Enlarge image | PR Department of Rev. 12/21 Taxation hio Petition for Reassessment Complete all applicable blanks and type or print in ink. See instructions for completing this form. A. General information Taxpayer name(s) Assessment serial # Date of assessment Address Account # Tax period(s) City State ZIP Disputed amount(s) Tax type (e.g., personal income, sales) Daytime phone # Federal emp. I.D. # (last four digits only) XX-XXX- __ __ __ __ E-mail address If personal income tax, include last four digits of Social Security no. Fax # SSN – Self XXX-XX-__ __ __ __ Spouse – XXX-XX-__ __ __ __ B. Please note: The tax commissioner may correct the assessment by issuing a “corrected assessment” pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 5703.60. This process is not available for property tax and some public utility tax matters. This streamlined procedure may result in a more timely resolution of this matter. C. Check this box if you do NOT D. Select one of the following boxes: E. Check this box if this petition want the “corrected assessment” Please decide this matter based is in response to a “corrected procedure used. upon the information submitted. assessment.” No hearing is requested. I request a hearing by telephone. I request a personal appearance hearing. (Hearings are held in Columbus, Ohio.) F. Basis for filing this petition for reassessment (petition must list specific issues/objections): Basis for petition continued on attached. This is page one of pages. G. Person responsible for the filing of this petition. I declare under penalty of perjury that I’m the taxpayer or that I’m an authorized agent of the taxpayer having knowledge of the relevant facts in this matter to file this petition for reassessment. Signature Date Name Title Tel. # H. Contact person (if different from the person above responsible for filing this petition for reassessment) Name Title Address Fax # Daytime tel. # City State ZIP E-mail address I. Mail this form to: For pass-through entity (PTE) or For excise or energy taxes, including fiduciary income taxes: For all other taxes: motor fuel or public utility: Ohio Department of Taxation Ohio Department of Taxation Ohio Department of Taxation Pass-Through Entity & Fiduciary Administrative Review Section Excise & Energy Tax Division Income Tax Division P.O. Box 1090 P.O. Box 530 P.O. Box 2476 Columbus, OH 43216-1090 Columbus, OH 43216-0530 Columbus, OH 43216-2476 For Department Use Only |
Enlarge image | Rev. 12/21 Instructions for Completing Petition for Reassessment n This is a generic form that may be used to file a Petition for D. Select a Box (If a corrected assessment is issued, THERE WILL Reassessment for any tax. For purposes of these instructions, BE NO HEARING, even if you requested one.) all assessment notices are covered by the term “assessment,” n No hearing: All of your information will be carefully reviewed and regardless of their technical title. considered, but you will not have to participate in a hearing. n IMPORTANT: Because different taxes have different filing deadlines, n Hearing by telephone: This is an informal discussion to gather facts you may safely file this form NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS from the and listen to the taxpayer’s (or representative’s) legal arguments. date found on the assessment and you will be timely regardless You may submit information. Please number your pages and retain a of the type of tax assessed. duplicate for yourself so that specific documentation can be reviewed n Laws relating to particular types of assessments are located in Title and discussed during the hearing. You may use a conference call to 57 of the Ohio Revised Code. You are responsible for complying with include your representative or anyone else you choose. all of the requirements of the law. (The on-line link to the Revised n Personal appearance hearing: This is an informal face-to-face Code is available at tax.ohio.gov. Go to the “Tax Professionals” meeting centered on gathering facts and listening to the taxpayer’s tab, then to the heading “Laws/Rules/Rulings.”) (or representative’s) legal arguments. This is also the taxpayer’s opportunity to present any documentation for review and discussion. Section-by-Section Instructions A. General Information E. Petition in Response to a “Corrected Assessment” n Most of the information that you need to complete this section can n If you have already received a “corrected assessment” and you are be found on the assessment. Please use it as a reference. filing this petition because you disagree with the adjusted amount n Daytime phone: Please provide the number where you can be on the “corrected assessment,” CHECK THE BOX. reached during business hours. n E-mail address: Providing your e-mail address will allow us to F. Basis for Filing this Petition for Reassessment communicate with you efficiently and discreetly. n Please list all of the reasons that you think the Ohio Department n Assessment serial number: This number is listed on the of Taxation erred when it issued the assessment or the corrected assessment. It is not applicable for personal property, dealer assessment. You must be specific with your objections. However, intangibles or public utility tax assessments. you are free to present your case in the manner of your choice. n Date of assessment: The date found on the assessment You may make legal arguments. You may cite specific sections of document. the Ohio Revised Code or the Ohio Administrative Code. You may n Tax period(s): List the periods or the tax year(s) assessed. reference and attach specific court or Board of Tax Appeals cases. n Disputed amount: The portion of the assessment that you are You may attach photographs or include any other documentation. protesting. Usually, this amount does not need to be paid before You are not limited. You may attach additional pages, but please this petition is filed. However, there are exceptions. For example, CHECK THE BOX and list the total. when only the penalty or interest is being protested in the corporate franchise tax or personal income tax, payment of tax and interest G. Person Responsible for Filing this Petition (but not penalty) is required. n Name/title: This is the individual vouching for the accuracy of the information presented. This person should be familiar with all of the B. Corrected Assessment is NOT available for property and public facts and issues related to this matter. This may be the individual utility assessments (except in R.C. 5727.26 and R.C. 5727.89). petitioner, an employee or owner of the business, or the person n What is a “corrected assessment”? According to R.C. 5703.60, designated as the representative. Whoever is responsible for filing when a petition for reassessment has been properly filed, the Tax this request must provide their signature, name, title, date and phone Commissioner may respond by issuing a “corrected assessment.” number. This is a more streamlined response to the petition than a final determination and it may both simplify and expedite resolution of the H. Contact Person (Information required ONLY if different from the matter. The Notice of Corrected Assessment does not contain the “Person Responsible for Filing this Petition.”) legal analysis of the tax commissioner. Only a final determination n This may be the individual petitioner, an employee or owner of the (not a corrected assessment) can be appealed to the Board of Tax business, or a separate person chosen to be the representative. A Appeals or Ohio courts. representative does not need to be an attorney or an accountant, n What if the taxpayer disagrees with the “corrected assessment”? but the petitioner must authorize them. If a corrected assessment is issued and the taxpayer disagrees with n If the contact person is the taxpayer’s representative, the taxpayer the result, the taxpayer still has the option of filing a new petition needs to complete form TBOR 1 and return it along with this petition. for reassessment protesting the “corrected assessment.” This same Form TBOR 1 authorizes the contact person to represent the claimant form is used to file a petition in response to a corrected assessment. and allows the Ohio Department of Taxation to talk to this person. (An In response to this new petition, the Tax Commissioner will issue a on-line link is available at tax.ohio.gov . Go to the “Tax Professionals” final determination. tab, then to the heading “Taxpayer Representation.”) n What if the taxpayer fails to file a new petition for reassessment after receiving a “corrected assessment”? According to R.C. I. Mail This Form To: 5703.60, the issuance of a corrected assessment nullifies the original n Different taxes must be mailed to different addresses. If in doubt use petition for reassessment and the original petition is not subject to the address provided for “all other taxes.” further administrative review or appeal. Therefore, the corrected n The petition may be hand delivered to: assessment becomes final. – 4485 Northland Ridge Blvd., Columbus, OH 43229 C. In Order to Request That the “Corrected Assessment” Procedure NOT Be Used CHECK THE BOX n If this box is checked, a final determination will be issued and the streamlined procedure will not be used. |