Tax Department

2023 Tax filing deadline is April 15, 2024

Bev Shepherd, Tax Administrator
740/522.1420 x216
tax@heathohio.gov

The Income Tax Department is under the direction of the Tax Administrator who is responsible for the collection and administration of the City’s 2% earnings tax and the 3% hotel excise tax. The Income Tax Department offers walk-in service to all residents and businesses.

There is a new tax rate of 2% effective tax year January 1, 2018. Click here for more information.

The Income Tax Department is currently staffed by four full-time employees who are responsible for registering all new residents and businesses that move into or locate in the City. They also process more than 6,000 annual tax returns and numerous monthly and quarterly payments from both residents and businesses.

The Income Tax Department is located in the Heath Municipal Building at 1287 Hebron Road. The office hours are Monday – Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. During peak tax season, the Department is open the last two Saturdays in March and the first two Saturdays in April between the hours of 8:00 AM and 12:00 Noon. We do NOT prepare tax returns on the due date. TAX PREPARATION IN APRIL IS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

  • INTEREST RATE ON UNPAID TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2024 WILL BE 10% PER ANNUM (0.833% PER MONTH).

  • INTEREST RATE ON UNPAID TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2023 WILL BE 7% PER ANNUM (0.583% PER MONTH).

  • INTEREST RATE ON UNPAID TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2022 WILL BE 5% PER ANNUM (0.4167% PER MONTH).

  • INTEREST RATE ON UNPAID TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2021 WILL BE 5% PER ANNUM (0.4167% PER MONTH).

  • INTEREST RATE ON UNPAID TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2020 WILL BE 7% PER ANNUM (0.583% PER MONTH).

  • INTEREST RATE ON UNPAID TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2019 WILL BE 7% PER ANNUM (0.583% PER MONTH).

  • INTEREST RATE ON UNPAID TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2018 WILL BE 6% PER ANNUM (0.50% PER MONTH).

  • INTEREST RATE ON UNPAID TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2017 WILL BE 6% PER ANNUM (0.50% PER MONTH).

  • INTEREST RATE ON UNPAID TAXES FOR TAX YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2016 WILL BE 5% PER ANNUM (0.417% PER MONTH).

  • INTEREST RATE ON UNPAID TAXES FOR THE PRIOR TAX YEARS IS STILL 18% PER ANNUM (1.5% PER MONTH).

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