Ohio Income Taxes and State Tax Forms

Start Federal and Ohio State Tax Returns

Where is my Ohio State Tax Refund?	How to file an Ohio Tax Extension
Where is my Federal Tax Refund?	How to file an Ohio Tax Amendment

Prepare and efile Your Ohio Tax Return

The efile.com tax software makes it easy for you to efile your state tax return and use the correct state tax forms. Prepare and efile your Ohio state tax return (resident, nonresident, or part-year resident) and Federal tax return together or separately at efile.com, and you can prepare and efile as many state tax returns as you need for one price.

Ohio Income Tax Filing Deadline

The regular deadline to file an Ohio state income tax return is April 15.

Tax Deadline Date	Type of Income Tax Return	Filing Deadline / Due Date Description
April 17, 2012	2011 Ohio State Tax Return	Due date for Ohio State Income Tax Returns - income tax filing deadline
April 17, 2012	2011 Ohio State Tax Extension	Due date for Ohio extension requests and automatic extensions
October 15, 2012	2011 Ohio State Tax Return	Last day to efile a 2011 Ohio State Income Tax Return for tax extension filers and late efilers

View all state tax return filing deadlines here.

Find federal income tax return filing deadlines here.

Ohio State Tax Forms

All of the following Ohio state tax forms are supported by the efile.com software:

Form/Schedule	Description
Form IT-1040	Income Tax Return (for Residents, Nonresidents, and Part-Year Residents)
Schedule A	Income Adjustments (Additions and Deductions)
Schedule B	Nonbusiness Credits
Schedule C	Ohio Resident Credit
Schedule D	Nonresident/Part-Year Resident Credit
Form IT-40P	Income Tax Payment Voucher
Form IT-1040ES	Individual Estimated Income Tax
Form IT-2210	Interest Penalty on Underpayment of Estimated Tax
Form SD-40P	School District Income Tax Payment Voucher
Form SD-100	School District Income Tax Return
Form SD-100ES	School District Estimated Income Tax
Form 8453	Electronic Filing Individual Income Tax Declaration for an IRS e-file Return
CCA	Application for Refund
CCA	City Tax Form
City of Columbus	Exemption Certificate
City of Columbus IR-22	Annual City Tax Return (for individuals who file with two cities or less)
City of Columbus IR-25	Annual City Tax Return (for individuals who file with more than two cities)
City of Columbus	Section A - Employment/Profit Tax
City of Toledo	Estimated Tax
City of Toledo	Income Tax Return
City of Toledo	Tax Return Sections A, B, C, and Y
Generic Municipality	Estimated Worksheet and Vouchers
Generic Municipality	Tax Return Form
Generic Municipality	Schedules C, E, O and Y
General Municipality	Schedule Y – Business Allocation Formula
RITA	Application for Income Tax Refund
RITA	Declaration of Exemption
RITA	Direct Deposit/Debit
RITA Form 37	Individual Municipal Income Tax Return
RITA	Schedules J & K
Worksheet	Estimated Tax
Worksheet	Health Care Expenses

OH State Tax Forms that cannot be efiled

Ohio State Withholding Form

Form/Description	Instructions
Form IT-4	Ohio State Employees Withholding Exemption Certificate

Form/Description	Instructions
Past Year Forms: Tax Year 2010 Ohio Tax Forms (Print, Fill Out, and Mail)
Form IT-1040	Income Tax Return (for Residents, Nonresidents, and Part-Year Residents)
Schedule A	Income Adjustments (Additions and Deductions)
Schedule B	Nonbusiness Credits
Schedule C	Ohio Resident Credit
Schedule D	Nonresident/Part-Year Resident Credit
Form IT-40P	Income Tax Payment Voucher
Form IT-1040ES	Individual Estimated Income Tax
Form IT-2210	Interest Penalty on Underpayment of Estimated Tax
Form SD-40P	School District Income Tax Payment Voucher
Form SD-100	School District Income Tax Return
Form SD-100ES	School District Estimated Income Tax
Form 8453	Electronic Filing Individual Income Tax Declaration for an IRS e-file Return
CCA	Application for Refund
CCA	City Tax Form
City of Columbus	Exemption Certificate
City of Columbus IR-22	Annual City Tax Return (for individuals who file with two cities or less)
City of Columbus IR-25	Annual City Tax Return (for individuals who file with more than two cities)
City of Columbus	Section A - Employment/Profit Tax
City of Toledo	Estimated Tax
City of Toledo	Income Tax Return
City of Toledo	Tax Return Sections A, B, C, and Y
General Municipality	Estimated Worksheet and Vouchers
General Municipality	Tax Return Form
General Municipality	Schedules C, E, O and Y
General Municipality	Schedule Y – Business Allocation Formula
RITA	Application for Income Tax Refund
RITA	Declaration of Exemption
RITA	Direct Deposit/Debit
RITA Form 37	Individual Municipal Income Tax Return
RITA	Schedules J & K
Worksheet	Estimated Tax
Worksheet	Health Care Expenses

Ohio Tax Extensions

Ohio honors federal tax extensions, and grants you an additional 6 months to file an Ohio state tax return if you received a federal extension. Ohio does not have its own form for state tax extensions. If you owe state tax, you must still pay the amount due by the original tax filing deadline or you will begin to owe penalties and interest on the unpaid amount.

Learn about filing an Ohio State Tax Extension.

Ohio Tax Amendments

If you have already filed or efiled your state return and you need to make corrections, you can file an amended return.

To prepare an amended Ohio tax return, fill out Form IT-1040X and mail it with any necessary attachments to the address on the form.

Where's My Refund? - Check Your Ohio State Tax Refund Status

If you efile an Ohio state tax return, your refund will generally be processed in 1 week. It may take 6-8 weeks to process your refund if you filed your Ohio return on paper.

You can check the official status of your OH tax refund online here.

Ohio efile Error Codes

A list of all Ohio State efile Income Tax Return Error Reject Codes.

Ohio Tax Facts

OH Income Tax:

Ohio taxes all Individual income across several tax brackets at graduated tax rates:

0.618% for the first $5,050 of taxable income
1.236% for income between $5,051 and $10,100
2.473% for income between $10,101 and $15,150
3.091% for income between $15,151 and $20,200
3.708% for income between $20,201 and $40,350
4.327% for income between 40,351 and $80,700
4.945% for income between $80,701 and $100,900
5.741% for income between $100,901 and $201,800
6.240% for income above $201,800 ($201,801 and over)

Cities and school districts in Ohio levy additional local income taxes at various rates.

OH Sales Tax:

Ohio has a state sales tax rate of 5.5%. Counties and regional transit authorities also levy additional local sales taxes.

OH Personal Property Tax:

In Ohio, real estate and other personal property is taxed locally.

OH State Tax Agency:

For more information, you can visit the website of The Ohio Department of Taxation.

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