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Posted August 13, 2011 in Press Releases
"Gov. Kasich and the Republican-dominated legislature have foregone the popular option of closing tax loopholes that amount to $7 billion annually in this state." State Rep. Dan Ramos says loopholes the GOP left in Ohio's tax... read more
Posted August 05, 2011 in Press Releases
The Toledo Blade Gov. John Kasich and the Republican-led General Assembly have put a for- sale sign on state assets, from the Ohio Turnpike to university dormitories, to raise cash to balance the budget. As they... read more
Posted July 28, 2011 in Press Releases
Accounting Today Congress held an oversight hearing Thursday to examine progress on the Internal Revenue Service’s new tax return preparer initiative. The hearing by the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee looked at the new requirements for... read more
Posted July 28, 2011 in Press Releases
Ohio Public Radio A think tank on the political left is questioning why Ohio legislators have OKed millions of dollars in additional tax breaks when the new two-year state budget is the tightest in decades. Republicans... read more
Posted July 28, 2011 in Press Releases
Liberal group cites $400M-plus; Kasich defends policies Columbus Dispatch At the same time that lawmakers were making wide-ranging cuts in the state budget enacted this month, they gave more than $400 million in tax breaks, a public... read more
Posted July 28, 2011 in Press Releases
Boston Globe Taxpayers will be able to examine the qualifications of paid tax-return preparers in a database being built by the Internal Revenue Service that may be available as soon as 2013. The database is part of the phased-in... read more
Posted July 27, 2011 in Press Releases
Washington Post Richard Cordray is no stranger to defeat. A soft-spoken man who pads around in socks and admires the writings of Supreme Court justice Louis Brandeis, he has run for office in his native Ohio nine... read more
Posted July 20, 2011 in Press Releases
Ohio Public News Service COLUMBUS, Ohio - It won't take long for Ohio to feel the effects of the state's recently approved two-year budget, according to some policy experts and community leaders. The budget fills an $8... read more
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