As Reported by the Senate Finance and Financial Institutions Committee

126th General Assembly
Regular Session
2005-2006
Sub. H. B. No. 2


Representatives Widowfield, Buehrer, Flowers, Walcher, Hartnett, Mitchell, Uecker, Carmichael, Book, D. Stewart, Aslanides, Beatty, Blasdel, Blessing, Brown, Calvert, Carano, Cassell, Chandler, Coley, Collier, Combs, Core, Daniels, DeWine, Distel, Dolan, Domenick, C. Evans, D. Evans, Faber, Fende, Garrison, Gibbs, Gilb, Hagan, Harwood, Hoops, Hughes, Kearns, Key, Kilbane, Koziura, Latta, Law, Martin, Mason, Miller, Oelslager, Otterman, T. Patton, Perry, Peterson, Raga, Raussen, Reidelbach, Reinhard, Schaffer, Schlichter, Schneider, Seaver, Seitz, Setzer, J. Stewart, Strahorn, Taylor, Trakas, Ujvagi, Wagner, Wagoner, Webster, White, Widener, Willamowski, Williams, Wolpert, Yuko 

Senators Carey, Amstutz, Padgett, Gardner, Niehaus, Clancy, Roberts, Wilson, Goodman, Austria 



A BILL
To amend sections 5747.026 and 5747.08 of the Revised 1
Code to grant to all members of the National Guard 2
and reserve components of the United States armed 3
forces who have been called to active duty an 4
extension of time in which to file income tax 5
returns and pay income taxes, to increase the 6
number of authorized participants in the Ohio 7
National Guard Scholarship Program for the 2005 8
summer term, and to declare an emergency.9


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That sections 5747.026 and 5747.08 of the Revised 10
Code be amended to read as follows:11

       Sec. 5747.026.  (A) For taxable years beginning on or after 12
January 1, 2002, aeach member of the national guard or aand each13
member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United 14
States called to active or other duty under operation Iraqi 15
freedompursuant to an executive order issued by the president of 16
the United States or an act of the congress of the United States17
may apply to the tax commissioner for both an extension for filing 18
of the return and an extension of time for payment of taxes 19
required under this chapter and under Chapter 5748. of the Revised 20
Code during the period of the member's duty service and for sixty 21
days thereafter. The application shall be filed on or before the 22
sixtieth day after the member's duty terminates. An applicant 23
shall provide such evidence as the tax commissioner considers 24
necessary to demonstrate eligibility for the extension.25

       (B)(1) If the tax commissioner determinesascertains that an 26
applicant is qualified for an extension under this section, the 27
tax commissioner shall enter into a contract with the applicant 28
for the payment of the tax in installments that begin on the 29
sixty-first day after the applicant's active duty under operation 30
Iraqi freedom terminates. Except as provided in division (B)(3) of 31
this section, the tax commissioner may prescribe such contract 32
terms as the tax commissioner considers appropriate. If the amount 33
owed is two thousand four hundred dollars or less, the contract 34
shall be for not longer than twelve months. If the amount owed is 35
more than two thousand four hundred dollars, the contract shall be 36
for not longer than twenty-four months.37

       (2) If the tax commissioner determinesascertains that an 38
applicant is qualified for an extension under this section, the 39
applicant shall notneither be required to file any return, 40
report, or other tax document nor be required to pay any tax 41
otherwise due under this chapter and Chapter 5748. of the Revised 42
Code before the sixty-first day after the applicant's active duty 43
under operation Iraqi freedom terminates.44

       (3) Taxes paid pursuant to a contract entered into under 45
division (B)(1) of this section are not delinquent. The tax 46
commissioner shall not require any payments of penalties, interest 47
penalties, or interest in connection with suchthose taxes for the 48
extension period.49

       (C)(1) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to 50
any taxable year for which a taxpayer receives an extension of 51
time in which to file a federal income tax return or pay federal 52
income tax under the Internal Revenue CodeNothing in this 53
division denies to any person described in this division the 54
application of divisions (A) and (B) of this section.55

        (2)(a) A qualifying taxpayer who is eligible for an extension 56
under the Internal Revenue Code shall receive both an extension of 57
time in which to file any return, report, or other tax document 58
described in this chapter and an extension of time in which to 59
make any payment of taxes required under this chapter orand60
Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code. The length of any extension 61
granted under division (C)(2)(a) of this section shall be equal to 62
the length of the corresponding extension that the taxpayer 63
receives under the Internal Revenue Code. As used in this section, 64
"qualifying taxpayer" means a member of the national guard, or a 65
member of the reserve component of the armed forces of the United 66
States, who is called to active duty pursuant to either an 67
executive order issued by the president of the United States or an 68
act of the congress of the United States.69

        (b) Taxes paidwhose payment is extended in accordance with 70
division (C)(2)(a) of this section are not delinquent during the 71
extension period. The tax commissioner shall not require any 72
payment of penalties, interest penalties, or interest in 73
connection with suchthose taxes for the extension period. The tax 74
commissioner shall not include any period of extension granted 75
under division (C)(2)(a) of this section in calculating the 76
penalty, interest penalty, or interest due on any unpaid tax.77

        (D) For each taxable year to which division (A), (B), or (C) 78
of this section applies to a taxpayer, the provisions of divisions 79
(B)(2) and (3) or (C) of this section, as applicable, apply to the 80
spouse of that taxpayer if the filing status of the spouse and the 81
taxpayer is married filing jointly for that year.82

       (E) The tax commissioner shallmay adopt rules necessary to 83
administer this section, including rules establishing the 84
following:85

       (1) Forms and procedures by which applicants may apply for 86
extensions;87

       (2) Criteria for eligibility;88

       (3) A schedule for repayment of deferred taxes.89

       Sec. 5747.08.  An annual return with respect to the tax90
imposed by section 5747.02 of the Revised Code and each tax91
imposed under Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code shall be made by92
every taxpayer for any taxable year for which the taxpayer is93
liable for the tax imposed by that section or under that chapter,94
unless the total credits allowed under divisions (E), (F), and (G)95
of section 5747.05 of the Revised Code for the year are equal to96
or exceed the tax imposed by section 5747.02 of the Revised Code,97
in which case no return shall be required unless the taxpayer is98
liable for a tax imposed pursuant to Chapter 5748. of the Revised99
Code.100

       (A) If an individual is deceased, any return or notice101
required of that individual under this chapter shall be made and102
filed by that decedent's executor, administrator, or other person103
charged with the property of that decedent.104

       (B) If an individual is unable to make a return or notice105
required by this chapter, the return or notice required of that106
individual shall be made and filed by the individual's duly107
authorized agent, guardian, conservator, fiduciary, or other108
person charged with the care of the person or property of that109
individual.110

       (C) Returns or notices required of an estate or a trust shall 111
be made and filed by the fiduciary of the estate or trust.112

       (D)(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(1)(b)113
of this section, any pass-through entity may file a single return114
on behalf of one or more of the entity's investors other than an115
investor that is a person subject to the tax imposed under section116
5733.06 of the Revised Code. The single return shall set forth the 117
name, address, and social security number or other identifying118
number of each of those pass-through entity investors and shall119
indicate the distributive share of each of those pass-through120
entity investor's income taxable in this state in accordance with121
sections 5747.20 to 5747.231 of the Revised Code. Such122
pass-through entity investors for whom the pass-through entity123
elects to file a single return are not entitled to the exemption124
or credit provided for by sections 5747.02 and 5747.022 of the125
Revised Code; shall calculate the tax before business credits at126
the highest rate of tax set forth in section 5747.02 of the127
Revised Code for the taxable year for which the return is filed;128
and are entitled to only their distributive share of the business129
credits as defined in division (D)(2) of this section. A single130
check drawn by the pass-through entity shall accompany the return131
in full payment of the tax due, as shown on the single return, for132
such investors, other than investors who are persons subject to133
the tax imposed under section 5733.06 of the Revised Code.134

       (b)(i) A pass-through entity shall not include in such a135
single return any investor that is a trust to the extent that any136
direct or indirect current, future, or contingent beneficiary of137
the trust is a person subject to the tax imposed under section138
5733.06 of the Revised Code.139

       (ii) A pass-through entity shall not include in such a single 140
return any investor that is itself a pass-through entity to the 141
extent that any direct or indirect investor in the second142
pass-through entity is a person subject to the tax imposed under143
section 5733.06 of the Revised Code.144

       (c) Nothing in division (D) of this section precludes the tax 145
commissioner from requiring such investors to file the return and 146
make the payment of taxes and related interest, penalty, and147
interest penalty required by this section or section 5747.02,148
5747.09, or 5747.15 of the Revised Code. Nothing in division (D)149
of this section shall be construed to provide to such an investor150
or pass-through entity any additional deduction or credit, other151
than the credit provided by division (J) of this section, solely152
on account of the entity's filing a return in accordance with this153
section. Such a pass-through entity also shall make the filing and 154
payment of estimated taxes on behalf of the pass-through entity155
investors other than an investor that is a person subject to the 156
tax imposed under section 5733.06 of the Revised Code.157

       (2) For the purposes of this section, "business credits"158
means the credits listed in section 5747.98 of the Revised Code159
excluding the following credits:160

       (a) The retirement credit under division (B) of section161
5747.055 of the Revised Code;162

       (b) The senior citizen credit under division (C) of section163
5747.05 of the Revised Code;164

       (c) The lump sum distribution credit under division (D) of165
section 5747.05 of the Revised Code;166

       (d) The dependent care credit under section 5747.054 of the167
Revised Code;168

       (e) The lump sum retirement income credit under division (C)169
of section 5747.055 of the Revised Code;170

       (f) The lump sum retirement income credit under division (D)171
of section 5747.055 of the Revised Code;172

       (g) The lump sum retirement income credit under division (E)173
of section 5747.055 of the Revised Code;174

       (h) The credit for displaced workers who pay for job training 175
under section 5747.27 of the Revised Code;176

       (i) The twenty-dollar personal exemption credit under section 177
5747.022 of the Revised Code;178

       (j) The joint filing credit under division (G) of section179
5747.05 of the Revised Code;180

       (k) The nonresident credit under division (A) of section181
5747.05 of the Revised Code;182

       (l) The credit for a resident's out-of-state income under183
division (B) of section 5747.05 of the Revised Code.184

       (3) The election provided for under division (D) of this185
section applies only to the taxable year for which the election is186
made by the pass-through entity. Unless the tax commissioner187
provides otherwise, this election, once made, is binding and188
irrevocable for the taxable year for which the election is made.189
Nothing in this division shall be construed to provide for any190
deduction or credit that would not be allowable if a nonresident191
pass-through entity investor were to file an annual return.192

       (4) If a pass-through entity makes the election provided for193
under division (D) of this section, the pass-through entity shall194
be liable for any additional taxes, interest, interest penalty, or195
penalties imposed by this chapter if the tax commissioner finds 196
that the single return does not reflect the correct tax due by the197
pass-through entity investors covered by that return. Nothing in198
this division shall be construed to limit or alter the liability,199
if any, imposed on pass-through entity investors for unpaid or200
underpaid taxes, interest, interest penalty, or penalties as a201
result of the pass-through entity's making the election provided202
for under division (D) of this section. For the purposes of203
division (D) of this section, "correct tax due" means the tax that204
would have been paid by the pass-through entity had the single205
return been filed in a manner reflecting the tax commissioner's206
findings. Nothing in division (D) of this section shall be207
construed to make or hold a pass-through entity liable for tax208
attributable to a pass-through entity investor's income from a209
source other than the pass-through entity electing to file the210
single return.211

       (E) If a husband and wife file a joint federal income tax212
return for a taxable year, they shall file a joint return under213
this section for that taxable year, and their liabilities are214
joint and several, but, if the federal income tax liability of215
either spouse is determined on a separate federal income tax216
return, they shall file separate returns under this section.217

       If either spouse is not required to file a federal income tax218
return and either or both are required to file a return pursuant219
to this chapter, they may elect to file separate or joint returns,220
and, pursuant to that election, their liabilities are separate or221
joint and several. If a husband and wife file separate returns222
pursuant to this chapter, each must claim the taxpayer's own223
exemption, but not both, as authorized under section 5747.02 of224
the Revised Code on the taxpayer's own return.225

       (F) Each return or notice required to be filed under this226
section shall contain the signature of the taxpayer or the227
taxpayer's duly authorized agent and of the person who prepared228
the return for the taxpayer, and shall include the taxpayer's229
social security number. Each return shall be verified by a230
declaration under the penalties of perjury. The tax commissioner231
shall prescribe the form that the signature and declaration shall232
take.233

       (G) Each return or notice required to be filed under this234
section shall be made and filed as required by section 5747.04 of235
the Revised Code, on or before the fifteenth day of April of each236
year, on forms that the tax commissioner shall prescribe, together237
with remittance made payable to the treasurer of state in the238
combined amount of the state and all school district income taxes239
shown to be due on the form, unless the combined amount shown to240
be due is one dollar or less, in which case that amount need not241
be remitted.242

       Upon good cause shown, the tax commissioner may extend the243
period for filing any notice or return required to be filed under244
this section and may adopt rules relating to extensions. If the245
extension results in an extension of time for the payment of any246
state or school district income tax liability with respect to247
which the return is filed, the taxpayer shall pay at the time the248
tax liability is paid an amount of interest computed at the rate249
per annum prescribed by section 5703.47 of the Revised Code on250
that liability from the time that payment is due without extension251
to the time of actual payment. Except as provided in section252
5747.132 of the Revised Code, in addition to all other interest253
charges and penalties, all taxes imposed under this chapter or254
Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code and remaining unpaid after they255
become due, except combined amounts due of one dollar or less,256
bear interest at the rate per annum prescribed by section 5703.47257
of the Revised Code until paid or until the day an assessment is258
issued under section 5747.13 of the Revised Code, whichever occurs259
first.260

       If the tax commissioner considers it necessary in order to 261
ensure the payment of the tax imposed by section 5747.02 of the 262
Revised Code or any tax imposed under Chapter 5748. of the Revised 263
Code, the tax commissioner may require returns and payments to be 264
made otherwise than as provided in this section.265

       To the extent that any provision in this division conflicts 266
with any provision in section 5747.026 of the Revised Code, the 267
provision in that section prevails.268

       (H) If any report, claim, statement, or other document269
required to be filed, or any payment required to be made, within a270
prescribed period or on or before a prescribed date under this271
chapter is delivered after that period or that date by United272
States mail to the agency, officer, or office with which the273
report, claim, statement, or other document is required to be274
filed, or to which the payment is required to be made, the date of275
the postmark stamped on the cover in which the report, claim,276
statement, or other document, or payment is mailed shall be deemed277
to be the date of delivery or the date of payment.278

       If a payment is required to be made by electronic funds279
transfer pursuant to section 5747.072 of the Revised Code, the280
payment is considered to be made when the payment is received by281
the treasurer of state or credited to an account designated by the282
treasurer of state for the receipt of tax payments.283

       "The date of the postmark" means, in the event there is more284
than one date on the cover, the earliest date imprinted on the285
cover by the United States postal service.286

       (I) The amounts withheld by the employer pursuant to section287
5747.06 of the Revised Code shall be allowed to the recipient of288
the compensation as credits against payment of the appropriate289
taxes imposed on the recipient by section 5747.02 and under290
Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code.291

       (J) If, in accordance with division (D) of this section, a292
pass-through entity elects to file a single return and if any293
investor is required to file the return and make the payment of294
taxes required by this chapter on account of the investor's other295
income that is not included in a single return filed by a296
pass-through entity, the investor is entitled to a refundable297
credit equal to the investor's proportionate share of the tax paid298
by the pass-through entity on behalf of the investor. The investor 299
shall claim the credit for the investor's taxable year in which or 300
with which ends the taxable year of the pass-through entity. 301
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to allow any credit 302
provided in this chapter to be claimed more than once. For the 303
purposes of computing any interest, penalty, or interest penalty, 304
the investor shall be deemed to have paid the refundable credit 305
provided by this division on the day that the pass-through entity 306
paid the estimated tax or the tax giving rise to the credit.307

       Section 2. That existing sections 5747.026 and 5747.08 of the 308
Revised Code are hereby repealed.309

       Section 3. Notwithstanding division (B)(1) of section 5919.34 310
of the Revised Code, the number of participants in the Ohio 311
national guard scholarship program for the summer term occurring 312
in the year 2005 is limited to the equivalent of one thousand 313
full-time participants.314

       Section 4. Sections 5747.026 and 5747.08 of the Revised Code, 315
as amended by this act, shall apply to all years beginning on and 316
after January 1, 2002.317

       Section 5. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency 318
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public 319
peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity lies in 320
the fact that immediate action is necessary to alleviate the 321
income tax filing and payment burdens currently faced by members 322
of the National Guard and reserve components of the United States 323
armed forces who have been called to active duty. Therefore, this 324
act shall go into immediate effect.325