Ohio Taxability Determination: Key Analysis of CheckFree Services Refund Case (Case No. 2019-43)

• CheckFree brought a refund case before the Board of Tax Appeals in Ohio regarding services offered
• CheckFree offers debit authorization and disbursement authorization services
• CheckFree made a refund application for over two million dollars based on sales and use tax paid
• The Department of Taxation denied the refund application, which the Commissioner upheld
• The Board rejected CheckFree’s request to consider the services as one and considered each service type separately
• The Board found that many of the services provided by CheckFree are automated and constitute Automatic Data Processing
• The Board vacated the final determination and remanded the appeal to the Commissioner to determine the true object of each service item and assess any refund due.

Source: salestaxinstitute.com

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