News Releases

News Releases - 2004

• 12/30/2004 Filing Deadline Relaxed for Taxpayers Frozen Out by Winter Storms
  • EXCERPT: "Ohio Tax Commissioner William W. Wilkins said today Department of Taxation (ODT) agents will be making allowances for business taxpayers that file returns online but couldn't because of power outages.."
    
    
• 09/21/2004   Diaster Extension Gives Extra Time for Taxes
  Updated 9/30/2004 to add additional five counties
• • EXCERPT: "Ohio residents and Ohio businesses suffering losses from storms related to recent hurricanes can get tax relief during the clean-up period through an extension of up to 45 days to file and pay Ohio taxes.."
    
    
• 07/07/2004  Disaster Victims May Qualify For Property Tax Relief
  • EXCERPT: "Ohio residents with homes damaged this year by flooding or storms are reminded that they may be eligible for property tax assistance.."
    
    
• 06/29/2004  Change in Food Definition saves Ohio Consumers $21 Million Annually
  • EXCERPT: "Ohio consumers will be biting off less sales tax soon because of a new law changing Ohio's definition of "food."
    
    
• 06/22/2004  OHIO INCOME TAX SEASON PILES UP ‘PAPERLESS’ SAVINGS Nearly half of 2003 returns filed electronically
  • EXCERPT: "Almost half of Ohio taxpayers pitched their paper income tax returns this year, choosing instead to file electronically, and Ohio Tax Commissioner William W. Wilkins said, with that choice, the savings in tax dollars are piling up."
    
    
• 05/20/2004 Tax Enforcement Agents Shopping for Ohio Flea Market Violoations - 62 vendor cited for not having licenses; visits to other markets planned
  • EXCERPT: "Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) enforcement agents, in visits to four flea markets recently, cited a total of 62 merchants of 256 contacted for making retail sales without vendor's licenses..."
    
    
• 04/5/2004 Ohio Pitches 'On-Line' Filing for Fastest Refunds
  • EXCERPT: "Ohio Tax Commissioner Bill Wilkins today urged all those who still haven't filed their Ohio income tax returns to file electronically to get tax refunds back fast -- and save all Ohio taxpayers millions of dollars..."
    
    
• 03/5/2004 Ohio Joins With Other States to Catch Tax Cheats
  • EXCERPT: "The Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) today joined 34 state tax agencies and New York City in signing an information-sharing agreement designed to combat abusive and illegal tax shelters and transactions..."
    
    
• 02/14/2004 Richmond Heights School District Residents Advised to Disregard Estimated Tax Notice
  • EXCERPT: "The Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) is advising residents of the Richmond Heights School District (Cuyahoga County) who recently received notice of a filing requirement for estimated school district income tax to disregard the notice..."
    
    
• 01/26/2004 Former Ohio Chamber President named to Ohio State and Local Tax Hall of Fame
  • EXCERPT: "I. John "Jack" Reimers, former president of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and a prominent tax specialist for nearly 40 years, is the newest inductee into the Ohio State and Local Tax Hall of Fame.."
    
    
• 01/14/2004 New Form Simplifies Ohio Income Tax Filing
  • EXCERPT: "More than two million of Ohio’s individual income tax filers will find their mailbox a little less congested this month. The Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) is not sending out the complete Individual Income Tax booklet to those who last year filed returns electronically or through a tax professional.."
    
    
• 01/13/2004 Tax Filing Extensions Available in Weather Damaged Counties
  • EXCERPT: "Deadlines for certain business taxes and individual income tax fourth quarter (2003) estimated payments due in January are being extended for taxpayers unable to file because of this month’s severe weather in sixteen Ohio counties.."
    
    
• 01/09/2004 EMPLOYER ALERT: Richmond Heights Withholding Tax Correction
  • EXCERPT: "The Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) today is alerting employers with workers living in the Richmond Heights School District (Cuyahoga County) that there is no school district income tax in affect in that district, so there should be no tax withheld for that purpose."