On July 16, the Ohio House and Senate conference committee on Am. Sub. HB 166 voted to keep the Business Income Deduction (BID) at $250,000 and to maintain the 3% flat rate cap on income above it. Legislators were convinced to avoid tying the BID exclusions to the federal 199A law regarding the Qualified Business Income 
Deduction.
The Business Income Deduction has been in place since 2015 replacing the previous version the Ohio Small Business Deduction which was adopted in 2013. The deduction allows married filing joint taxpayers to deduct up to $250,000 of business income from their Ohio adjusted gross income, thereby subjecting any excess business income to be taxed at a flat 3%.
Other noteworthy provisions within the bill included:
- Exemption of supplemental executive retirement plans (SERPs) from municipal taxation, effective January 1, 2020.
- Across the board cuts to personal income at 4%.
