Rev. 12/16 Expirations, New School Districts, Renewals and Rate Changes Effective 1/1/2017 Dear Employer: earned income, the employer should withhold at a fl at rate equal to the tax rate for the district with no reduction or adjustment for Ohio law requires you to canvass your employees and ask each personal exemptions. These earned income only tax base school employee for the school district in which they reside. If you have districts are found on page 3. an employee who resides in a school district with a school district income tax in effect, then you must withhold this tax from the employ- What Forms Must be Completed? ee‘s compensation – even if you conduct no business or operations in that school district. Employers not fulfi lling these requirements Employee’s Withholding Exemption Certifi cate, Ohio IT 4 – are subject to penalties and interest for any unpaid school district Every employer liable for Ohio withholding tax must keep on fi le income taxes even if the taxes were not withheld. A list of school Ohio IT 4, Employees Withholding Exemption Certifi cate. By doing districts with a tax in effect for 2017 is found on pages 3-4. so, employers have built-in fi elds for the name and number of the school district in which the employee resides. Employees must Important update Ohio IT 4 whenever previous information becomes insuf- fi cient or incorrect. If your employees do not know the school district in which they reside, they may determine their school district by contacting their Registration for Ohio School District Withholding Agent, Ohio county auditor or by using The Finder attax.ohio.gov. IT 1R – All affected employers who are not active in the school dis- trict withholding system should complete and return the registration Several Ohio school districts have the same or similar names. form as soon as the employer determines that it has one or more Be sure to verify the correct school district on the attached list. employees subject to the tax. Effective Jan. 1, 2015, in accordance with Ohio Administrative Code rule 5703-7-19, employers are required to fi le school dis- New for 2017 trict income tax withholding returns and make payment of the SD # School District Rate County withheld taxes through the Ohio Business Gateway (OBG) at business.ohio.gov. Expired: 2301* Amanda-Clearcreek LSD 1.50 Fairfi eld Employers who have been approved under the opt out provision Rate Change: to fi le paper and pay by check, complete your SD 101 and include 7501 Anna LSD 1.50 Shelby the form with your payment. Be sure to show the amount due for 6804 Preble Shawnee LSD 1.00 Butler, Montgomery, each school district. By doing so, you will help us forward each Preble tax payment to the correct school district. Renewed: 3901 Bellevue CSD 0.50 Erie, Huron, School District Withholding Requirements Sandusky, Seneca 0203 Bluffton EVSD 0.50 Allen, Hancock Who Must Register? All employers maintaining an offi ce or trans- 8702* Eastwood LSD 1.00 Wood acting business in Ohio and required to withhold federal and state 8001 Fairbanks LSD 1.00 Madison, Union income tax must register if they employ at least one resident of a 2904 Greeneview LSD 1.00 Clinton, Fayette, school district that has enacted a school district income tax. Employ- Greene ers who do not have an Ohio withholding account may register by 4902* Jonathan Alder LSD 1.25 Franklin, Madison, Union completing the Ohio withholding registration through the OBG (on 2305* Lancaster CSD 1.50 Fairfi eld OBG under Start a Service or Transaction, click on the dropdown 1102 Mechanicsburg EVSD 1.50 Champaign, Madison selection Ohio Taxation – New Account Registration and select 0601 Minster LSD 1.00 Auglaize, Darke, Ohio Withholding Registration). Note that employers use the same Mercer, Shelby account number for both Ohio state income tax and school district 1905 Mississinawa Valley LSD 1.75 Darke income tax withholding. All forms and correspondence should refl ect 5708 New Lebanon LSD 1.25 Montgomery this account number. 7404 New Riegel LSD 1.50 Seneca 5506 Newton LSD 1.75 Darke, Miami Who Must Withhold? Every employer maintaining an offi ce or 6909 Pandora Gilboa LSD 1.75 Allen, Putnam transacting business within the state of Ohio and making payments 5008* Sebring LSD 1.00 Mahoning of any compensation to an employee who resides in an affected 8509* Triway LSD 0.75 Holmes, Wayne 1907 Versailles EVSD 1.00 Darke, Shelby school district must withhold the school district income tax. The 6303 Wayne Trace LSD 1.25 Paulding, Putnam, employer’s offi ce or employee’s work location is irrelevant. The Van Wert employee’s residence is the determining factor for employers to 0606 Waynesfi eld-Goshen LSD 1.00 Allen, Auglaize, withhold school district income tax. Logan 1105 West Liberty-Salem LSD 1.75 Champaign, Logan How Much Tax Do I Withhold? Employers should use the same 2906 Xenia Community CSD 0.50 Greene, Warren wage base and number of exemptions they use for withholding Ohio income tax and use the school district withholding tables, unless *Districts with an alternative earned income only tax. the school district income tax is based on earned income. Several Note: When you create W-2s for your employees, you should identify the school districts have enacted an alternative, earned income only school district by its four-digit code. By doing so, you will help your employees avoid any delay in the processing of their income tax returns. tax base. For those school districts with an income tax based on - 1 - |
Filing Frequency – File returns and pay taxes according to the Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, Ohio IT 3 – All following: employers required to withhold must fi le with the Ohio Department of Taxation by the last day of January of the succeeding calendar Quarterly payments are due if the combined Ohio and school year a copy of Ohio IT 3. Employers are no longer required to district liability does not exceed $2,000 during the 12-month period send us paper copies of federal form W-2. Send your state W-2 ending on June 30th of the preceding calendar year. information to us on magnetic media using an approved electronic format. The electronic format is available on the department’s Web Monthly payments are due if the combined Ohio and school site at tax.ohio.gov. district liability exceeds $2,000 during the 12-month period ending on June 30th of the preceding calendar year. If an employer discovers an error on a combined W-2, the employer must furnish two copies of a corrected combined W-2 marked Partial weekly and electronic funds transfer (EFT) payments “CORRECTED BY EMPLOYER” to the employee and one copy to are not required for school district withholding tax. the Department of Taxation marked “REISSUED BY EMPLOYER.” Note: Overpayments made for a district can be applied to reduce the Employer’s Liability for School District Tax – Each employer is tax due for the same district in a subsequent period, but employers liable for the school district tax required to be withheld. For purposes cannot use an overpayment to one school district to reduce the tax of assessment and collection, amounts required to be withheld and due for any other school district. paid to the Ohio Department of Taxation are considered to be a tax on the employer. The offi cer or the employee having control or School District Employer’s Annual Reconciliation of Tax supervision of or charged with the responsibility of fi ling the report Withheld, SD 141 – All employers required to withhold must fi le and making payment shall be held personally liable for any failure no later than Jan. 31 of the succeeding calendar year an annual to fi le the report or pay the tax as required by law. report, SD 141, reconciling school district tax withheld and paid for the past calendar year. Employers selling or quitting their business Interest and Penalties – If an employer fails to pay the school during the year must fi le their fi nal return within 15 days after the district tax deducted and withheld from employees by the due date of selling or quitting the business. Employers should show all date, interest shall accrue on the unpaid tax at the rate provided withholding amounts for each district on the SD 141. Employers for under Ohio Revised Code section 5703.47. Interest (4% for discovering an error after fi ling SD 141 should fi le SD 141X, 2017) on the unpaid tax is due in addition to any penalty for late Amended Annual Reconciliation, to adjust for the error and attach fi ling or late payment of the tax due. If an employer fails to pay the corrected W-2(s), if any. school district tax deducted and withheld from employees by the due date, the employer may incur a penalty of up to 50% of the tax Wage and Tax Statement (Combined W-2) – On or before Jan. due, unless failure was for reasonable cause and not willful neglect. 31 of the succeeding calendar year, employers required to withhold If an employer does not fi le the SD 101 or SD 141 or fi les after school district tax must furnish to all employees subject to the tax the due date, a late fi ling penalty may be assessed, which is the two copies of the report of compensation paid during the calendar greater of $50 per month or fraction of a month (up to a maximum year and the amount deducted and withheld as school district tax. of $500) or 5% per month or fraction of a month (up to a maximum Employers use the federal combined W-2. Employers should of 50% of the tax due). clearly identify the school district on the W-2 by its four-digit number. - 2 - |
Rev. 12/16 School Districts With an Income Tax for 2017 Boldface indicates a newly enacted rate, a rate change for 2017 or a change in the tax type. Decimal Decimal SD# School District Name (and Counties) Rate Percent SD# School District Name (and Counties) Rate Percent Earned Income Only Tax Base School Districts Traditional Tax Base School Districts 0502 Athens CSD (Athens) ............................. .0100 1% 3301 Ada EVSD (Hancock, Hardin) ................ .0150 1½% 2801 Berkshire LSD (Geauga) ........................ .0100 1% 7501 Anna LSD (Shelby) ............................... .0150 1½% 2302 Berne-Union LSD (Fairfi eld, Hocking) .... .0200 2% 1901 Ansonia LSD (Darke) ............................. .0175 1¾% 5501 Bethel LSD (Miami) ................................ .0075 ¾% 6301 Antwerp LSD (Paulding) ......................... .0150 1½% 7502 Botkins LSD (Auglaize, Shelby) ............. .0125 1¼% 3201 Arcadia LSD (Hancock, Seneca) ............ .0100 1% 5901 Cardington-Lincoln LSD (Marion, 1902 Arcanum-Butler LSD (Darke) ................. .0150 1½% Morrow) .................................................. .0075 ¾% 3202 Arlington LSD (Hancock) ........................ .0125 1¼% 5401 Celina CSD (Mercer) .............................. .0075 ¾% 2001 Ayersville LSD (Defi ance) ...................... .0100 1% 8501 Chippewa LSD (Wayne) ......................... .0100 1% 3901 Bellevue CSD (Erie, Huron, Sandusky, 6501 Circleville CSD (Pickaway) ..................... .0075 ¾% Seneca).................................................. .0050 ½% 7001 Clear Fork Valley LSD (Knox, 2501 Bexley CSD (Franklin) ............................ .0075 ¾% Richland) ................................................ .0100 1% 2101 Big Walnut LSD (Delaware).................... .0075 ¾% 5204 Cloverleaf LSD (Medina) ........................ .0125 1¼% 2303 Bloom-Carroll LSD (Fairfi eld) ................. .0125 1¼% 7201 Clyde-Green Springs EVSD 0203 Bluffton EVSD (Allen, Hancock) ............. .0050 ½% (Sandusky, Seneca) ............................... .0100 1% 8701 Bowling Green CSD (Henry, Wood) ....... .0050 ½% 1704 Crestline EVSD (Crawford, Richland) .... .0025 ¼% 5502 Bradford EVSD (Darke, Miami, Shelby) . .0175 1¾% 8702 Eastwood LSD (Wood) ........................... .0100 1% 8601 Bryan CSD (Williams) ............................. .0100 1% 8603 Edon-Northwest LSD (Williams) ............. .0100 1% 1701 Buckeye Central LSD (Crawford, Huron, 5101 Elgin LSD (Delaware, Hardin, Marion) ... .0075 ¾% Richland, Seneca).................................. .0150 1½% 7203 Gibsonburg EVSD (Sandusky, Wood) .... .0075 ¾% 2102 Buckeye Valley LSD (Delaware, Marion, 3603 Greenfi eld EVSD (Fayette, Highland, Morrow, Union)....................................... .0100 1% Ross)...................................................... .0125 1¼% 2502 Canal Winchester LSD (Fairfi eld, 0302 Hillsdale LSD (Ashland, Wayne) ............ .0125 1¼% Franklin) ................................................. .0075 ¾% 7403 Hopewell-Loudon LSD (Seneca) ............ .0050 ½% 8801 Carey EVSD (Seneca, Wyandot) ........... .0100 1% 7506 Jackson Center LSD (Auglaize, Logan, 8301 Carlisle LSD (Montgomery, Warren) ....... .0100 1% Shelby) ................................................... .0150 1½% 2902 Cedar Cliff LSD (Clark, Greene) ............. .0125 1¼% 4901 Jefferson LSD (Madison) ........................ .0100 1% 4201 Centerburg LSD (Delaware, Knox, 4902 Jonathan Alder LSD (Franklin, Licking)................................................... .0075 ¾% Madison, Union) ..................................... .0125 1¼% 2002 Central LSD (Defi ance, Williams) ........... .0075 ¾% 2305 Lancaster CSD (Fairfi eld) ....................... .0150 1½% 1303 Clermont-Northeastern LSD (Brown, 6502 Logan Elm LSD (Hocking, Pickaway) ..... .0100 1% Clermont)................................................ .0100 1% 5504 Miami East LSD (Champaign, Miami) .... .0175 1¾% 5402 Coldwater EVSD (Mercer) ...................... .0050 ½% 5505 Milton-Union EVSD (Miami) ................... .0125 1¼% 1703 Colonel Crawford LSD (Crawford) .......... .0125 1¼% 3902 Monroeville LSD (Erie, Huron) ............... .0150 1½% 1502 Columbiana EVSD (Columbiana, 8605 Montpelier EVSD (Williams) ................... .0125 1¼% Mahoning) .............................................. .0100 1% 8705 North Baltimore LSD (Hancock, 6901 Columbus Grove LSD (Allen, Putnam) ... .0100 1% Wood)..................................................... .0125 1¼% 6902 Continental LSD (Putnam) ..................... .0100 1% 4508 North Fork LSD (Knox, Licking) .............. .0100 1% 3203 Cory-Rawson LSD (Hancock) ................ .0175 1¾% 1203 Northeastern LSD (Clark, Champaign) ...0100 1% 5503 Covington EVSD (Miami) ....................... .0200 2% 7612 Northwest LSD (Stark, Summit, 1503 Crestview LSD (Columbiana) ................. .0100 1% Wayne) ................................................... .0100 1% 8101 Crestview LSD (Van Wert) ...................... .0100 1% 1204 Northwestern LSD (Clark, Champaign) .. .0100 1% 8502 Dalton LSD (Wayne) ............................... .0075 ¾% 8706 Northwood LSD (Wood) ......................... .0025 ¼% 4202 Danville LSD (Holmes, Knox) ................. .0150 1½% 8504 Norwayne LSD (Medina, Wayne) ........... .0075 ¾% 2003 Defi ance CSD (Defi ance, Paulding) ....... .0050 ½% 0908 Ross LSD (Butler) .................................. .0075 ¾% 6803 Eaton CSD (Preble) ................................ .0150 1½% 5008 Sebring LSD (Mahoning) ........................ .0100 1% 8602 Edgerton LSD (Defi ance, Williams) ........ .0100 1% 3118 Southwest LSD (Hamilton, Butler) .......... .0075 ¾% 8703 Elmwood LSD (Hancock, Wood) ............ .0125 1¼% 6503 Teays Valley LSD (Fairfi eld, Franklin, 2602 Evergreen LSD (Fulton, Lucas) .............. .0200 2% Pickaway)............................................... .0150 1½% 8001 Fairbanks LSD (Madison, Union) ........... .0100 1% 6806 Tri-County North LSD (Darke, 2903 Fairborn CSD (Clark, Greene, Montgomery, Preble).............................. .0100 1% Montgomery) .......................................... .0050 ½% 8509 Triway LSD (Holmes, Wayne) ................ .0075 ¾% 2304 Fairfi eld Union LSD (Fairfi eld, Hocking, 5509 Troy CSD (Miami) ................................... .0150 1½% Perry)...................................................... .0200 2% 2308 Walnut Township LSD (Fairfi eld) ............ .0175 1¾% 7503 Fairlawn LSD (Shelby) ........................... .0075 ¾% 3907 Willard CSD (Crawford, Huron) .............. .0075 ¾% 7504 Fort Loramie LSD (Darke, Shelby) ......... .0150 1½% 7107 Zane-Trace LSD (Ross) ......................... .0075 ¾% 5406 Fort Recovery LSD (Darke, Mercer) ....... .0150 1½% 1903 Franklin Monroe LSD (Darke, Miami) ..... .0075 ¾% 7202 Fremont CSD (Sandusky) ...................... .0125 1¼% 2603 Gorham Fayette LSD (Fulton) ................ .0100 1% (continued on next page) - 3 - |
Rev. 12/16 School Districts With an Income Tax for 2017 Decimal Decimal SD# School District Name (and Counties) Rate Percent SD# School District Name (and Counties) Rate Percent Traditional Tax Base School Districts (cont’d.) Traditional Tax Base School Districts (cont’d.) 1305 Goshen LSD (Clermont, Warren) ........... .0100 1% 5405 Parkway LSD (Auglaize, Mercer, 2904 Greeneview LSD (Clinton, Fayette, Van Wert)................................................ .0100 1% Greene) .................................................. .0100 1% 3504 Patrick Henry LSD (Henry, Putnam, 1904 Greenville CSD (Darke) .......................... .0050 ½% Wood)..................................................... .0175 1¾% 7505 Hardin-Houston LSD (Shelby) ................ .0075 ¾% 6302 Paulding EVSD (Paulding, Putnam) ....... .0100 1% 3302 Hardin Northern LSD (Hancock, 8708 Perrysburg EVSD (Wood) ...................... .0050 ½% Hardin).................................................... .0175 1¾% 2604 Pettisville LSD (Fulton, Henry) ............... .0100 1% 2004 Hicksville EVSD (Defi ance) .................... .0075 ¾% 2307 Pickerington LSD (Fairfi eld, Franklin) ..... .0100 1% 5902 Highland LSD (Delaware, Morrow) ......... .0050 ½% 5507 Piqua CSD (Miami) ................................. .0125 1¼% 3604 Hillsboro CSD (Highland) ....................... .0100 1% 7007 Plymouth-Shiloh LSD (Crawford, Huron, 3501 Holgate LSD (Henry) .............................. .0150 1½% Richland) ................................................ .0100 1% 6903 Jennings LSD (Putnam) ......................... .0075 ¾% 6804 Preble Shawnee LSD (Butler, 4503 Johnstown-Monroe LSD (Delaware, Montgomery, Preble)............................ .0100 1% Licking)................................................... .0100 1% 2509 Reynoldsburg CSD (Fairfi eld, Franklin, 6904 Kalida LSD (Putnam) .............................. .0100 1% Licking)................................................... .0050 ½% 3303 Kenton CSD (Hardin, Wyandot) ............. .0100 1% 3304 Ridgemont LSD (Hardin, Logan) ............ .0175 1¾% 7204 Lakota LSD (Sandusky, Seneca, Wood) .0150 1½% 3305 Riverdale LSD (Hancock, Hardin, 6905 Leipsic LSD (Putnam) ............................ .0075 ¾% Wyandot)................................................ .0100 1% 3205 Liberty-Benton LSD (Hancock) ............... .0075 ¾% 4604 Riverside LSD (Logan, Shelby) .............. .0175 1¾% 3502 Liberty Center LSD (Fulton, Henry) ........ .0175 1¾% 7507 Russia LSD (Darke, Shelby) .................. .0075 ¾% 2306 Liberty Union-Thurston LSD 7406 Seneca East LSD (Huron, Seneca) ........ .0100 1% (Fairfi eld) ................................................ .0175 1¾% 7008 Shelby CSD (Richland) .......................... .0100 1% 4506 Licking Valley LSD (Licking, Muskingum) .0100 1% 3905 South Central LSD (Huron, Richland) .... .0125 1¼% 4903 London CSD (Madison) .......................... .0100 1% 1205 Southeastern LSD (Clark, Greene) ........ .0100 1% 0303 Loudonville-Perrysville EVSD (Ashland, 4510 Southwest Licking LSD (Fairfi eld, Holmes, Knox, Richland) ........................ .0125 1¼% Licking)................................................... .0075 ¾% 0905 Madison LSD (Butler) ............................. .0050 ½% 0209 Spencerville LSD (Allen, Auglaize, 3206 McComb LSD (Hancock, Putnam, Van Wert)................................................ .0100 1% Wood)..................................................... .0150 1½% 5010 Springfi eld LSD (Mahoning) ................... .0100 1% 1102 Mechanicsburg EVSD (Champaign, 8607 Stryker LSD (Williams) ........................... .0150 1½% Madison)................................................. .0150 1½% 2606 Swanton LSD (Fulton, Lucas) ................ .0075 ¾% 8604 Millcreek-West Unity LSD (Williams) ...... .0100 1% 0909 Talawanda CSD (Butler, Preble) ............. .0100 1% 6906 Miller City-New Cleveland LSD (Putnam) .. .0125 1¼% 1103 Triad LSD (Champaign, Logan, Union) .. .0150 1½% 0601 Minster LSD (Auglaize, Darke, Mercer 1906 Tri-Village LSD (Darke) .......................... .0150 1½% Shelby) ................................................... .0100 1% 6805 Twin Valley Community LSD (Preble) .... .0150 1½% 1905 Mississinawa Valley LSD (Darke) ........... .0175 1¾% 7106 Union-Scioto LSD (Ross) ....................... .0050 ½% 8802 Mohawk LSD (Crawford, Seneca, 1510 United LSD (Columbiana) ...................... .0050 ½% Wyandot)................................................ .0100 1% 8803 Upper Sandusky EVSD (Crawford, 5903 Mount Gilead EVSD (Morrow) ................ .0075 ¾% Marion, Wyandot)................................... .0125 1¼% 6802 National Trail LSD (Darke, Preble) ......... .0175 1¾% 3306 Upper Scioto Valley LSD (Auglaize, 0602 New Bremen LSD (Auglaize, Mercer, Hardin, Logan)........................................ .0050 ½% Shelby) ................................................... .0100 1% 5713 Valley View LSD (Montgomery, Preble) ... .0125 1¼% 0603 New Knoxville LSD (Auglaize, Shelby) ... .0125 1¼% 8104 Van Wert CSD (Van Wert) ...................... .0100 1% 5708 New Lebanon LSD (Montgomery) .......... .0125 1¼% 3208 Vanlue LSD (Hancock, Seneca, 3903 New London LSD (Ashland, Huron, Wyandot)................................................ .0100 1% Lorain) .................................................... .0100 1% 1907 Versailles EVSD (Darke, Shelby) ........... .0100 1% 0907 New Miami LSD (Butler) ......................... .0100 1% 0605 Wapakoneta CSD (Auglaize).................. .0075 ¾% 7404 New Riegel LSD (Seneca) ..................... .0150 1½% 6303 Wayne Trace LSD (Paulding, Putnam, 4507 Newark CSD (Licking) ............................ .0100 1% Van Wert)................................................ .0125 1¼% 5506 Newton LSD (Darke, Miami) ................... .0175 1¾% 0606 Waynesfi eld-Goshen LSD (Allen, 8003 North Union LSD (Delaware, Union) ...... .0100 1% Auglaize, Logan) .................................... .0100 1% 5904 Northmor LSD (Marion, Morrow, 4715 Wellington EVSD (Huron, Lorain) ........... .0100 1% Richland) ................................................ .0100 1% 1105 West Liberty-Salem LSD (Champaign, 8505 Northwestern LSD (Ashland, Wayne)..... .0125 1¼% Logan) .................................................... .0175 1¾% 3904 Norwalk CSD (Huron) ............................. .0050 ½% 3906 Western Reserve LSD (Erie, Huron) ...... .0125 1¼% 4712 Oberlin CSD (Lorain) .............................. .0200 2% 1404 Wilmington CSD (Clinton, Greene) ........ .0100 1% 7405 Old Fort LSD (Sandusky, Seneca) ......... .0100 1% 3122 Wyoming CSD (Hamilton) ...................... .0125 1¼% 8707 Otsego LSD (Henry, Lucas, Wood) ........ .0100 1% 2906 Xenia Community CSD (Greene, 6907 Ottawa-Glandorf LSD (Putnam) ............. .0050 ½% Warren)................................................... .0050 ½% 6908 Ottoville LSD (Paulding, Putnam) ........... .0075 ¾% 2907 Yellow Springs EVSD (Clark, Greene) ... .0100 1% 6909 Pandora-Gilboa LSD (Allen, Putnam) ...... .0175 1¾% - 4 - |