Section 718.051 | Filings by business or profession; estimated return; extension.
(A) Any taxpayer subject to municipal income taxation with respect to the taxpayer's net profit from a business or profession may file any municipal income tax return, estimated municipal income tax return, or extension for filing a municipal income tax return, and may make payment of amounts shown to be due on such returns, by using the Ohio business gateway.
(B) Any employer, agent of an employer, or other payer may report the amount of municipal income tax withheld from qualifying wages, and may make remittance of such amounts, by using the Ohio business gateway.
(C) Nothing in this section affects the due dates for filing employer withholding tax returns.
(D) No municipal corporation shall be required to pay any fee or charge for the operation or maintenance of the Ohio business gateway.
(E) The use of the Ohio business gateway by municipal corporations, taxpayers, or other persons pursuant to this section does not affect the legal rights of municipalities or taxpayers as otherwise permitted by law. This state shall not be a party to the administration of municipal income taxes or to an appeal of a municipal income tax matter, except as otherwise specifically provided by law.
(F)(1) The tax commissioner shall adopt rules establishing:
(a) The format of documents to be used by taxpayers to file returns and make payments through the Ohio business gateway; and
(b) The information taxpayers must submit when filing municipal income tax returns through the Ohio business gateway.
The commissioner shall not adopt rules under this division that conflict with the requirements of section 718.05 of the Revised Code.
(2) The commissioner shall consult with the Ohio business gateway steering committee before adopting the rules described in division (F)(1) of this section.
(G) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting or removing the authority of any municipal corporation to administer, audit, and enforce the provisions of its municipal income tax.
Available Versions of this Section
- June 26, 2003 – House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly [ View June 26, 2003 Version ]
- March 23, 2015 – House Bill 5 - 130th General Assembly [ View March 23, 2015 Version ]