COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two Republican state lawmakers in Ohioare pushing a series of proposals to
make local taxes easier to collectand pay, in an effort to keep and retain businesses.State Reps. Cheryl
Grossman and Mike Henne released details of their latest proposal on municipal income taxes
Wednesday.Changeswould include consolidating tax returns to reduce compliance costs andstandardizing
interest rates and penalties. They also want to establishuniform due dates for all municipal tax returns and
uniform withholdingrequirements for all employers.The revised bill represents acompromise between business
interests and more than 600 local governmententities that collect and rely on income from such
taxes.Grossmansays Ohio’s patchwork of local tax rules and its 300 different localtax forms lead important
companies to leave the state.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not
be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two Republican state lawmakers in
Ohioare pushing a series of proposals to make local taxes easier to collectand pay, in an effort to keep and
retain businesses.State Reps. Cheryl Grossman and Mike Henne released details of their latest proposal on
municipal income taxes Wednesday.Changeswould include consolidating tax returns to reduce compliance costs
andstandardizing interest rates and penalties. They also want to establishuniform due dates for all
municipal tax returns and uniform withholdingrequirements for all employers.The revised bill represents
acompromise between business interests and more than 600 local governmententities that collect and rely on
income from such taxes.Grossmansays Ohio’s patchwork of local tax rules and its 300 different localtax forms
lead important companies to leave the state.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This
material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.