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Ohio Extends Deadline to File, Pay State Taxes

Dated Mar. 31, 2020

SUMMARY BY TAX ANALYSTS

In response to COVID-19 and to align itself with the IRS, the Ohio Department of Taxation announced that the state will extend filing and payment deadlines to July 15, 2020, without penalty or interest for some state taxes, including the individual income tax, the school district income tax, and the passthrough entity tax, as well as individuals, estates, trusts, and businesses making quarterly estimated income tax payments.

Ohio Extending Income Tax Filing and Payment Deadline

March 27, 2020

Tax Commissioner Jeff McClain today announced that Ohio will be following the federal government and IRS in extending the deadline to file and pay the state income tax.

The new deadline is July 15, an extension of approximately three months from the original deadline of April 15.

Commissioner McClain said the extension is intended to provide some relief to taxpayers and help offset some of the economic impact of the coronavirus and the public safety measures adopted to contain its spread.

As with the IRS extension, Ohio will be waiving penalty on tax due payments made during the extension. Also, thanks to a legislative agreement between Governor Mike DeWine and the General Assembly, there will be no interest charges on payments made during the extension.

The filing extension, and waiver of penalty and interest, will be available to those filing the Ohio individual income tax, the school district income tax, the pass-through entity tax, and to those taxpayers that have opted in to have the commissioner administer the municipal net profit tax through the state's centralized filing system.

Individuals, estates, trusts and certain businesses making quarterly estimated income tax payments, have also been granted additional time to file and pay without penalty or interest. The first and second quarterly payments, normally scheduled for April 15 and June 15 for most taxpayers, have both been extended to July 15.

The Department of Taxation will be issuing more detailed guidelines in the next few days.

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