Ohio Tax Commissioner Joe Testa and Development Services Agency Director David Goodman will be featured speakers at the small business seminar entitled, Ohio’s Commitment to Small Business: Cut Taxes, Cut Red Tape and Attract Talent.” The seminar is scheduled for Tuesday April 7 from 8:00 to 9:00am at the Renaissance Theater 138 Park Ave. West in Mansfield.
The event is free but seating is limited. Reservations can be made by contacting Roberta@ChooseRichland.com or 419-755-7234.
Small businesses are encouraged to spend one hour designed to put money back into their enterprise. Other top officials from the State of Ohio will also be in attendance explaining the states commitment to helping you grow small businesses.
In addition, information will be presented on the latest proposal to eliminate the income tax for virtually all small businesses and to reduce the personal income tax for all Ohioans.
Attendees will leave with details about this and other programs the State of Ohio offers to help your business grow.
The event is sponsored locally by The Richland Community Development Group, The Richland Area Chamber of Commerce and The Mansfield/Richland Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Joe W. Testa was appointed Ohio Tax Commissioner by Governor John Kasich in January 2011. He is the 18th Tax Commissioner to lead the Ohio Department of Taxation.
Testa leads an agency of about 1,100 employees and is successfully pursuing a mission to reduce staff and department expenditures while improving service to taxpayers by leveraging technology. Since taking office, Testa has reduced staff size by more than 250 people and cut the department’s general revenue fund spending by more than 14 percent.
Technologies including an automated call distribution system, webinars for tax professionals, telecommuting for audit and enforcement staff and expanding electronic communications with taxpayers have all contributed to better service, greater efficiencies and lower costs.
The Tax Commissioner is responsible for administering and enforcing most state and many local government taxes, including the state income tax, state and local sales taxes, and several business and excise taxes. All told, these taxes provide approximately $30 billion in revenues to support funding of Ohio’s schools and colleges, Medicaid, law enforcement, transportation and a myriad of other public services.
David Goodman was appointed Director of the Ohio Development Services Agency by Governor John R. Kasich, effective March 18, 2013. Goodman joined Development Services from the Ohio Department of Commerce where he served as Director from 2011-2013.
Goodman is a dedicated public servant with a proven record of effective advocacy and leadership. In 2001, Goodman was seated in the Ohio Senate, where he served as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee for Civil Justice, through which important tort and corporate governance reform initiatives were shepherded. Additionally, Goodman served on the Ways and Means and Economic Development Committee; the Environment Committee; and the Committee on Health, Human Services and Aging.
The Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA) works to support Ohio’s businesses, large and small, as they maneuver in the global economy. Whether a company is established in the state and looking to expand, a technology company ready to move from the lab to commercialization, or an entrepreneur establishing a new small retail business, ODSA has resources to assist these businesses as they grow.