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In This Update In This Week's Chamber Update, we want to focus and educate our members on some legislative updates from the State of Ohio that will affect our local business community! 50% Tax Cut For Most Ohio Small Businesses Effective Now Whitehouse Art In The Park Standing Your Ground Could Cause You To Lose Your Ass...ets! Sales Tax Increases Beginning On September 1, 2013 Events & Attractions Ohio Chamber Action Alliance Announces Top Priority SUMMER SIZZLE MAKING YOUR ELECTRIC BILL SIZZLE? Member 2 Member Deals Link Events & Attractions Live Chamber Member Training Classes 07/17/2013 Whitehouse Summer Art Show 07/20/2013 Whitehouse Farmer's Market 07/20/2013 Chamber Board of Directors Meeting 07/25/2013 Whitehouse Farmer's Market 07/27/2013 Whitehouse Farmer's Market 08/03/2013 Live Chamber Member Training Classes 08/07/2013 Whitehouse Farmer's Market 08/10/2013 Northwest State Community College Admission Office Hours 08/14/2013 Ohio Chamber Action Alliance Announces Top Priority Centralized Municipal Income Tax Collection Reform Minimizing Administrative Hassles For Many Of Our Local Businesses Would Ensure A Fair and Less Burdensome Requirement For Your Business! What Ohio House Bill 5 Means For Your Business! Ohio House Bill 59 begins to address the challenge of making Ohio’s tax climate more competitive, another obstacle in this regard is the added burden of local municipal income taxes. Ohio’s municipal tax system is the most complicated local income tax structure in the United States. Ohio is the only state where each city makes its own tax rules and regulations, forcing businesses to have to keep track of and comply with as many as 600 different sets of tax requirements, thus hindering economic growth and job creation. For the purpose of making the municipal system simpler, fairer and less burdensome to businesses across the state, the Ohio Chamber strongly supports House Bill 5. read more... SUMMER SIZZLE MAKING YOUR ELECTRIC BILL SIZZLE? Chamber Energy Solutions Will Reduce Your Costs! DON'T LET THE SUMMER SIZZLE MAKE YOUR ELECTRIC BILL SIZZLE! TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR COSTS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR BOTTOM LINE! Summer is here as we know it and with it comes with increased electric usage. Let Chamber Energy Solutions (CES) save you money on the generation portion of your bill! Chamber Energy Solutions has over 4,000 meters currently enrolled and negotiates with suppliers a fixed competitive rate for businesses. Contact the Chamber today at 419-877-2747 to get signed up and start saving as many of our members are doing already! Member 2 Member Deals Link Want To Save Money And Support Our Local Members? CLICK HERE FOR CHAMBER MEMBER 2 MEMBER COUPONS! FREE To Participate Contact The Chamber Office at 419.877.2747! The Weekly Chamber Update Is Emailed To 625 Email Subscribers and Is Always Available On Our Website.	50% Tax Cut For Most Ohio Small Businesses Effective Now On June 30, Governor Kasich signed his new state budget, which called for an immediate 50 percent state income tax deduction for most small businesses in our state. Beginning now, with the current tax season, a business owner can exclude 50 percent of Ohio net business income from the adjusted gross income they report on their Ohio personal income tax return. If the business has multiple owners, each is eligible to claim the deduction. This exclusion is available on up to $250,000, meaning the deduction is capped at $125,000 for each investor or owner. read more... Whitehouse Art In The Park Saturday, July 20th 11am-6pm Juried Art Show, Pig Roast and Live Music Saturday, July 20- Whitehouse Village Park The Whitehouse Arts Advisory Board will host the second annual Summer Art Show on Saturday, July 20, 2013. Live music and a pig roast in the park will add extra fun and excitement to this day-long event. A juried arts and crafts show will be held in the Village Park from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Regional artisans will set up booths to sell quality, fine arts and crafts that have been selected through a gently juried process. Items to be offered include paintings, pottery, fiber art, jewelry, lamp work beads, mixed-media, and more! Interested vendors can email whitehouse.oh.art@gmail.com or call 419-877-5383 for additional information. Live music will be provided by three musical acts. First, Bliss, an all ladies band will perform from 11:00 – 1:00 in the Village Park. Bliss plays contemporary folk music with strong harmonies. Next, Unchained will play from 2:00 – 4:00 pm, playing contemporary Christian music. From 5:00 – 8:00, the Root Cellar String Band will take the stage. The Root Cellar String Band performs throughout the Midwest playing old-time music with fiddles, banjos, guitars, bass, and mandolins, similar to bluegrass, but more danceable. They were a big hit last summer as people of all ages took over the dance floor. Everyone from age 7 to 70 will enjoy this music and we guaranty to put a smile on your face if you’re dancing or just watching. To complete the day, the Whitehouse Fire Company will be serving dinner in the park. Enjoy the smell of a pig roasting on the rotisserie throughout the afternoon. Dinner will be served beginning at 4:00 pm and will include barbequed pork sandwiches, a side dish, chips and cold beverage. Food will be available until it’s gone – get here early! What a great way to spend the day, start at the Farmers’ Market from 9 am to noon. Then shop for beautifully handcrafted, quality art from local artists, enjoy musical acts throughout the day, dance in the streets, and dig into a delectable dinner with a pig roast in the park! Contact Village Hall at 419-877-5383 for further information. Standing Your Ground Could Cause You To Lose Your Ass...ets! Bob Keogh, Diversified Insurance Standing Your Ground Could Cause You To Lose Your Ass...ets! *Lessons to be learned from the Zimmerman/Martin tragedy, and the part insurance coverage may play in the civil suits that are bound to occur in this case.* The recent not-guilty verdict in the Zimmerman murder trial has been met with very emotional responses. Now that the case has been decided—what comes next? Our feeling is the courtroom will once again be hearing about this case in civil litigations. What will the civil suits address and how will insurance play a part? Zimmerman has already filed suit against a media outlet for defamation. This is a form of personal liability that accuses the media outlet of making libellous or slanderous comments about him. He in turn, potentially faces the same allegations because of the way he characterized the victim in this case. These allegations are often protected by a coverage called Personal Injury Protection. Most liability policies cover what is called “Incidental Bodily Injury.” This would cover a business that takes steps to protect their property or people from injury by use of physical force. Certainly the Zimmerman team would allege that he used this type of force to protect himself. read more... Sales Tax Increases Beginning On September 1, 2013 Tom Friedel, Padgett Business Services Ohio Sales and Use Tax Rates are increasing by .25% effective Sept 1, 2013. The state sales tax rate on the storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property or services and retail sales made on or after Sept. 1, 2013 is 5.75%. Please note that all local Ohio jurisdictions impose a local sales and use tax in addition to the state rate. New rates for Toledo and Surrounding Areas... Lucas County: 7% Ottawa County: 7% Wood County: 6.75% Fulton County: 7.25% How might this affect your business? Contact Tom Friedel today! Feel free to call our office at (419)-878-7300. Padgett Business Services® is dedicated to providing our clients with professional, timely, and comprehensive accounting, payroll, and tax services. We seek to fully understand our clients' business and personal goals and focus all business advice around helping them achieve and exceed each one. We are committed to our clients' peace of mind by maintaining the highest level of integrity, confidentiality, and government compliance.
2013 Whitehouse Chamber Buzz - Weekly Chamber Update