Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA)
Mike Costarella is an experienced Senior Software Architect currently contracted at the Ohio Department of Commerce, specializing in the Online Licensing Portal for the Liquor Control Division since June 2020. With a diverse background in software engineering and architecture, Mike has held various leadership roles at companies such as Signet Jewelers and Costarella Innovations, LLC, contributing significantly to projects involving cloud-enabled application design, agile team environments, and health management systems. Mike's expertise extends to developing complex software solutions and applications, working with technologies like C#, AngularJS, and SQL Server across multiple sectors. Mike holds an M.S. in Computer Science & Engineering from Wright State University and a B.S. in Computer Science & Mathematics from Bowling Green State University.
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Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA)
The Regional Income Tax Agency provides services to collect income tax for municipalities in the State of Ohio. RITA's Board of Trustees is authorized to administer and enforce the income tax laws of each of the participating municipalities. However, each municipal corporation retains its right to administer and enforce its own income tax laws concurrently with the Board. RITA offers comprehensive tax collection from registration through litigation. The Regional Income Tax Agency, known as “RITA” was formed in 1971 to administer the income tax ordinance of any Ohio municipality (city or village in Ohio) that joins the Agency through the Regional Council of Governments (RCOG). Although not every Ohio municipality is a RCOG member, currently over 320 taxing jurisdictions (approximately 45% of Ohio municipalities with an income tax) utilize RITA to handle their municipal income tax collection and enforcement efforts.