News Releases

News Releases - 2003

• 12/16/2003 Taft Names Wilkins Tax Commissioner
  • EXCERPT: "Governor Bob Taft announced the appointment of William W. Wilkins as Ohio Tax Commissioner. Wilkins, 59, will start his job on January 19."
    
    
• 12/15/2003 Taxation's new Legislation Administrator
  • EXCERPT: " Ohio Tax Commissioner Pat McAndrew announced today (12/15/03) that Kimberly A. Wisecup has joined the Ohio Department of Taxation as Administrator of the Legislative Division."
    
    
• 12/12/2003 Sales Tax Law Change: Delivery Delayed 
  • EXCERPT: " A change in how Ohio sales tax is charged on certain transactions involving the sale and delivery of goods within the state has been delayed one year to January, 1, 2005. The effective date of the change is being pushed back from January 1, 2004 by Substitute House Bill 127 signed (12/11/03) by Governor Bob Taft."
    
    
• 10/16/2003 Governor Taft Announces Resignation of Tax Commissioner
  • EXCERPT: " Governor Bob Taft announced today, October 16, that Ohio Tax Commissioner Thomas M. Zaino will be leaving the Department of Taxation at the end of the month (October 31, 2003) to pursue career opportunities in the private sector".
    
    
• 09/23/2003 Ohio Business Gateway SM Earns National Award
  • EXCERPT: " The Ohio Business Gateway, in just its second year of operations, will receive one of eight, national Innovations Awards from the Council of State Governments (CSG) at its annual meeting in Pittsburgh (PA) next month".
    
    
• 09/09/2003 Operation Pay Up Tags Businesses ignoring Ohio Sales Tax Laws
  • EXCERPT: " Enforcement agents with the Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) recently helped recover sales taxes exceeding $165,000 from 24 businesses in Hancock".
    
    
• 08/15/2003  Blackout Prompts Tax Filing Extension -- New Due Date: August 22
  • EXCERPT: "Tax Commissioner Tom Zaino said today the Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) will extend tax filing and payment deadlines to individuals and businesses affected by the power blackout that swept through large sections of Ohio, many other states and parts of Canada."
    
    
• 07/22/2003 Sales Tax on Services Kicks-in Aug.1 - Many service businesses collecting for the first time
  • EXCERPT: "If you have a tow truck, run a charter bus, operate a dry cleaner or laundry, give massages, drive a taxi cab or own a storage facility, you are among the business people in Ohio who must begin collecting sales taxes on those services for the first time as of August 1".
    
    
• 06/20/2003 Vendors Urged to Get Ready for New Sales Tax Rates
  • EXCERPT: "Ohio vendors are encouraged to begin re-programming their cash registers and/or computers now in order to comply with the new six percent state tax rate that becomes effective July 1".
    
    
• 04/04/2003 Ohio Income Tax Internet Filings Rise Sharply
  • EXCERPT: "Ohio income taxpayers this year are helping themselves more than ever by choosing to file 'paperless' ".
    
    
• 02/12/2003 Taxpayers Can File Ohio Income Tax Returns On-Line for Free With Ohio I-File
  • EXCERPT: "Taxpayers can now file Ohio individual income tax returns on-line and for free with the Ohio Department of Taxation's (ODT's) brand-new and innovative "Ohio I-File".
    
    
• 01/08/2003 Pilot Program Replaces Paper for Franklin County Sales Tax Filers (Electronic Filing Options include the Internet and the Telephone)
  • EXCERPT:  "More than 17,500 Franklin County businesses will soon be the first in Ohio to move into the future of filing sales taxes."