Legal with Leah

Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis discusses topics impacting farmers and landowners such as property rights, taxes and other legal and regulatory issues.

Legal with Leah: Corporate Transparency Act January Update

After a lot of conflicting information, the Corporate Transparency Act is on hold and there are no deadlines.

Legal with Leah: Corporate Transparency Act filing requirements

The requirement for businesses that are registered with their state to file information about beneficial owners with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is in flux.

Legal with Leah: Corporate Transparency Act deadline approaching

Update 12/27/24 An injunction was placed on the CTA requirements in December, which was lifted but then reinstated in the…

Legal with Leah: Ohio agriculture involved in TMDL lawsuit

A group of 11 ag coalition partners, including Ohio Farm Bureau, has its own counsel and will be advocating, accurately representing agriculture and what is actually happening in Ohio in terms of water quality.

Legal with Leah: An update to 2024 CAUV values

An upward trend in CAUV values and significant increases in soil values for 2024 apply only to counties that are being reappraised or updated in 2024.

Legal with Leah: Changes to CAUV woodland values

As Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis notes in this Legal with Leah, these changes should result in significant tax savings for many Ohio woodland owners.

Legal with Leah: OFBF files U.S. Supreme Court brief

In the case O’Connor v. Eubanks, the question is, can a state be sued in federal court when it takes a property?

Legal with Leah: New low risk retail food license for direct marketers

A new low risk license should bring consistency across Ohio in regard to nonmechanical refrigeration.

Legal with Leah: Corporate Transparency Act reporting requirements

The law requires most businesses to report information about their beneficial owners, and the intent is to try to make it harder to illegally hide assets and commit financial crimes.

Legal with Leah: Dicamba registration vacated

How will this impact Ohio farmers and what can be done to allow for use of the products that have already been purchased?