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Bill would require voter approval to change municipal reciprocity credits, witnesses say system imposes double taxation and compliance costs
Summary
HB 503 would require voter approval before a city or village can reduce or repeal municipal income tax reciprocity credits and would prohibit combining credit changes with tax‑rate questions on the same ballot; CPAs, business groups and a constituent testified the current system is complex and results in double taxation for many commuters and students.
House Bill 503 would require voter approval for changes to municipal income‑tax reciprocity credits and bar municipalities from combining credit changes with tax‑rate questions on the same ballot measure.
Greg Saul, testifying for the Ohio Society of CPAs, said HB 503 makes two administrative changes: requiring voter approval to modify or repeal reciprocity credits and prohibiting pairing credit changes with a rate increase on the same ballot question. Saul told the committee municipalities sometimes couple a rate increase with a change in reciprocity so the city will…
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