Title 57, Title 57. Taxation

(A) For the purpose of providing revenue for the support of schools and local government functions, to provide relief to property taxpayers, to provide revenue for the general revenue fund, and to meet the expenses of administering the tax levied by this chapter, there is hereby …

In addition to the tax levied under section 5747.02 of the Revised Code, the tax commissioner shall charge the tax imposed on the school district income of an individual by a school district under Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code by multiplying the rate certified to be charged u…

An individual subject to the tax imposed by section 5747.02 of the Revised Code whose modified adjusted gross income, less applicable exemptions under section 5747.025 of the Revised Code, for the taxable year as shown on an individual or joint annual return is less than thirty t…

(A) Any individual who dies while in active service as a member of the armed forces of the United States, if such death occurred while serving in a combat zone or as a result of wounds, disease, or injury incurred while so serving, shall be exempt from taxes as follows:(1) Any ta…

Military pay and allowances received by members of the armed forces of the United States (as defined in Internal Revenue Code section 7701) which, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code section 112, is not included in gross income (as defined in Internal Revenue Code section 61) is no…

(A) The personal exemption for the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, and each dependent shall be one of the following amounts, provided the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income is less than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars for taxable years beginning in 2025 or five hundr…

(A) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2002, each member of the national guard and each member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States called to active duty pursuant to an executive order issued by the president of the United States or an a…

(A)(1) All money collected under this chapter arising from the taxes imposed by section 5747.02, 5747.38, or 5747.41 of the Revised Code shall be credited to the general revenue fund and distributed pursuant to division (F) of section 321.24 and section 323.156 of the Revised Cod…

For annual returns filed for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, the department of taxation shall determine and provide to the office of budget and management a report of the tax liability, before the application of any credits, under section 5747.02 of the Revis…

All reports, returns, and payments required of a taxpayer or employer by this chapter, except payments by electronic funds transfer as required under section 5747.072 of the Revised Code, shall be filed with the tax commissioner. Upon receipt by the commissioner of any payments u…

As used in this section, "income tax" includes both a tax on net income and a tax measured by net income. The following credits shall be allowed against the aggregate income tax liability imposed by section 5747.02 of the Revised Code on individuals and estates: (A)(1) The amount…

In addition to all other credits allowed by this chapter, a credit shall be allowed against a taxpayer's aggregate tax liability under section 5747.02 of the Revised Code for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income of less than forty thousand dollars. The amount of the cred…

(A) As used in this section "retirement income" means retirement benefits, annuities, or distributions that are made from or pursuant to a pension, retirement, or profit-sharing plan and that: (1) In the case of an individual, are received by the individual on account of retireme…

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Eligible employee" means an employee who is nineteen years of age or younger and enrolled in a career-technical education program approved under section 3317.161 of the Revised Code. (2) "Eligible compensation" means compensation paid on and afte…

(A) A refundable income tax credit granted by the tax credit authority under section 122.17 or former division (B)(2) or (3) of section 122.171 of the Revised Code, as those divisions existed before the effective date of the amendment of this section by H.B. 64 of the 131st gener…

(A) This section applies only to reduce a taxpayer's aggregate tax liability under section 5747.02 of the Revised Code. (B) There is hereby allowed a refundable credit against a taxpayer's aggregate tax liability under section 5747.02 of the Revised Code. This credit shall be equ…

(A) Except as provided in division (E)(3) of this section, every employer, including the state and its political subdivisions, maintaining an office or transacting business within this state and making payment of any compensation to an employee who is a taxpayer shall deduct and …

(A) As used in this section: (1) "State agency" means the general assembly, all courts, any department, division, institution, board, commission, authority, bureau, or other instrumentality of the state. (2) "Political subdivision" means a county, municipal corporation, township,…

As used in this section: "Transferee" has the same meaning as in section 3770.10 of the Revised Code. "Recipient" includes a transferee. "Lottery prize award" does not include a prize award from a video lottery terminal and does not include winnings from lottery sports gaming, ex…

The requirements imposed under this section are in addition to the municipal income tax withholding requirements under section 718.031 of the Revised Code. As used in this section, "sports gaming proprietor" and "sports gaming facility" have the same meanings as in section 3775.0…

The requirements imposed under this section are in addition to the municipal income tax withholding requirements under section 718.031 of the Revised Code. (A) As used in this section, "video lottery sales agent" has the same meaning as in section 3770.10 of the Revised Code. (B)…

(A) If a taxpayer has elected under section 4141.321 of the Revised Code to have the director of job and family services deduct and withhold state income tax from the unemployment compensation benefits payable to the taxpayer, the director shall deduct and withhold such tax at th…

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Partial weekly withholding period" means a period during which an employer directly, indirectly, or constructively pays compensation to, or credits compensation to the benefit of, an employee, and that consists of a consecutive Saturday, Sunday, …

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Retirement system" means the public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, Ohio police and fire pension fund, state highway patrol retirement system, and any municipal retirement system.…

(A) Any employer required by section 5747.07 of the Revised Code to remit undeposited taxes electronically shall do so by using the Ohio business gateway, as defined in section 718.01 of the Revised Code, or another means of electronic payment on or before the dates specified und…

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Bulk filer" means a payroll service provider or similar entity that is registered with the tax commissioner to submit employer withholding tax returns in accordance with this section. (2) "Payroll service provider" means a third party that assist…

An annual return with respect to the tax imposed by section 5747.02 of the Revised Code and each tax imposed under Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code shall be made by every taxpayer for any taxable year for which the taxpayer is liable for the tax imposed by that section or under …

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Electronic technology" means electronic technology acceptable to the tax commissioner under division (B) of this section. (2) "Original tax return" means any report, return, or other tax document required to be filed under this chapter for the pu…

The tax commissioner may not require the taxpayer, as a part of the taxpayer's personal income tax return, to report or pay use tax for any purchase made during the tax year on which the taxpayer has paid any sales tax to this state or any other state at the time of the purchase.

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Estimated taxes" means the amount that the taxpayer estimates to be the taxpayer's combined tax liability under this chapter and Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code for the current taxable year. (2) "Tax liability" means the total taxes due for the…

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Audited partnership" means a partnership subject to an examination by the internal revenue service pursuant to subchapter C, chapter 63, subtitle F of the Internal Revenue Code resulting in a federal adjustment. (2)(a) "Direct investor" means a p…

(A) The tax commissioner shall refund to employers, qualifying entities, electing pass-through entities, or taxpayers subject to a tax imposed under section 5733.41, 5747.02, 5747.38, or 5747.41, or Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code amounts that were overpaid, paid illegally or e…

For payment of any refund of school district income taxes illegally, erroneously, or excessively paid, the treasurer of state shall place one thousand dollars collected in a separate fund in the state treasury for each school district. As required by the depletion of each fund, t…

(A) Any taxpayer claiming a refund under section 5747.11 of the Revised Code who wishes to contribute any part of the taxpayer's refund to the natural areas and preserves fund created in section 1517.11 of the Revised Code, the nongame and endangered wildlife fund created in sect…

(A) If a person entitled to a refund under section 5747.11 or 5747.13 of the Revised Code is indebted for any of the following, the amount refundable may be applied in satisfaction of the debt: (1) To this state for any tax, workers' compensation premium due under section 4123.35…

(A) In accordance with sections 3123.821 to 3123.823 of the Revised Code, the tax commissioner shall cooperate with the department of job and family services in establishing and then implementing procedures for the collection of overdue child support from refunds of paid state in…

(A) The tax commissioner, in accordance with section 5101.184 of the Revised Code, shall cooperate with the director of job and family services to collect overpayments of assistance under Chapter 5107., former Chapter 5115., former Chapter 5113., or section 5101.54 of the Revised…

(A) As used in this section:(1) "Obligee" and "obligor" have the same meanings as in section 3119.01 of the Revised Code;(2) "Overpaid child support" has the same meaning as in section 3123.82 of the Revised Code.(B) In accordance with sections 3123.821 to 3123.823 of the Revised…

(A) If any employer collects the tax imposed by section 5747.02 or under Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code and fails to remit the tax as required by law, or fails to collect the tax, the employer is personally liable for any amount collected that the employer fails to remit, or a…

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Qualifying taxpayer" means a taxpayer, an employer, a qualifying entity, or an electing pass-through entity. (2) "Qualifying refund overpayment" means an amount received by a qualifying taxpayer in excess of a refund or request for payment claime…

If the tax commissioner finds that an employer, a qualifying entity, an electing pass-through entity, or a taxpayer liable for any tax imposed under section 5733.41, this chapter, or Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code is about to depart from the state, to remove the employer's, qu…

(A) In addition to any other penalty imposed by this chapter or Chapter 5703. of the Revised Code, the following penalties shall apply: (1) If a taxpayer, a qualifying entity, an electing pass-through entity, or an employer required to file any report or return, including an info…

Any nonresident who accepts the privileges extended by the laws of this state to nonresidents earning or receiving income in this state, and any resident who becomes a nonresident or conceals the person's whereabouts thereby makes the secretary of state the person's agent for the…

The tax commissioner may prescribe requirements as to the keeping of records and other pertinent documents, and the filing of copies of federal income tax returns and determinations. The commissioner may require any person, by rule or notice served on such person, to keep such re…

The tax commissioner shall enforce and administer this chapter. In addition to any other powers conferred upon the commissioner by law, the commissioner may: (A) Prescribe all forms required to be filed pursuant to this chapter; (B) Adopt such rules as the commissioner finds nece…

No person shall knowingly fail to file any return or report required to be filed by this chapter, or file or knowingly cause to be filed any incomplete, false, or fraudulent return, report, or statement, or aid or abet another in the filing of any false or fraudulent return, repo…