The State of Ohio DOESN'T WANT OHIO RETAIL STORES
The current Ohio Governor and Legislators have LOST
OVER 10 BILLION DOLLARS OF OHIO RETAIL BUSINESS within Ohio
just in the PAST YEAR!
Governor Bob Taft
is running commercials for his re-election campaign talking
about 625 projects that are either saving or bringing to Ohio 100,000 JOBS.
OHIO'S POLITICS HAVE COST MORE THAN TWICE THAT IN LOST JOBS
DUE TO THE UNFAIR TAXATION METHODS THAT KEEP BUSINESS TAXES HIGH
FOR MOST OHIO'S BUSINESSES, SO THAT IT CAN GIVE A FEW "TAX-CREDITS"
TO A FEW OTHERS - ITS CALLED THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT.
GOVERNOR BOB TAFT IS BAD FOR OHIO RETAIL BUSINESS.
IF GOVERNOR BOB TAFT IS ALLOWED TO TRY AND TAKE THE CREDIT FOR
THE 100,000 NEW OR SAVED JOBS, HE SHOULD ALSO GET THE CREDIT FOR
THE LOSS OF 24,964 BUSINESSES IN OHIO DURING THE PAST 4 YEARS.
THERE ARE 24,964 LESS OHIO VENDORS LICENSED IN OHIO THAT APPLY TO
BUSINESSES THAT SUBMIT SALES-TAXES TO THE STATE OF OHIO ON A
MONTHLY BASIS, AS COMPARED TO 4 YEARS AGO. 21,164 (or 84.7 PERCENT)
OF THOSE WERE LOST BEFORE THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11th of 2001.
THE STATE OF OHIO IS ALSO ONE OF A FEW STATES THAT "TAX"
THE INVENTORIES OF BUSINESSES. NOT EVEN NEW YORK OR CALIFORNIA
APPLY PERSONAL-PROPERTY TAXES ON BUSINESS INVENTORIES, BUT OHIO
DOES. WHY ON EARTH WOULD A RETAIL STORE WANT TO BE IN OHIO IF
THE STATE OF OHIO PUTS TWO STRIKES AGAINST THEM WITH UNFAIR
TAXATION REQUIREMENTS.
#1. IN OHIO, BUSINESSES ARE EXPECTED TO PAY "PROPERTY-TAXES" ON
THEIR INVENTORIES THAT ARE INTENDED FOR RESALE TO THEIR
CUSTOMERS, MOST STATES DO NOT!
#2. IN OHIO, BUSINESS ARE EXPECTED TO CHARGE, COLLECT AND PAY THE
OHIO SALES-TAX TO THE STATE OF OHIO, EVEN THOUGH THE STATE OF OHIO
HAS "NO-WAY" OF ENFORCING THE OHIO USE-TAX WITH THE OHIO CONSUMER
IF THEY MAKE PURCHASES "OUT-OF-STATE".
OHIO'S TAXATION LAWS HAVE LOST THE OHIO RETAIL STORES
$10,000,000,000.00 (TEN BILLION DOLLARS) OF THE OHIO
CONSUMERS BUSINESS THIS PAST YEAR!
THE STATE OF OHIO GOVERNMENT IS DOING NOTHING
TO GET THE OHIO CONSUMER BACK INTO THE OHIO RETAIL STORE.
IN FACT, THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY STOPPED COMING TO OHIO
STORES EXCEPT FOR THE DECLINE IN THE STATE SALES-TAX REVENUES.
WHY AREN'T THEY?
OHIO TAXATION LAWS DRIVE OHIO CONSUMERS AWAY FROM OHIO STORES.
OH, THE 625 PROJECTS, THEY ARE 625 NEW "TAX-LOOP-HOLES" GRANTED
TO NON-RETAIL BUSINESSES TO GIVE THEM "TAX-CREDITS" OR TAX
REDUCTIONS TO COMPANIES WHO AGREED TO EITHER STAY, EXPAND, OR
MOVE INTO OHIO. THE OHIO BUSINESS TAXES ARE TOO HIGH IN THE
FIRST PLACE. WITHOUT THOSE "TAX-CREDITS" EVEN MORE BUSINESSES
WOULD HAVE MOVED OR STAYED OUT OF OHIO!
ASK YOUR LEGISLATOR WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO HELP OHIO RETAIL
STORES BE COMPETITIVE WITH THE OHIO CONSUMER SO THAT YOU CAN
SPEND YOUR MONEY WITHIN THE STATE OF OHIO INSTEAD OF BEING
FORCED TO MAKE YOUR PURCHASES "OUT-OF-STATE"
SO THAT YOU CAN SAVE.
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Tax Policy and Tax Department Websites - TaxPolicy |
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Letter of October 1st, 2002 to GOV, LEG and TAX-STUDY: OCT1 |
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The OHIO Governors Race - Emptiness |
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Updated 08/04/2006
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