Lakewood Gets Some Support in Opposition to House Bill 5
The Ohio Municipal League and communities from across Ohio submitted one uniform message containing “twenty-one points of municipal income tax uniformity” to the state representatives who introduced the measure.
City officials didn’t like the idea of the state taking over income tax collection when it was introduced as House Bill 601 last year. And they still didn’t like it when it was reintroduced as HB 5 earlier this year. Lakewood officials took the lead in creating a website specifically geared to opposition the tax measure. And earlier this year, Lakewood City Council passed a resolution officially opposing the measure that would “gut the home-rule guarantees of the Ohio Constitution by imposing a state-mandated tax scheme on local governments.” The Ohio Municipal League and communities from across Ohio — including those surrounding Cleveland, Dayton, and Cincinnati — submitted one uniform message containing “twenty-one points of municipal …
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Just Sayin'
3:33 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
There are more reasons to coordinate than not. Business owner are pounded by the filing they must do, but so are citizens. No coordination, I file in 4 communities this year and that will mean 3 different types of forms, (RITA, CCA, and Lakewood). I can't imagine what it's like for a business owner. I've lived in numerous states with local income taxes. Generally coordinated and payed with state … more ›