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Posted July 15, 2003 in Press Releases
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown, D-Lorain, is trying to extend a child tax credit to parents whose income falls below the federal requirements that would allow them to take advantage of the credit. read more
Posted July 04, 2003 in Press Releases
Dayton Daily News Independence Day arrives this year amid a welter of changes in national and state tax policy. Who gets taxed how much for what and for how long is in flux in Ohio and... read more
Posted June 25, 2003 in Press Releases
Under revised overtime rules proposed by the Bush administration, more than 8 million white collar workers nationally and more than 350,000 in Ohio, including some who earn as little as $22,100 per year, could become... read more
Posted June 22, 2003 in Press Releases
Benefit for most workers, business, economy, but not for some with rising pay, investments The Toledo Blade Many thousands of Toledo-area taxpayers will be among 25 million families getting extra mid-year tax refunds starting next month. Full Article read more
Posted June 15, 2003 in Press Releases
What you earn, what you spend it on are factors Dayton Daily News The new federal tax-cut bill will create a new tax landscape, as states and local communities scramble to fill the holes left by reduced... read more
Posted June 08, 2003 in Press Releases
Columbus Dispatch Tax Commissioner Thomas M. Zaino knows how companies beat the government out of taxes. He used to help them do it. Zaino, 39, left the private sector -- he was a partner in the Columbus office... read more
Posted June 08, 2003 in Press Releases
Budget bill does little to close loopholes and ease burden on workers, some critics say Columbus Dispatch Why are so many Ohio corporations paying so little tax? That's the $64,000 question -- or maybe the $50 question. Of 101,411 nonfinancial... read more
Posted June 06, 2003 in Press Releases
Middle-class, poor face more tax burden than rich The Toledo Blade COLUMBUS - The tax burden on the poor and middle-class would increase more than the wealthy and many businesses would get tax breaks in the budget... read more
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