On May 5, 2011, members of TEI's Cleveland and Cincinnati Chapters attended their annual liaison meeting with the Ohio Department of Taxation. The TEI contingent met with high-level Department personnel, including Commissioner Joe Testa and many of his direct reports. Participants discussed the state budget, the commercial activities tax (CAT), the state's sales and use tax, and other issues.
Kelly McKeever, Vince Magnacca, Steve Uehlin, Steve Hinshaw, Roger Sponseller, Frank Julian, Ed Svercek, Bryant Bartolone appeared on behalf of TEI. Joe Testa (Tax Commissioner), Gary Gudmundson (Communications Director), Matt Chafin (ODT Chief Counsel), Marjorie Kruse (Deputy Tax Commissioner for Compliance & Audit), Fred Church (Deputy Tax Commissioner for Policy/Budget), Ron Pottorf (Audit), John Trippier (Sales Tax), Marge Brewer (Counsel), and Sarah O'Leary (CAT) appeared on behalf of the Ohio Department of Taxation.