The Ohio Tax Credit Authority (Authority) is a five-member independent board consisting of taxation and economic development professionals from throughout the state. The Authority and is charged with reviewing and approving applications for tax credit assistance. In addition, the Authority and its compliment of staff provided by the Ohio Development Services Agency (DSA) have oversight responsibilities that include annual monitoring and reporting the progress of approved tax credit projects. The Authority meeting dates are generally the last Monday of every month, but for the November/December meeting which occurs the first Monday of December.
The five-member Ohio Tax Credit Authority is charged with reviewing and approving applications and setting tax credit applicans' benefit rates and terms. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority is staffed by a complement of full-time staff in the Ohio Development Services Agency. Click below to view Members and Staff.
David Goodman
Chairperson
Director, Ohio Development Services Agency
77 South High Street, 29th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-6130
Term: Duration as Director of Development
Emmett Kelly
Frost Brown Todd LLC
One Columbus, Suite 2300
10 West Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4291
Term: 1/2011 to 1/2013
Appointed by Governor John Kasich
Jamie N. Beier Grant
Director
Ottawa County Improvement Corporation
8043 W. State Route 163, #100
Oak Harbor, OH 43449
Term: 1/2010 to 1/2014
Appointed by Speaker William Batchelder
Rodney Crider
President
Wayne Economic Development Council
542 E. Liberty St.
Wooster, Ohio 44691
Term: 1/2011 to 1/2013
Appointed by Governor John Kasich
David Smith
Director, Economic Development
Duke Energy
448 Cloverwood Dr.,
Mason, Ohio 45040
Appointed by Senator Tom Niehaus
David Zak
Acting Chairperson
Ohio Development Services Agency
77 South High Street, 28th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-6130
Phone: (614) 752-4268
Fax: (614) 466-0829
Appointed by Director of Development
Vacant
Manager, Tax Incentives
Ohio Development Services Agency
77 South High Street, 28th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-6130
Phone: (614) 466-3504
Fax: (614) 644-1789
Stephanie Dunn
Sr. Tax Credit Auditor
Ohio Development Services Agency
77 South High Street, 28th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-6130
Phone: (614) 466-4266
Fax: (614) 644-1789
The Ohio Job Creation Tax Credit Program provides a refundable tax credit against a company's insurance premiums tax, Commercial Activities Tax, or an individual's Ohio personal income tax obligations. A five-member board, the Ohio Tax Credit Authority (Authority), is charged with reviewing and approving applications and setting applicants' tax credit rates and terms.
The Authority meets regularly each month, except the month of November (due to the Thanksgiving holiday). Authorized representatives of each applicant company are required to attend the respective meeting at which their request for assistance will be evaluated; each company presents its project to the board members. A representative of each respective political subdivision in which the project will occur is also encouraged to attend.
The following is the 2012 calendar year schedule for meetings of the Authority, Development Financing Advisory Council (DFAC), and the Controlling Board. All meetings of the Authority and DFAC begin at 10:00 a.m. and are held in the Vern Riffe Center, 77 South High Street, 31st Floor, in downtown Columbus, Ohio.
| 2012 Calendar Year key submission and approval dates for the Authority meetings | Deadline for Authority* | Deadline for requests to amend existing tax credit projects | Authority and DFAC meeting dates | Controlling Board meeting dates |
| Dec 30, 2011 January 20 February 1 March 23 April 13 May 18 June 22 July 20 August 17 Sept 21 October 26 |
January 6 February 3 March 2 April 6 April 27 June 1 July 6 August 3 August 31 October 5 November 9 |
January 6 February 3 March 2 April 6 April 27 June 1 July 6 August 3 August 31 October 5 November 9 |
January 30 February 27 March 26 April 30 May 21 June 25 July 30 August 27 September 24 October 29 (Authority only) December 3 (Authority only) |
March 12 April 9 May 7 June 11 July 9 August 6 September 10 October 15 November 19 December 17 TBD |
* Documents required for the Ohio Tax Credit Authority meeting include the Financial Assistance Application, Scope of Work, Company Financials, Signature Pages, and Local Support letter.