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Sponsors unveil Taxpayer Bill of Rights to speed appeals, but members warn BTA staffing could limit impact
Summary
House Bill 613 would impose deadlines for hearings and decisions, stop interest from accruing after one year, require annual reporting and create problem‑resolution contacts; committee members pressed sponsors about Board of Tax Appeals staffing and whether appropriations are needed to meet the bill’s timelines.
Representatives Klick and Dave Thomas presented House Bill 613, dubbed the "Taxpayer Bill of Rights," at the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee. The sponsors said the measure aims to speed tax appeals, increase transparency and reduce costs for taxpayers by imposing procedural deadlines and improving access to resolution staff.
Klick outlined the bill’s key provisions: the tax commissioner must appoint at least one problem‑resolution officer with contact information listed publicly; interest must stop accruing after one year on unresolved matters; the commissioner should grant hearings within 180 days; taxpayers could request a proposed final…
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