Merry Christmas: Ohio businesses get tax refunds

COLUMBUS — About 3,500 Ohio businesses are receiving unanticipated holiday bonuses from the state this month, thanks to a new program aimed at refunding tax overpayments.

Gov. John Kasich and state tax Commissioner Joe Testa announced the initiative today after the state identified more than $13 million in commercial activity taxes paid by companies.

The total is just the start, Kasich and Testa said, as the state begins reviewing other tax streams to determine if more needless payments were made.

"Businesses deserve to get their refunds, overpayments, back to them just like individuals do," Testa said. "That's what we're changing."

Additional information about the initiative and refund request forms are available online at www.tax.ohio.gov.

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