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House approves requirement for voter approval before municipalities cut reciprocity tax credits
Summary
The House passed House Bill 503 to require voter approval before municipalities can reduce or repeal reciprocity credits that prevent double taxation on commuters; supporters said it protects taxpayers and opponents said it undermines local control. The measure passed 65-25.
The Ohio House approved House Bill 503, a measure sponsors described as returning tax decisions affecting reciprocity credits to voters rather than allowing local officials to unilaterally reduce those credits.
Representative Workman (speaker 29), the bill sponsor, said the measure protects workers from double taxation and gives voters tools to preserve reciprocity credits that offset municipal income taxes paid to an employee's work city. “This puts…
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