Ohio Estate Tax returns and Tax Release/Inheritance Tax waivers are no longer required for estates of individuals with a date of death on or after January 1, 2013.
Register online through the Ohio Business Gateway (OBG) at . Once the registration has been completed, employer withholding and school district withholding returns and payments can be submitted immediately. For questions regarding the registration process, call 1-888-405-4089.
Employers in Ohio must conform with these state rules relating to filing income tax withholding returns. Periodic Returns. Employers required to withhold quarterly or monthly (excluding EFT) file Form IT 941 by January 31 of the succeeding calendar year.
Also, partial-weekly filers must file the Ohio IT 942, Ohio Employer's Quarterly Reconciliation of Income Tax Withheld, for each calendar quarter on OBG. The form is due no later than the last day of the month following the end of each calendar quarter.
Under current law, the estates of residents with a net tax able value of $338,333 or less are effectively exempt from the Ohio estate tax through a $13,900 credit. A 6 percent tax rate applies to any net taxable value above that mark, up to $500,000.
While state laws differ for inheritance taxes, an inheritance must exceed a certain threshold to be considered taxable. For federal estate taxes as of 2024, if the total estate is under $13.61 million for an individual or $27.22 million for a married couple, there's no need to worry about estate taxes.
Changes to the Estate Tax filing requirements are in effect. Ohio Estate Tax returns and Tax Release/Inheritance Tax waivers are no longer required for estates of individuals with a date of death on or after January 1, 2013.
Ohio eliminated its estate tax on January 1, 2013, impacting both residents and non-residents owning property in the state. Currently, estates of individuals passing away after this date aren't subject to state estate taxes.