Posted on 05/31/16 by Zach Schiller (he/him) in Revenue & Budget
They’re called unicorns, though they’re a little less rare than that.
That’s what Wall Street calls private start-up companies whose investors value them at $1 billion or more. Best-known examples include such companies as Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat and Pinterest.
Policy Matters Ohio took a look at where these companies are located, to see if state income taxes played a role (see graphic).
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By far the largest number – a whopping 55 of the 87 U.S.-based companies on a list compiled by the Wall Street Journal in April – are located in California. That state happens to have by far the highest top income-tax... read more
Posted on 01/12/16 by Zach Schiller (he/him) in Basic Needs + Unemployment Insurance
Zach Schiller and Hannah Halbert testify to the House Insurance Committee on House Bill 394.
Good morning, Chairman Hackett, Ranking Member Bishoff and members of the committee. My name is Zach Schiller and I am research... read more
Posted on 11/19/15 by Zach Schiller (he/him) in Basic Needs + Unemployment Insurance
A bill introduced recently in the Ohio House would reduce unemployment benefits in Ohio – and the ability of workers to qualify for them – so that Ohio’s unemployment program would become among the most... read more
Posted on 06/05/15 by Zach Schiller (he/him) in Revenue & Budget
Legislators in Columbus are heading into the stretch run of approving a two-year budget, and much of the attention has focused, as it should, on how much the Senate will add to the $1.2 billion... read more
Posted on 04/13/15 by Zach Schiller (he/him) in Revenue & Budget
MillerCoors has a gripe about its taxes. Every year, the company saves $350,000 because, like other brewers, beer importers and wholesale dealers, it gets a 3 percent credit for paying its Ohio alcoholic beverage taxes... read more
Posted on 04/10/15 by Zach Schiller (he/him) in Revenue & Budget
Next week, a new version of the two-year state budget will be introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives. One of the many items worth watching: What happens to a new, $350 million-a-year tax break... read more