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Ohio committee hears testimony for SB 9 to align state tax code with federal changes; R&D expensing draws support and skepticism
Summary
A second hearing on Senate Bill 9 drew proponent testimony from accountants, business groups and manufacturers urging prompt conformity with federal tax rules—especially changes to R&E (R&D) expensing—while a policy researcher urged decoupling several provisions she says chiefly benefit wealthier taxpayers and could cost Ohio revenue.
Chairman Romer convened the second hearing on Senate Bill 9, Ohio’s annual tax conformity measure, where experts and business groups urged the House Ways and Means Committee to adopt federal changes quickly to reduce compliance burdens and improve cash flow for innovation‑focused employers.
Ron Antal, mayor of Boston Heights and a certified public accountant, told the panel that “tax conformity is not a theoretical exercise. It's the plumbing of the tax system,” and argued Ohio’s treatment of the state research and experimental (R&E) credit is currently limited by amortization rules and the Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) minimum. Antal said those rules can prevent startups and smaller firms from realizing the credit’s benefits and recommended allowing the R&E credit to offset Ohio income tax or otherwise be monetized so credits actually influence location and…
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