Anthony L. Ehler

Practice Areas

• Taxation
  • State and Local Taxation
    • Audit Defense and Management
    • Commercial Activity Tax
    • Compliance
    • Legislation and Policy
    • Litigation and Dispute Resolution
    • Motor Fuel Tax
    • Planning
    • Public Utility Tax
    • Real and Personal Property Tax
    • Reverse Audits
    • Sales and Use Tax

Industries

• Building, Construction, and Design Services
• Energy and Utilities
• Information Technology
• Manufacturing
• Oil and Gas
• Restaurants, Food, and Beverage
• Retail and Wholesale Trade
• Trade Associations
• Transportation and Logistics

Education

• Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 1987, Moot Court Board
• University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1984

Bar & Court Admissions

• Ohio
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
• U.S. Tax Court

Mr. Ehler is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and leads the firm's state and local tax group.  He advises clients regarding all aspects of state and local taxation, including compliance issues, planning opportunities, audit preparation and defense, negotiated settlements with tax authorities, and litigation.  Within the field of state and local tax, he focuses on sales and use taxes, motor fuel excise tax, real and personal property tax and commercial activity tax.  He is also a registered lobbyist and regularly assists clients in achieving desired results through legislative or administrative efforts.

Career highlights include:

• Serving as a speaker at and/or on the organizing committee for the Annual Ohio Tax Conference for each of the previous 20 years
• Serving as Chairman of the Ohio State Bar Association Taxation Committee
• Serving as Chairman of the Columbus Bar Association State Tax Committee
• Appointment by the Speaker of the House to the Committee To Study Motor Fuel Tax Funding of Highways
• Serving as Member of the Board for Ohio Public Expenditure Council

Mr. Ehler is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Institute for Professionals in Taxation.

Mr. Ehler has presented a wide variety of state and local tax topics to the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Ohio State Bar Association, the American Petroleum Institute, the Ohio Manufacturers Association, the Ohio Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, the Institute for Professionals in Taxation and the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Ehler received his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law where he was a member of the Moot Court Board and his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

News

• Vorys Partner Named to Board of Directors of Easter Seals Central and Southeast Ohio, Inc.
• Ehler quoted in Business First article "Pro-grocer decision on CAT case headed for appeal"
• Ehler Named to Public Expenditure Council Board

Events

• 2011 Annual Ohio Tax Course
• 20th Annual Ohio Tax Conference
• 18th Annual Ohio Tax Conference

Publications

• “Ohio Tax Exemptions for Industrial Pollution Control Facilities and Energy Conversion and Production Systems,” Ohio Tax Review, 1990 (Vol.4.3)

• Client Alert: Ohio Consumer Use Tax Update: Period Open to Assessment Disputed Under New Law
• Client Alert: Loyalty Program Discounts Clarified for Retail Vendors in Ohio
• Client Alert: Ohio’s Tax Amnesty Programs Offer Rare Tax Savings Opportunity
• Client Alert: Supreme Court of Ohio Reverses Ohio Board of Tax Appeals Decision Regarding Use of the Retail Method of Accounting When Valuing Inventory
• Client Alert: Ohio Supreme Court Dismisses Taxpayer’s Appeal for Failure to Specify Error
• Client Alert: Ohio Supreme Court Denies Home Depot A Sales Tax Deduction For Bad Debts