I am ready to get rid of this guy.

Just when you thought the stories concerning AJ were all but gone....

Yesterday's Journal.....

Campaign finance issue still lingers for councilman

MIDDLETOWN — Councilman A.J. Smith has paid the income tax he owed the city for the past two years, but he still has to clear up an issue with the Ohio Elections Commission.

An addendum that Smith failed to submit when questions arose about his 2009 The issues with Smith’s campaign finance reports, he said, were mostly regarding mislabeling. He said one contribution for $200 was marked as cash donation that should have been a check donation. Campaign finance laws specify local politicians cannot receive a cash donation larger than $100

"SHOULD HAVE BEEN A CHECK DONATION, NOT CASH".....EASY FIX, JUST DESIGNATE THE DONATION AS A CHECK TO NAVIGATE AROUND THE RULE.



Richter said those who do not file the required addendum, which is a request made by local boards of election, are fined $25 a day until it’s filed. However, he said it’s more than likely the fine could be reduced to $100

LET'S SEE.....$25/DAY TIMES HOW MANY DAYS HAS IT BEEN? SIZABLE AMOUNT ABOUT NOW, RIGHT?.......OR, LET'S JUST OVERRIDE THOSE PESKY RULES AND JUST CALL IT AN EVEN 100 BUCKS. WHAT THE HECK!

Not filing his local income taxes, Smith said, was “an oversight.” He said he had taken the responsibility of doing his own taxes for 2009 and 2010. In the years prior, as a teenager, his parents had taken care of his filling out his tax paperwork.

WELL SURE! HE WASN'T AWARE THAT HIS PARENTS WEREN'T DOING HIS TAXES ANYMORE SINCE HE WASN'T A TEENAGER ANY LONGER. I COULD SEE THE CONFUSION OF NOT KNOWING YOUR TAXES WERE NO LONGER BEING DONE AND THAT YOU WERE NO LONGER A TEEN AND WERE RESPONSIBLE AS AN ADULT TO GET IT DONE YOURSELF. ABSOLUTELY!



He said he was unaware that the local chain of a national tax preparation business did not prepare his local income taxes

I COULD SEE THAT HAPPENING. MOST PEOPLE WHO WALK INTO H&R BLOCK, HEWLETT OR ANY OTHER TAX SERVICE NEVER THINK TO ASK THE QUESTION CONCERNING WHAT THE TAX SERVICE WILL COVER, KNOWING THAT YOU MUST FILE FED, STATE AND CITY. SURE.

If this was anyone else they would probaly be in jail. I say its a safe bet that he wont have to pay all the fine but again anybody else would pay it with interest.

Also read today that a council person in lebanon was pulled over and he didnt have any Lics. Only was suppose to have a permit to drive to and from work. again,anybody else car would of been impounded and they would went to jail.

Guess we our lucky we have people as the one's mentioned being such good role models.

How did this dumbass get elected in the first place? I can't believe he represents my ward.

rngrmed wrote: I worked in West Chester where no taxes were taken out...pain in full before April 15th. Penalized for not paying quarterly though. Was told my responsibility to know. This ass clown is responsible for setting policies and can say "I didn't know"?

I have the same situation at tax time rngrmed. At Wright-Patt, Fairborn and Riverside do not take city taxes from the old paycheck. It all goes to Middletown. I pay quarterly. Easier to come up with that quarterly payment than the whole year's payment at once.