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...(A) If any one of the transfers, trusts, interests, rights, or powers enumerated and described in sections 5731.05 to 5731.08, inclusive, and 5731.11 of the Revised Code, is made, created, exercised or relinquished for a consideration in money or money's worth, but is not a bona fide sale for an adequate and full consideration in money or money's worth, there shall be included in the gross estate only the excess of t...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "General power of appointment" has the same meaning as in division (B) of section 5731.11 of the Revised Code. (2) "Property" means any beneficial interest in property, whether in trust or otherwise, other than a life estate, an estate for a term of years, an annuity, or other similar interest. "Property" includes property passing as a result of the exercise or failure to exercise a...

...No estate or additional tax shall be imposed upon any transfer of intangible personal property by or from a person who was not legally domiciled in this state at the time of his death, or by reason of the death of such a person, whether such person was the legal or the beneficial owner of such property, and whether or not such property was held for him in this state or elsewhere by another, in trust or otherwise, unl...

...e investments of corporations, business trusts, or other entities registered as investment companies under the "Investment Company Act of 1940," 15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq., as amended, and the collection and distribution of the income from such investments or from tangible property physically located outside such state. For purposes of division (C)(1) of this section, "intangible investments" includes, without limitatio...

...(A)(1) Except as provided in divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section, an incorporated company, whether foreign or domestic, owning and operating a public utility in this state, and required by law to file reports with the tax commissioner and to pay an excise tax upon its gross receipts, and insurance, fraternal, beneficial, bond investment, and other corporations required by law to file annual reports with the supe...

...(A)(1) Any corporation whose articles of incorporation or license certificate to do or transact business in this state has been canceled by the secretary of state pursuant to section 5733.20 of the Revised Code for failure to make any report or return or to pay any tax or fee, shall be reinstated and again entitled to exercise its rights, privileges, and franchises in this state, and the secretary of state shall canc...

...(A) A municipal corporation or township may levy an excise tax for any lawful purpose not to exceed three per cent on transactions by which lodging by a hotel is or is to be furnished to transient guests in addition to the tax levied by section 5739.02 of the Revised Code. If a municipal corporation or township repeals a tax imposed under division (A) of this section, and a county in which the municipal corporation o...

...(A) No person, including any officer, employee, or trustee of a corporation or business trust, shall fail to file any return or report required to be filed by this chapter, or file or cause to be filed any incomplete, false or fraudulent return, report, or statement, or aid or abet another in the filing of any false or fraudulent return, report, or statement. (B) If any vendor required to file monthly returns unde...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Agreement" means the streamlined sales and use tax agreement as amended and adopted on January 27, 2001, by the national conference of state legislatures' special task force on state and local taxation of telecommunications and electronic commerce, and unanimously adopted by the national conference of state legislatures' executive committee, and as subsequently amended and adopted by th...

...lubs, societies, corporations, business trusts, governments, and combinations of individuals of any form. (B) "Storage" means and includes any keeping or retention in this state for use or other consumption in this state. (C) "Use" means and includes the exercise of any right or power incidental to the ownership of the thing used. A thing is also "used" in this state if its consumer gives or otherwise distribut...

...The requirements imposed under this section are in addition to the municipal income tax withholding requirements under section 718.031 of the Revised Code. As used in this section, "sports gaming proprietor" and "sports gaming facility" have the same meanings as in section 3775.01 of the Revised Code. (A)(1) Subject to division (F) of this section, if a person's winnings from casino gaming or from sports gaming are...

...The requirements imposed under this section are in addition to the municipal income tax withholding requirements under section 718.031 of the Revised Code. (A) As used in this section, "video lottery sales agent" has the same meaning as in section 3770.10 of the Revised Code. (B) If a person's prize award from a video lottery terminal is an amount for which reporting to the internal revenue service of the amount ...

...This section applies solely for the purposes of computing the credit allowed under division (A) of section 5747.05 of the Revised Code and computing income taxable in this state under division (D) of section 5747.08 of the Revised Code. All items of nonbusiness income or deduction shall be allocated in this state as follows: (A) All items of nonbusiness income or deduction taken into account in the computation of...

...(A) On or before the twenty-fifth day of July of each year, the tax commissioner shall make and certify to the county auditor of each county an estimate of the amount of the local government fund to be allocated to the undivided local government fund of each county for the ensuing calendar year, adjusting the total as required to account for subdivisions receiving local government funds under section 5747.502 of the ...

...Chapters 5801. to 5811. of the Revised Code may be cited as the Ohio trust code.

...The common law of trusts and principles of equity continue to apply in this state, except to the extent modified by Chapters 5801. to 5811. or another section of the Revised Code.

...An action brought under Chapters 5801. to 5811. of the Revised Code is a civil action subject to the Rules of Civil Procedure, and unless it involves a testamentary or other trust that already is subject to court supervision, is commenced by filing a complaint.

...(A) Notice to a person who may represent and bind another person under this chapter has the same effect as if notice were given directly to the other person. (B) The consent of a person who may represent and bind another person under this chapter is binding on the person represented unless the person represented objects to the representation before the consent would otherwise have become effective. (C) Except as ot...

...To the extent there is no conflict of interest between the representative and the person represented or among those being represented with respect to a particular question or dispute, all of the following apply: (A) A guardian of the estate may represent and bind the estate that the guardian of the estate controls. (B) A guardian of the person may represent and bind the ward if a guardian of the estate has no...

...(A) If the court determines that an interest is not represented under this chapter or that the otherwise available representation might be inadequate, the court may appoint a representative to receive notice, give consent, and otherwise represent, bind, and act on behalf of a minor, incapacitated individual, unborn individual, or person whose identity or location is unknown. A representative may be appointed to repre...

...To achieve the settlor's tax objectives, the court may modify the terms of a trust in a manner that is not contrary to the settlor's probable intention. The court may provide that the modification has retroactive effect.

...(A) A trustee may resign upon at least thirty days' notice to the qualified beneficiaries, the settlor, if living, and all cotrustees or with the approval of the court. (B) In approving a resignation of a trustee, the court may issue orders and impose conditions reasonably necessary for the protection of the trust property. (C) Any liability of a resigning trustee or of any sureties on the trustee's bond for acts o...

...Upon acceptance of a trusteeship, the trustee shall administer the trust in good faith, in accordance with its terms and purposes and the interests of the beneficiaries, and in accordance with Chapters 5801. to 5811. of the Revised Code.

...A trustee shall take reasonable steps to take control of and protect the trust property.

...If the happening of an event, including marriage, divorce, performance of educational requirements, or death, affects the administration or distribution of a trust, a trustee who has exercised reasonable care to ascertain the happening of the event is not liable for a loss resulting from the trustee's lack of knowledge.