A form of publication which tends to cause one to lose the esteem of the community is defamation. This is injury to reputation. A person can be held liable for the defamation of another. In order to prove defamation, the plaintiff must prove:
- that a statement was made about the plaintiff's reputation, honesty or integrity that is not true;
- publication to a third party (i.e., another person hears or reads the statement); and
- the plaintiff suffers damages as a result of the statement.
Slander is a form of defamation that consists of making false oral statements about a person which would damage that person's reputation. If one spreads a rumor that his neighbor has been in jail and this is not true, the person making such false statements could be held liable for slander.
Defamation which occurs by written statements is known as libel. Libel also may result from a picture or visual representation. Truth is an absolute defense to slander or libel.
Some statements, while libelous or slanderous, are absolutely privileged in the sense that the statements can be made without fear of a lawsuit for slander. The best example is statements made in a court of law. An untrue statement made about a person in court which damages that person's reputation will generally not cause liability to the speaker as far as slander is concerned. However, if the statement is untrue, the person making it may be liable for criminal perjury.
If a communication is made in good faith on a subject in which the party communicating it has a legitimate right or interest in communicating it, this communication may be exempt from slander liability due to a qualified privileged.
The following form letter demands that someone cease making libelous or slanderous statements, or appropriate legal action will be taken.
Columbus Ohio Cease and Desist Letter for Libelous or Slanderous Statements - Defamation of Character
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Ing to Ohio Instructions for Form IT 1040, ?Every Ohio resident and part year resident is subject to the Ohio Income tax.? Every full-year resident, part year resident and full year nonresident must file an Ohio tax return if they have income from Ohio sources.
Local income tax is usually based on where a taxpayer lives, but in some cases, taxpayers also owe local income tax based on where they perform work (for example, if they commute). You may have withholding obligations based on where your company does business or based on where your employees perform work.
Columbus residents pay a total of 2.5% in taxes on all income earned, regardless of whether it was earned in Columbus or another city.
In Ohio, you have an income tax obligation to both your employment city and your resident city. Your employer is required by law to withhold your work place city tax and if you have "fully withheld", you have no filing requirement with your work place city.
Municipalities may generally impose tax on on wages, salaries, and other compensation earned by residents and by nonresidents who work in the municipality. The tax also applies to the net profits of business attributable to activities in the municipality, and to the net profits from rental activities.
1. WHO SHOULD FILE THIS RETURN: a) All Ohio City residents 18 years of age and over, (except high school students) are required to regis- ter and report income with the Ohio City Tax Office. b) High School Students 18 years of age and under, working part time, do not have to register with the Ohio City Tax Office.
Cities that administer their own taxes on their own form: City of Akron. City of Canton. City of Carlisle. City of Cincinnati. City of Columbus. City of Dayton. City of Middletown. City of St. Marys.
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