Income Tax

A group that is collecting signatures to put property tax abolition on the statewide ballot in Ohio next year is questioning budget decisions.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed his last budget right at the deadline, vetoing 67 items, but allowing a flat income tax and $600 million for the Cleveland Browns' stadium in Brook Park to go forward.

After months of negotiations, House Bill 96 is headed to Gov. Mike DeWine for his signature, and perhaps some line-item vetoes.

The conference committee has approved a two-year state budget, which makes changes to the income tax and provides funding for a domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns in Brook Park.

Gov. Mike DeWine hasn’t proposed an income tax cut in any of his four budgets, and he's not a fan of the flat income tax idea in the budget passed by Republicans in the Ohio Senate.

May was a great month for state tax collections in Ohio, with sales and income tax revenue coming in above estimates.

Ohio Senate lawmakers unveiled hundreds of amendments to House Bill 96, the biennial state budget, which is due June 30.

Proposals to cut or flatten Ohio's income tax are being talked about again by Republican state lawmakers, but also by the GOP candidates for governor next year.

The bill doesn’t adjust the income tax rate for Ohioans who make anywhere between $26,700 and $102,400, since they already fall within that 2.75% bracket.

Republican lawmakers are once again proposing eliminating Ohio's income tax by no later than 2028, and this bill also would erase the commercial activity tax, which 90% of businesses now don't pay.