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Ohio Illustrated: A Visual Guide to Taxes & The Economy

By: Morgan Scarboro, Scott Drenkard

Taxes are complicated. Each state’s taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. code is a multifaceted system with many moving parts, and Ohio is no exception.

This chart book provides readers with a broad perspective on the impact of Ohio’s overall economy and tax system. It also provides detailed illustrations to each of Ohio’s major taxes–individual income taxes, business taxes, sales and excise taxes, and property taxes–to help make the complicated task of understanding the state’s tax code a bit easier. 

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About the Authors

Morgan Scarboro

Policy Analyst

Morgan was a Policy Analyst with the Center for State Tax Policy at the Tax Foundation. She grew up in the Atlanta, Georgia area and earned a B.S. in Economics in 2016 from Georgia College & State University.

Scott Drenkard Tax Foundation

Scott Drenkard

Former Director of State Projects

Scott was the director of state projects for the Tax Foundation. His analysis of tax and spending policy has been featured hundreds of times in media outlets across the country and Scott has given legislative testimony or presented to officials in 26 states and before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.