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Levy Math · school income tax

Income-tax questions are a percentage, not mills.

Some Ohio school districts ask for an income tax instead of, or as well as, a property levy. It is paid by people who live in the district, on one of two kinds of income.

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Nothing is saved. Your income stays in this page's address only.

Which income?

Traditional base
Ohio taxable income from the state return: Ohio adjusted gross income less the personal exemptions. Includes pensions, interest and dividends.
Earned income base
Wages, salaries, tips and self-employment income only. Not retirement income, interest, dividends, capital gains or rental profit.

Source: Ohio Department of Taxation, "Individual Income Tax - School District" guide. The ballot says which base applies. The Department of Taxation's yearly list of school districts shows each district's rate and base.