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The Ohio Senate unanimously recently passed Senate Bill 8. If enacted, this Bill would create a 10% Ohio income tax credit for Opportunity Fund investments. The maximum amount of such credits permitted under this Bill in the initial two-year period would be $50 Million, with...

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IRS Revises EIN Application Process

Jeff Senney

Business, Tax & Real Estate, Legal News for Businesses, Senney Says by Jeff Senney

As part of its ongoing security review, the Internal Revenue Service announced today (IR-2019-58) that starting May 13th, only individuals with tax identification numbers may request an Employer Identification Number (EIN) as the “responsible party” on the application. An "EIN" is a nine-digit tax identification number...

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Ohio Hemp and CBD Oil Regulations

Gerald McDonald

Business, Tax & Real Estate, Gerald L. McDonald, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, Workers Compensation & Employment

Senate Bill 57, a bill decriminalizing industrial hemp cultivation and permitting possession of CBD oil derived from hemp was unanimously passed by the Senate on March 28 and moves now to the House for consideration. Hemp and marijuana are related, but actually two different plants. Hemp...

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Qualified Opportunity Funds

Jeff Senney

Business, Tax & Real Estate, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, Senney Says by Jeff Senney

The recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) introduced two tax saving opportunities. One option permits a taxpayer to defer gain from the sale of property that is reinvested in an investment in a Qualified Opportunity Fund (“QO Fund”). The second option permits the taxpayer to...

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Licensing Ohio Home Inspectors

Mike Sandner

Business, Tax & Real Estate, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, Litigation, Michael W. Sandner

Ohio Moves Forward with Licensing for Home Inspectors On January 4, 2019, Governor John Kasich signed into law Ohio’s New Home Inspection Act. Efforts to regulate home inspections, and require licensure for Ohio Home Inspectors has been ongoing for several years, but no legislation ever had...

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Liability Insurance – I’m Covered (or am I?)

Gerald McDonald

Business, Tax & Real Estate, Gerald L. McDonald, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals

One of the most important provisions in a contract is the liability insurance provision. For the most part, the business owner relies on an insurance agent to advise what coverage is needed for a particular contractual obligation. The business owner then sets forth the insurance...

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OSBA Council of Delegates

Jan Burden

Katrina Wahl, Michael W. Sandner, Press Releases

We are pleased to announce that attorney Mike Sandner has been re-elected, and Katie Wahl has been elected, to represent District 2 in the OSBA Council of Delegates. The Council of Delegates is the OSBA’s own “house of representatives,” with 133 members, proportionally representing each OSBA district...

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Congratulations PSE Attorneys!

Jan Burden

Andrew C. Storar, Katrina Wahl, Michael W. Sandner, Michelle T. Sundgaard, Press Releases, Press Releases

Congratulations to attorneys Mike Sandner for being re-elected to the Council of Delegates, Katie Wahl for being elected to the Council of Delegates at the OSBA District 2 meeting, and Michelle Sundgaard for receiving the OSBA 2018-2019 Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 & Under. ...

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NLRB Ruling on Independent Contractors

Kristina Curry

Kristina E. Curry, Legal News for Businesses, Matthew D. Stokely, Senney Says by Jeff Senney, Workers Compensation & Employment, Workers' Compensation and Employment Law

On January 25, 2019, in SuperShuttle DFW, Inc., 367 NLRB No. 75 (2019) (“SuperShuttle”), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) affirmed the common law test for determining whether workers are independent contractors under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Section 2(3) of the NLRA excludes...

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Deadline Extended to May 31, 2019

Kristina Curry

Kristina E. Curry, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Matthew D. Stokely, Workers Compensation & Employment, Workers' Compensation and Employment Law

If you are an employer with at least 100 employees, or a federal contractor with at least 50 employees, you are likely aware that you are required to submit an annual Employer Information Report known as the “EEO-1.” Due to the partial government shutdown which...

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Pickrel, Schaeffer & Ebeling

Ohio Income Tax Credit for Opportunity Zone Investments

Ohio Hemp and CBD Oil Regulations

Qualified Opportunity Funds

Licensing Ohio Home Inspectors

Liability Insurance – I’m Covered (or am I?)

OSBA Council of Delegates

Congratulations PSE Attorneys!

NLRB Ruling on Independent Contractors

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Deadline Extended to May 31, 2019