How do I determine my Ohio local tax district?

How do I determine my Ohio local tax district?

This info only applies to Ohio residents. And if you work with Charitax for tax prep, we do this research for you.

You should not assume that the city in your address or your school district matches your income tax district. Your county auditor’s website is the best source to determine your local tax district by searching your address. This helps you know what city tax return you may be required to file each year. Each county has their own website to determine this and each one looks a little different. But if you live in Franklin County, for example, then you would enter your address on this site: https://property.franklincountyauditor.com/_web/search/commonsearch.aspx?mode=address.  Generally, apartment buildings or multi-unit homes are harder to search - consider the “map search” feature most county auditors’ sites have in these cases. 

Sometimes, the tax district listed on the website lists a township name or is blank. This usually indicates that you have no local taxes to pay and no local income tax return to file. Call the county auditor if you want to confirm.

Sometimes your school district and your local tax district are not the same. See the example below where this residence is in Columbus local income tax district but Hilliard City School district.

Another tool we use is the Ohio Tax Finder to search by address: https://thefinder.tax.ohio.gov/streamlinesalestaxweb/AddressLookup/LookupByAddress.aspx?taxType=taxsummary. In theory this website should match the county auditor’s site. The Tax Finder can be a helpful resource but the county auditor’s website is the authoritative source for determining your local tax district.