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The Buckeye Refund

Here's a story you don't hear every day: Ohio returns taxpayer money.

Updated Jan. 18, 2013 12:01 a.m. ET

State tax collectors will pursue individuals suspected of underpaying their taxes to all ends of the earth (and to the grave as well), but they are rarely so conscientious about refunding those who pay more than they owe. Which is what makes Ohio Governor John Kasich's decision to begin issuing refunds to such businesses so noteworthy.

Last year Ohio's Tax Commissioner Joe Testa reviewed the state's 20 or so tax computer systems to identify and fix inefficiencies. In the process he discovered unexplained credit balances...

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