SALT Cap Workaround – Ohio provides PTE investors who elect workaround with income tax benefit.

Individuals are limited to deducting $10,000 ($5,000 for married filing separate) of state and local taxes (SALT) on their Federal income tax. Generally, income earned by pass-through entities (PTE) is…

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Ohio CAT – Ohio Supreme Court holds sale of intangible contract rights sitused outside Ohio

Ohio Commercial Activity Tax - Ohio Supreme Court applies market-based sourcing and grants taxpayer refund by situsing intangible revenue to purchaser’s physical locations.  Situsing gross receipts often becomes a contentious…

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Ohio Board of Tax Appeals denies Taxpayers Business Income Deduction due to Improperly Introduced Evidence

Retaining experienced counsel with knowledge of not only proper procedure but how to present a case is critical to prevailing at the Board of Tax Appeals (BTA). Recently, the BTA…

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Ohio clarifies SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) grants are taxable gross receipts for CAT Purposes

In a previous post, we noted that forgiven Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan amounts are excluded from Ohio’s commercial activity tax (CAT) to provide taxpayer relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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Sales Tax Collection: Broad Marketplace Facilitator Laws Could Capture Unwary Taxpayers

Most states have recently passed laws requiring marketplace facilitator to collect tax on e-commerce sales by remote sellers made through the marketplace’s platform. Ohio, for example, broadly defines a marketplace…

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Marketplace facilitators making interstate sales collect Ohio sales tax based upon the consumer’s destination

Sourcing sales is critical to determine the appropriate jurisdiction and tax rate for Ohio sales tax collection purposes. Recently, the Ohio Department of Taxation revised Information Release ST 2009-03 to…

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