 Ohio St.3d 74, the Ohio Department of Taxation (the “Department”) seems to have an increased interest…
Many contracts for the purchase of tangible personal property include a lump sum purchase price and a phrase such as “all tax included” or “includes applicable sales tax”. However, this…
The Ohio Department of Taxation (the “Department”) is focused on increasing registration and compliance with the commercial activity tax (the “CAT”), which replaced Ohio’s corporate franchise, personal property and personal…
As explained in a previous post, Ohio changed its sourcing rules effective January 1. Now, intrastate sales of tangible personal property (“TPP”) are generally sourced by origin (vendor’s location where…
With the addition of 85 agents to the Ohio Department of Taxation’s (the “Department”) Audit Division (representing a 32% increase), half of which are assigned to sales and use tax,…
Much attention is given to the presence of an employee or agent in a state when analyzing whether a business has nexus for sales and use tax collection purposes on…
Like other states, Ohio’s use tax is complementary to its sales tax, with tax being imposed upon the storage, use, or consumption of tangible personal property in Ohio and the receipt of the…
Churches and other places of worship have had two available exemptions from Ohio real property taxes, but this may be changing. Property where public worship actually occurs is specifically exempt.…