The Homestead Tax Exemption lets qualifying homeowners reduce their property taxes. The program is designed to help senior citizens, disabled homeowners and, in some cases, their surviving spouses. Income-eligible couples can qualify even if only one partner is a senior or disabled.
The minimum combined 2025 sales tax rate for Cuyahoga County, Ohio is 8.0%. This is the total of state, county, and city sales tax rates. The Ohio sales tax rate is currently 5.75%. The Cuyahoga County sales tax rate is 2.25%.
Ohio law requires any person or business making retail sales of tangible personal property or taxable services to obtain a vendor's license.
You have two options for filing a complaint: Fill out online, print and notarize your complaint form and bring it to: Cuyahoga County Administration Building. Attn: Department of Law, 7th Floor. Cleveland, OH 44115. Mail your notarized complaint form to: Cuyahoga County Human Rights Commission. Attn: Department of Law.
Ohio does not have one singular business license, but a vendor's license/seller's permit is needed if you're selling goods or services (which we bet you are). You might require more licensing, depending on your industry or location, on a local, statewide, or federal level, which we'll jump into below.
A list of county vendor licenses that have been issued may be obtained from the Ohio Department of Taxation. All requests should be faxed to the Compliance Division at (614) 387-1847.
A sales tax permit is a document that authorizes a business to make taxable retail sales and collect sales tax from customers. Other terms for “sales tax permit” are retail license, sales tax license, sales and use tax permit, seller permit, seller's permit, or vendor's license.
We will either mail the license to your business address or you can pick up the license the following business day. Transient Vendor's Licenses are also $25 and are issued by the State of Ohio Department of Taxation. They are available only online or by calling 888-405-4089.